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Originally the Imperial Institute, the body was first established in 1887, following the Colonial and Indian Exchibition of 1886. The II was located in a bulding in Exhibtion Road, South Kensington from 1893. The Commonwealth Institute Act of 1958 changed the name of the institute and its purposes from education to education. In 1962 the Institute moved to a distinctive new building on Kensington High Street. It was closed in 2002, with exhibits being variously returned to member countries and to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol.

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  • Commonwealth Institute
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  • Originally the Imperial Institute, the body was first established in 1887, following the Colonial and Indian Exchibition of 1886. The II was located in a bulding in Exhibtion Road, South Kensington from 1893. The Commonwealth Institute Act of 1958 changed the name of the institute and its purposes from education to education. In 1962 the Institute moved to a distinctive new building on Kensington High Street. It was closed in 2002, with exhibits being variously returned to member countries and to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol.
  • The Commonwealth Institute was an educational charity connected with the Commonwealth of Nations, and the name of a building in West London formerly owned by the Institute. The successor charity is now based at New Zealand House in central London. The building on Kensington High St will become the new home of the Design Museum in an £80m redevelopment opening in 2014. More information on the Wikipedia page [1]
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  • The Commonwealth Institute was an educational charity connected with the Commonwealth of Nations, and the name of a building in West London formerly owned by the Institute. The successor charity is now based at New Zealand House in central London. The building on Kensington High St will become the new home of the Design Museum in an £80m redevelopment opening in 2014. The work of the Institute is now carried on by a registered charity, The Commonwealth Education Trust, was established in 2007 as the successor trust to the Commonwealth Institute. The aim of the Trust is to promote education in the Commonwealth, through activities that include support for the Centre for Commonwealth Education at the University of Cambridge. The assets of the Trust exceed £13m. More information on the Wikipedia page [1]
  • Originally the Imperial Institute, the body was first established in 1887, following the Colonial and Indian Exchibition of 1886. The II was located in a bulding in Exhibtion Road, South Kensington from 1893. The Commonwealth Institute Act of 1958 changed the name of the institute and its purposes from education to education. In 1962 the Institute moved to a distinctive new building on Kensington High Street. It was closed in 2002, with exhibits being variously returned to member countries and to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol. The building will be taken over by the Design Museum.
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