Wide-ranging museum of human ingenuity housed in a repurposed power station in Ultimo, which grew out of the Technological Museum, whose collection was based on the International Exhibition of 1879, and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
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Technological and Mining Museum
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Technological, Industrial and Sanitary Museum
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Botanist, curator, writer and teacher, Joseph Maiden brought knowledge about Australia's plants into the public realm through his influence on the collections and programs of the Technological Museum and the Botanic Gardens and his emphasis on the creation of useful and practical science.
