found: Resurrection to dance, 2003:p. 60 (National Museum and Art Gallery in Port of Spain, Trinidad)
found: Pioneers of an era, 2004:t.p. (National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago) p. 4 of cover (National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago; 117 Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) t.p. verso (National Museum; National Museum Service of Trinidad and Tobago)
found: National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago Web site, 27 January 2015:main page (the National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago; National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago; National Museum of Trinidad & Tobago) About the Museum (National Museum and Art Gallery; National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago; established originally as the Royal Victoria Institute (RVI) in 1892, in commemoration of the Jubilee of Queen Victoria and as part of a general British colonial policy to build cultural institutes throughout the Commonwealth; governed by National Museum and Art Gallery Act, 2000) The National Museum Service (the Government of Trinidad and Tobago currently operates and is responsible for the National Museum Service, which includes the National Museum and Art Gallery, the Museum of the City of Port-of-Spain, and the Museum of the Police Service of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as many other national and independent museums and collections) Visiting (117 Frederick Street, Port of Spain; e-mail: [email protected]) Historical background (the Royal Victoria Institute, in Port of Spain (117 Frederick Street); was built as a science and art museum; was called the Victoria Institute; the building was opened on 17th September 1892; was used for research exhibits of natural history and archaeology and classes in arts and crafts; in 1901, enlarged to include reading room, recreation room, lawn tennis courts; by 1905, the Institute became a centre for social and dramatic functions; in 1920, the building burnt, most of the collections were lost; main portion rebuilt, reopened in June 1923, used for theatrical and musical entertainment and commercial classes; in 1945, the colonial government decided to expand the exhibitions and activities and gave the institute the status of a museum; at independence in 1962, the collections were moved to the former Governor's mansion where it was intended to establish the National Museum and Art Gallery; this plan was not executed, and the collections were therefore returned to the Royal Victoria Institute building) - http://www.nmag.gov.tt/ found: OCLC, 23 February 2015:National Museum and Art Gallery (access points: National Museum and Art Gallery (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), National Museum and Art Gallery (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad), National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago, National Museum and Art Gallery Port-of-Spain (DE-601)720854563 (DE-588)1025006720, National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain (DE-601)252382714 (DE-588)5307589-4, Trinidad and Tobago. Ministry of Education and Culture. National Museum and Art Gallery [1967]; usages: National Museum and Art Gallery; National Museum & Art Gallery; National Museum; Ministry of Community Development & Culture, National Museum & Art Gallery [2004]; National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago; hierarchies in publisher statements: Division of Culture, National Museum and Art Gallery, 1967; National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2003; National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of Community Development, 2006; Ministry of Community Development, Culture & Gender Affairs, The National Museum, 2006; National Museum and Art Gallery, Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism, 2011; earliest date of usage: 1962, in quoted note: "exhibition held at the new National Museum and Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, at the time of independence ... 30th August to 15th September, 1962")
found: OCLC, 23 February 2015:Royal Victoria Institute (access points: Royal Victoria Institute (Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago. Royal Victoria Institute, Royal Victoria Institute Museum (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), Royal Victoria Institute Museum (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad), Royal Victoria Institute Museum (Trinidad and Tobago), Royal Victoria Institute Museum (Port-of-Spain), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Royal Victoria Institute Museum; usages: Royal Victoria Institute of Trinidad and Tobago [unknown date], Royal Victoria Institute Museum [1956 and unknown date], Royal Victoria Institute [1962]; most recent usage: 1962, in quoted note: "Exhibition. Marie Louise Hall, Royal Victoria Institute, August 30, 1962 to September 15, 1962")
found: The National Museum and Art Gallery act, 2000, viewed online 23 February 2015:p. 77 (an act for the purpose of establishing the National Museum and Art Gallery; assented to 8th March 2000; enacted by the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago) p. 88 (all persons employed with the Royal Victoria Institute shall be in the employment of the National Museum and Art Gallery) p. 95 (The Royal Victoria Institute act is hereby repealed)
