ENGLAND. 
Prominent mention has before beeil made of the fact that Eng 
land, after the first London World’s Fair of 1851, preceded all the 
other States of Europe in endeavoring to reform the taste then 
prevalent in art-industry, and thereby to elevate the Standard of 
her own industrial produets. As a central point for this under- 
taking, the South Kensington Museum, with the Art-School attached 
to it, was established, and a special administrative Science and 
Art Department was created. “ Schools of Art ’ were also estab 
lished in all the more important industrial cities of the country 
(above one hundred so far), in wliich instruction is given in draw- 
ing, painting, and modelling, according to the necessities of the 
several localities. All the examples used by these schools issue 
from their centre, — the rieh Collection of the institution just named, 
which also exercises its influence upon art-instruction in . various 
other ways. Besides the art-schools, there are also numerous 
evening classes for those engaged in industrial pursuits, all of 
which have the same object. 1 
Two decades have passed by since this movement commenced in 
England; and the revolution in English industry, in relation to 
refinement of style, has been followed with great interest at all the 
World’s Fairs. England’s participation at the Vienna Exhibition 
was likewise looked forward to with great expectations; and it 
was hoped that an interesting picture, especially in regard to art- 
industrial instruction, would here be shown. But these hopes were 
i The Organization of the museums and of art-instruction in England has 
been treated in detail in the Austrian reports on the World’s Fairs of 1862 
and 1867. A more comprehensive review of the Situation is given by Dr. Her 
mann Schwabe: “ Die Förderung der Kunstindustrie in England, &c.” Berlin, 
1806. 
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