The Science Museum would not have come into existence were it not for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park\'s Crystal Palace
Музей Науки (Лондон, Великобритания) id: 106-2159
The Science Museum would not have come into existence were it not for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park\'s Crystal Palace. The museum was founded in 1857 with objects shown at that famous exhibition.
Originally part of the South Kensington Museum, the Science Museum (or the Museum of Patents as it was then known) split off to form its own institution in 1858, in 1885 the museum was renamed the Science Museum. During the early part of the 20th century the Science Museum began encouraging ordinary folk to visit rather than science and technology specialists; in the 1930\'s the Children\'s Gallery was opened and ever since the museum has been a favourite of school children.