Corporate Body

Science Museum of Victoria (1971 - 1983)

From
1971
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
1983
Functions
Collection Management, Museum , History of Australian Engineering, History of Australian Science and History of Australian Technology
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Science Museum of Victoria was established in 1971, taking the place of the former Institute of Applied Science. In 1983 the Science Museum was amalgamated with the National Museum of Victoria, creating the Museum of Victoria.

Timeline

 1971 - 1983 Science Museum of Victoria
       1983 - 1998 Museum of Victoria
             1998 - Museum Victoria

Related People

Published resources

Books

  • Perry, Warren, The Science Museum of Victoria: a history of its first hundred years (Melbourne: Science Museum of Victoria, 1972), 203 pp. Details
  • Rasmussen, Carolyn et al., A Museum for the people: a History of Museum Victoria and its predecessor institutions, 1854-2000 (Carlton North, Victoria: Scribe Publications, 2001), 420 pp. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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