
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
Opened in 1857 as a collective museum on the site of what was later to become the Victoria and Albert Museum, the South Kensington Museum housed a variety of objects and artefacts. Its science collections were transferred to the newly appointed Science Museum at its new site in 1885.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10319030
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