Complex sentence: At the Royal Polytechnic Institution, the building was opened with his "grand phantasmagoria" in 1838, and he and his pupils took part in its management until it closed in 1882.
Split into simpler sentences: At the Royal Polytechnic Institution, the building was opened with his "grand phantasmagoria" in 1838. He and his associates took part in the management of the Royal Polytechnic Institution, until it closed in 1882.