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The Arts Council

Museum

Architect: Deane and Woodward
Interior Access


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The winning design of a competition to design a museum and lecture hall complex for Trinity in 1852, this is one of the first statements in architecture of pre-Raphaelite ideals. A palazzo style structure with Lombardesque detailing, the museum is highly decorated with over 180 different carved capitals. The most impressive part of the building interior is the hallway and staircases.


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The exterior is richly decorated and although pretty dirty, the detailing around the windows and doorways is still impressive.