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Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 is an institution founded in 1850 to administer the international exhibition of 1851, officially called the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, held in The Crystal Palace. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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The Great Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Hyde Park London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851 and the first in a series of Worlds Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to be a popular 19th century feature. ...
A huge iron and glass building, The Crystal Palace was one of the wonders of, if not the world, Britain. ...
The founding President of the Commission was Prince Albert and its chief administrator was Henry Cole. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Prince Albert piercing Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence Prince Albert of Monaco Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert National Park, Canada Prince Albert in a Can This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...
Sir Henry Cole (15 July 1808 (Bath) - 18 April 1882 (London)) was a civil servant who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain. ...
The exhibition was a great popular and financial success, and made a surplus of £186,000. An unusual decision was made to maintain the Royal Commission as a permanent administrative body to use the profits for charitable purposes. Its revised Charter charged the Commission with "increasing the means of industrial education and extending the influence of science and art upon productive industry".
The Commissioners bought 350,000 square metres (87 acres) of land in South Kensington that was developed as a centre of educational and cultural institutions, often known as "Albertopolis. These include: This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ...
South Kensington is an area in West London - it straddles the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster. ...
Albertopolis is a nickname for an area in South Kensington, London, between Cromwell Road and Kensington Gore, which contains several cultural sites, including Imperial College Natural History Museum Royal Albert Hall Royal College of Art Royal College of Music Science Museum Victoria and Albert Museum The area was purchased by...
Since 1891 the role of the Commission has been to provide postgraduate scholarships for students to study in Britain and abroad, and former scholars include 12 Nobel Prize laureates. Royal School of Mines Entrance Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ...
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Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ...
The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ...
The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is one of the most prestigious music schools in the world. ...
Science Museum The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, Kensington, London, is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. ...
The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A) is on Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London. ...
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The Commission currently has an endowment of over £30 million, with an annual charitable disbursement of over £1 million.
Further reading
- Hermione Hobhouse - The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition, Art, Science and Productive Industry - A History of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
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