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The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
On June 26, 1909 the Science Museum, as an independent entity, came into existence.The Science Museum’s present quarters, designed by SirRichard Allison, were opened to the public in stages over the period 1919–28.This building was known as the East Block, construction of which began in 1913 and temporarily halted by World War I. As the name suggests it was intended to be the first building of a much larger project, which was never realised.