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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. National Endowment for the Arts - Wikipedia

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    Annual budget. $207 million USD (2023) [1] Agency executive. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chairman [2] Website. arts .gov. The National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. [3] It was created in 1965 as an independent ...

  4. Ernest Cook - Wikipedia

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    Ernest Cook. Ernest Edward Cook (4 September 1865 – 14 March 1955) was an English philanthropist and businessman. He was a grandson of Thomas Cook, the travel entrepreneur. Cook was born in Camberwell, London and educated at Mill Hill School, as were his two brothers Frank and Thomas. He entered the family travel business, and developed its ...

  5. Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wikipedia

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    A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from medieval Europe . The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 with its mission to bring art and art education to the American people.

  6. National Commission for Culture and the Arts - Wikipedia

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    www .ncca .gov .ph. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, Cebuano: Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving ...

  7. National Gallery - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .nationalgallery .org .uk. The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. [note 1] The current director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi .

  8. National Gallery of Art - Wikipedia

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    The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress.

  9. Museum of the Year - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund Museum of the Year. The Museum of the Year Award, formerly known as the Gulbenkian Prize and the Art Fund Prize, is an annual prize awarded to a museum or gallery in the United Kingdom for a "track record of imagination, innovation and excellence". The award of £100,000 is Britain's biggest single art prize, and the largest single ...