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* 1870 – I&T Museum opened on Swanston Street site (behind the Public Library)<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening of the Industrial & Technological Museum, Melbourne, 9 September 1870 |url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16991 |website=Museums Victoria Collections}}</ref>
* 1893 – I&T Museum opens new building on Russell St as part of Library complex
* 1899 – National Museum moved to I&T Museum's building, and takes over
* 1915 – I&T Museum reopens in Library's now surplus Queens Hall, thanks largely to [[George Swinburne]] and [[John Monash]]
* 1927 – National Museum acquired the [[H. L. White Collection]] of Australian native bird eggs
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* 1945 – I&T Museum renamed Museum of Applied Science (MAS)
* 1946 – MAS takes over Melbourne Observatory
* 1969 – NGV moves to St Kilda Rd, MAS moves into
* 1961 – Museum of Applied Science renamed Institute of Applied Science
* 1971 – Institute of Applied Science renamed Science Museum of Victoria
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