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The Arts Council of Great Britain was created in 1946 by Royal Charter on the initiative of John Maynard Keynes.It received a revised charter in 1967. On 1 April 1994, it was divided to form the Arts Council of England, the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales, each with their own new Royal Charter; the Arts Council of Northern Ireland already existed as a distinct body.
The Designation Scheme is an English system that awards "Designated status" to museum, library and archive collections of national and international importance. The Scheme is administered by Arts Council England (ACE). [1]
[1] and a list of these is published by the Privy Council Office. [2] Organisations are listed with the year(s) the charter was granted. This may not be the same as the year the organisation was founded. Organisations may also have charters renewed or regranted, so multiple dates may be shown.
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The Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain.It was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England (now Arts Council England), the Scottish Arts Council (later merged into Creative Scotland), and the Arts Council of Wales.
The theatre was awarded its first Arts Council England grant in 1954 worth £3,000 which now equates to £77,000. Shortly after in 1960, Barry Jackson met with Birmingham City Council and Arts Council England to guarantee the funding to build a new arts venue. This was eventually agreed in 1968, and plans for the new Rep began to take place.
The former headquarters of the Birmingham Municipal Bank is a Grade II listed building by Thomas Cecil Howitt opposite what is now Centenary Square at 301 Broad Street, Birmingham, England. The building was opened on 27 November 1933 by Prince George. [1] The BMB ceased to be a department of the city council in 1976, becoming a trustee savings ...
The Lapworth is also accredited by Arts Council England. The significance of the Lapworth's collections to the scientific community is recognised by funding through the HEFCE Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund. [8] In 2009, the Earth Science collection of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery was relocated to the Lapworth Museum as a long ...