The Royal Manchester Institution was an English learned society founded on 1 October 1823 at a public meeting held in the Exchange Room by Manchester merchants, local artists and others keen to dispel the image of Manchester as a city lacking in culture and taste. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A learned society is a society that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within the British Isles. ...

The Institution was housed in a building in Mosley Street designed by Charles Barry in 1824. Construction of the building began in 1825, and was completed in 1830, at a cost of £30,000. A Grade l listed building, it is his only public building in the Greek neo-classical style. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, Barrys most famous building. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

The Institution held regular art exhibitions, collected works of fine art and promoted the arts generally from the 1820s until 1882 when the building and its collections were transferred under Act of Parliament to Manchester Corporation. Today, the building is part of Manchester Art Gallery. 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... Originally the Manchester Royal Institution, designed by Sir Charles Barry, the Manchester Art Gallery houses the civic art collection of Manchester, England. ...

The first school of design in Manchester was accommodated in the building from 1838. In the 1880s it moved to premises in Cavendish Street which are still occupied by Manchester Metropolitan University. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ...