Corporate Body

Technological Museum (1890 - 1950)

Colony and State of New South Wales

From
January 1890
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To
1950
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Sydney Technological Museum
Reference No
State Archives and Records Authority New South Wales Agency ID: AGY-110

Summary

In January 1890 responsibility for the Technological, Industrial, and Sanitary Museum, then known as the Technological Museum, was transferred to the Technical Education Branch of the Public Instruction Department. The Museum was located in a section of the Agricultural Hall, until 1893, when it moved to the purpose-built Sydney Technological Museum on Harris Street, Ultimo.

In April 1934, then-curator Arthur Penfold successfully proposed to the Technical Education Commission that the Museum become a separate entity. The following month, the Minister for Public Instruction announced that a new site wouldl be found for the Museum and its management would be transferred to a Trust.

The Museum of Technology and Applied Science Act, 1945 (Act No.31, 1945) provided for the constitution of a body corporate, known as the Trustees of the Museum of Technology and Applied Science.

The Museum was renamed the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) in 1950.

Timeline

 1880 - 1889 Technological, Industrial, and Sanitary Museum
       1890 - 1950 Technological Museum
             1950 - Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

Related People

Ken McInnes

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