Британский совет

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Британский Совет — организация, призванная развивать сотрудничество в области образования, культуры и искусства между Великобританией и другими странами. В Британском Совете по всему миру работает более 7000 штатных сотрудников, офисы организации есть в 110 странах мира. В России Британский Совет работал более двадцати лет, развивая двусторонние отношения между Россией и Великобританией и способствуя культурному обмену между двумя странами. Британский Совет занимался проектами в сфере искусства, образования и английского языка и совместно с российскими и британскими партнёрами ежегодно организовывал программу культурных и образовательных мероприятий. Британский Совет является общественной организацией, созданной в 1934 году королевским указом. У себя на родине совет имеет официальный статус благотворительной организации. Глава совета и его покровитель — королева Елизавета Вторая, вице-покровитель — принц Уэльский, председатель — лорд Киннок, бывший лидер партии лейбористов. Финансовый аспект регулируется Форин-офисом , при этом принято считать, что в своей деятельности совет независим и самостоятелен. Исполнительный директор — Мартин Дэвидсон . Правительство спонсирует совет на одну треть, другая часть финансирования идёт из собственных доходов организации . В год более миллиона человек проходят тестирование при Британском Совете на уровень владения английским языком.

Saltram House

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Saltram House is a grade I listed George II era mansion house located in the parish of Plympton, near Plymouth in Devon, England. It was deemed by the architectural critic Pevsner to be "the most impressive country house in Devon". The house was designed by the architect Robert Adam, who altered and greatly expanded the original Tudor house on two occasions. The drawing room is considered one of Adam's finest interiors. Saltram is one of Britain's best preserved examples of an early Georgian house and retains much of its original decor, plasterwork and furnishings. It contains the Parker family's large collection of paintings, including several by Sir Joshua Reynolds , born and educated at Plympton and a friend of the Parker family. The present building was commenced by John Parker of nearby Boringdon Hall, Plympton, and of Court House North Molton, both in Devon, together with his wife Catherine Poulett , a daughter of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett. It was completed by his son John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon , whose son was John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley . The Parker family had risen to prominence in the mid-16th century as the bailiff of the manor of North Molton, Devon, under Baron Zouche of Haryngworth.In 1957 Saltram House was donated by the Parker family to the National Trust in lieu of death duties, and is open to the public. Saltram House was used as one of several local settings for the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility.

Институт изящных искусств Барбера

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Институт изящных искусств Барбера — художественная галерея и концертный зал в Бирмингеме, Англия. Расположен в специально построенных помещениях на территории кампуса Университета Бирмингема. Здание института в стиле Арт-деко было спроектировано архитектором Робертом Аткинсоном в 1930 году и открыто в 1939 году королевой Марией Текской. Здание института имеет статус архитектурной ценности . Является первым зданием, специально построенное для изучения истории искусств в Великобритании, которое было описано историком архитектуры сэром Джоном Саммерсоном как «почти лучшее здание, кроме, возможно, RIBA [Королевский институтбританских архитекторов], передающее дух английской архитектуры 1930-х годов». Музей спланирован с центральным концертным залом, который окружен лекционными залами, офисами и библиотеками на первом этаже и художественными галереями на втором этаже. В книге «Лучшие музеи и галереи Великобритании» издательства Penguin Books Институт Барбера был признан одной из пяти галерей за пределами Лондона, получившей пять звезд за «выдающиеся коллекции международного значения» .

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a 430-bed teaching hospital located in Chelsea, London. Although the Hospital has been at its present site since only 1993, the Hospital has a rich history in that it serves as the new site for the Westminster Hospital. It is operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and has close ties with Imperial College London. Many of the hospital's employees hold research contracts with Imperial College London, and the hospital plays an integral role in teaching students at Imperial College London.

South London Gallery

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The South London Gallery, founded 1891, is a public-funded gallery of contemporary art in Camberwell, London. Until 1992, it was known as the South London Art Gallery, and nowadays the acronym SLG is often used. Margot Heller became its director in 2001.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

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The Ben Uri Gallery & Museum is a registered museum and charity currently sited at 108a Boundary Road, off Abbey Road in St John's Wood, London, England. It features the work and lives of émigré artists in London, and describes itself as "The Art Museum for Everyone".

People's History Museum

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The People's History Museum in Manchester, England, is the UK's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK. It is located in a grade II-listed, former hydraulic pumping station on the corner of the Bridge Street and Water Street designed by Manchester Corporation City Architect, Henry Price.The museum tells the story of the history of in Great Britain and about people's lives at home, work and leisure over the last 200 years. The collection contains printed material, physical objects and photographs of people at work, rest and play. Some of the topics covered include popular radicalism, the Peterloo Massacre, 19th century trade unionism, the women's suffrage movement, dockers, the cooperative movement, the 1945 general election, and football. It also includes material relating to friendly societies, the welfare movement and advances in the lives of working people.

Poole Museum

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Poole Museum is a local history museum situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is part of the Borough of Poole Museum Service. Entrance to Poole Museum is free, and the museum is the fifth most visited free attraction in South West England.

McManus Gallery

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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history collection. It is protected as a Category A listed building.The concept for the building was originally commissioned as a memorial to Prince Albert and intended to contain room for lectures, museum, picture gallery and a reference library for students by the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It was agreed that the funding for the building should be provided by the inhabitants of Dundee. Although the city could not afford such a lavish memorial outright, it did contribute £300. A guaranteed fund of £4,205 15/- from 168 contributors was collected which included a munificent gift from the Baxter family which totalled £420.The building was designed by the architect George Gilbert Scott, who was an expert for the restoration of mediaeval churches and advocate of the Gothic architectural style. He intended to design a large tower like in his previous work at St. Nikolai, Hamburg. The foundations were situated in a small wetland called Quaw Bog at the confluence of the Scourin Burn and Friar Burn, which has since been drained. This meant that the area under the building site was underpinned by large wood beams. However, when construction began in 1865, the ground proved too unstable to support the larger tower that he envisaged. The building was opened as the Albert Institute in 1867. Two further sections, which extended the building by four art galleries and four museum galleries, were added by 1889. The central section was designed to Scott's intention by David MacKenzie, with the Eastern Galleries by William Alexander. The contents of the Watt Institute, founded in 1848, were incorporated into the collection before the opening of the civic museum and art gallery in 1873. Between 1873 and 1949, the buildings were administrated as part of public library service. From 1959, the city corporation took over the running of the administration. Ironically, following a later refurbishment the building now commemorates the Lord Provost Maurice McManus. Initially retitled McManus Galleries, after refurbishment in 2010, it is now formally known as The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum. In 1976, cracks were discovered in south-east corner of the building. The subsequent survey found that the building was partially subsiding. During 1979, remedial measures involved placing load-bearing concrete piles and cross-beams positioned to replace rotted timbers.The building was closed to the public on 24 October 2005 for a £7.8million redevelopment by Page\Park Architects and was reopened to the public on 28 February 2010. Currently, much of the McManus collection, which includes works by Dundee-based artists James McIntosh Patrick and Alberto Morrocco, is located at the former Carnegie Library on Barrack Street. The collection includes three paintings by Thomas Musgrave Joy which celebrate Grace Darling's rescue of passengers on the paddlesteamer Forfarshire.