Department of Science and Art

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The Department of Science and Art was a 19th-century British government body responsible for promoting and administering education in science and the arts, particularly through institutions and schools of design.

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Department of Science and Art canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf education authority
government department
appliesToEducationalLevel adult education
secondary education
technical education
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dissolved 1899
fieldOfWork art education
design education
science education
technical education
hasObjective extension of artistic training
extension of scientific knowledge
improvement of industrial design
improvement of technical skills of workers
hasResponsibilityFor administration of art examinations
administration of science examinations
granting subsidies to schools of art
granting subsidies to schools of science
inspection of science and art schools
promotion of art education
promotion of science education
headquartersLocation South Kensington, London
historicalPeriod Victorian era
inception 1853
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London
linked to: London, England
locatedInTime 19th century
namedAfter art
science
operatedThrough Museum of Practical Geology
South Kensington Museum
mechanics’ institutes
museums
schools of art
schools of design
science classes
parentOrganization Committee of Council on Education
partOf British central government
linked to: UK government
precededBy Board of Trade’s Department of Practical Art
replacedBy Board of Education
significantEvent integration into Board of Education in 1899
transfer of South Kensington Museum to its control
subordinateTo Lord President of the Council
usedLanguage English

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South Kensington School of Art affiliation Department of Science and Art
Royal College of Chemistry affiliation Department of Science and Art