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The first school of design in Manchester was accommodated in the building from 1838. The school was renamed the school of art in 1853 which became a sectional department of the Royal Manchester Institution. In 1892 it became the Municipal School of Art. In the 1880s it moved to premises in Cavendish
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undertook teaching at various levels and became a central institution serving a wide area around Manchester. Two branches of activity were undertaken, the training of creative artists, and the training of trade craftsmen. The resources of the school included well equipped studios and workrooms, a
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museum of applied art and a library. The school conferred the diploma of associateship on successful students, and also prepared students for diplomas conferred by other bodies including the Board of Education's scheme for training art teachers.
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merchants, local artists and others keen to dispel the image of Manchester as a city lacking in culture and taste.
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in 1824. Construction of the building began in 1825, and was completed in 1835, at a cost of £30,000. A Grade I
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who worked there briefly as Professor of Chemistry after he left Thomson's of Clitheroe. He was succeeded by
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Artisan to Graduate: Essays to Commemorate the Foundation in 1824 of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution
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Bud, R. F. (1974) "The Royal Manchester Institution", in D. Cardwell (ed.)
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founded on 1 October 1823 at a public meeting held in the Exchange Room by
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Science in Victorian Manchester: Enterprise and Expertise
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Learned society promoting the arts in Manchester, England
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Charles Barry's Royal Manchester Institution is now
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Index

Manchester Royal Institution
Manchester
Contemporary art gallery

Manchester Art Gallery

English
learned society
Manchester
Mosley Street
Charles Barry
listed building
neo-classical style
Act of Parliament
Manchester Corporation
Manchester Art Gallery
Lyon Playfair
Frederick Crace Calvert
Joseph Lister
Chorlton on Medlock
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester School of Art
Joseph Jordan
List of societies for education in Manchester
Historic England
"City Art Gallery (1282980)"
National Heritage List for England
Lyon Playfair (1818-1898)
the original
"Calvert, Frederick Crace- (1819–1873)"

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