Catalogue description Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain

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Title: Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain
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Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Date: 1939-1985
Held by: Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, Archive of Art and Design, not available at The National Archives
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Arts Council of Great Britain, 1946-1994

Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, 1940-1945
Physical description: 14 series
Access conditions: No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code
Custodial history: Transferred to Victoria and Albert museum in 1997
Administrative / biographical background:

The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts existed within the Board of Education during the Second World War.

The The Arts Council of Great Britain was established as an independent body in 1946 to be the principal channel for the Government's support of the arts. In 1994 the Scottish and Welsh Arts Councils became autonomous and the Arts Council of Great Britain became the Arts Council of England.

The Councils' objectives are to develop and improve the understanding and practice of the arts and increase their accessibility to the public.

The Arts Councils are responsible for the distribution of the proceeds of the National Lottery allocated to the arts.

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