List of national museums
A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government.[1] In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments.[2] In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by the central government.[3]
The following is an incomplete list of national museums:
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Albania[]
The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:
- National History Museum (Albania)
- National Museum of Education (Albania)
- National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania)
- Marubi National Museum of Photography
Argentina[]
The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including:
- Historical House of the Independence Museum
- Museo Casa de Rogelio Yrurtia
- Museo Mitre
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)
- National Historical Museum (Argentina)
- National Museum of Decorative Arts
- National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution
- Sarmiento Historical Museum
Australia[]
The Australian Government operates several national museums through its various departments, including:
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australian War Memorial
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
- Questacon
In addition, a number of states in Australia also operate "national museums". These include:
- National Motor Museum, Birdwood, operated by the government of South Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria, operated by the government of Victoria
Austria[]
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Natural History Museum, Vienna
Azerbaijan[]
- National Art Museum of Azerbaijan
- National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
Bahrain[]
- Bahrain National Museum
Bangladesh[]
- Bangladesh National Museum
Belarus[]
- Belarusian National Arts Museum
- Belarusian National History Museum
Belgium[]
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
- Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil[]
- National Historical Museum, Brazil (Museu Histórico Nacional)
- National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional)
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes)
- National Museum of the Republic (Museu Nacional da República)
Bulgaria[]
- National Archaeological Museum
- National Historical Museum
- National Art Gallery
- National Gallery for Foreign Art
- National Museum of Natural History
- Earth and Man National Museum
- National Museum of Military History
- National Transport Museum
Burkina Faso[]
- National Museum of Music
Cambodia[]
- National Museum of Cambodia
- Angkor National Museum
Canada[]
The following are national museums of Canada, established by the federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous Crown corporation:
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Canadian Museum of History
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
- Canadian Museum of Nature
- Canadian War Museum
- National Gallery of Canada
- Virtual Museum of New France
Former national museums that were later shut down includes:
- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Canadian Postal Museum
In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own provincial and territorial museums.
Chad[]
- Chad National Museum (Musee National N'Djamena)
Chile[]
- (Santiago)
- National History Museum (Santiago)[4]
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Santiago)
- National Museum of Natural History (Santiago)
China[]
- National Art Museum of China
- Palace Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of China
- Henan Museum
Colombia[]
- Colombian National Museum
Comoros[]
- National Museum of Comoros
Costa Rica[]
- National Museum of Costa Rica
Cyprus[]
Czech Republic[]
- National Gallery Prague
- National Museum, Prague
Denmark[]
- National Museum of Denmark
Djibouti[]
Eritrea[]
Estonia[]
- Art Museum of Estonia
- Estonian National Museum
Ethiopia[]
Finland[]
- Ateneum
- Finnish Museum of Natural History
- Kiasma
- National Museum of Finland
- Sinebrychoff Art Museum
France[]
- Centre Georges Pompidou (Musée National d'Art Moderne)
- Musée de l'Armée
- Musée Camille Claudel
- Musée de Cluny - National Museum of the Middle-Ages (Musée National du Moyen-Age)
- Musée du Louvre
- Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM)
- Musée d'Orsay
- Museum of Air and Space (Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace)
- Museum of Natural History (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
- Museum of Science and Industry (Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie)
- National Navy Museum (Musée national de la Marine)
- National Railway Museum (Musée Français du Chemin de Fer)
Gambia[]
Germany[]
- Bavarian National Museum
- German Historical Museum
- German Museum of Technology (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)
- German National Museum (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
- Glyptothek
- The Max Planck Institutes
- Modern Art Museum (Pinakothek der Moderne)
- Museum Wiesbaden
- National Gallery
- National Museum of Germany (Deutsches Museum)
- New Pinakothek (Neue Pinakothek)
- Old Pinakothek (Alte Pinakothek)
Ghana[]
Greece[]
- Athens War Museum
- National Archaeological Museum, Athens
- National Gallery
- National Historical Museum, Athens
- State Museum of Contemporary Arts
Guatemala[]
Guyana[]
- National Museum of Guyana
Holy See (Vatican City)[]
- Vatican Museums
- Vatican Library
- Vatican Secret Archives
- Saint Peter's Basilica
- Apostolic Palace
- Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
- Sistine Chapel
Hungary[]
- Hungarian National Museum
- Hungarian National Gallery
Iceland[]
Isle of Man[]
- Manx National Heritage (Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin)
India[]
National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[5]
- Allahabad Museum
- Indian Museum
- National Gallery of Modern Art
- National Museum, New Delhi
- Salar Jung Museum
- Victoria Memorial
- 23 science centers under the National Council of Science Museums
- 44 site museums under the Archaeological Survey of India
Indonesia[]
- Indonesia Museum
- National Museum of Indonesia (Museum Nasional or Museum Gajah)
- National Gallery of Indonesia
- National Press Monument
- Jogja National Museum
Iran[]
- National Museum of Iran
Iraq[]
- National Museum of Iraq
Ireland[]
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- National Gallery of Ireland
- National Museum of Ireland
Israel[]
- Israel Museum
Italy[]
- Bargello National Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello)
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- National Archeological Museum of Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)
- National Etruscan Museum (Museo Nazionale Etrusco)
- National Gallery of Ancient Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica)
- National Gallery of Modern Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna)
- National Museum of Capodimonte (Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte)
- National Museum of Magna Grecia (Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia)
- National Museum of Oriental Art
- National Museum of Rome
- Pinacoteca di Brera
Japan[]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
- Tokyo National Museum
- Kyoto National Museum
- Nara National Museum
- Kyushu National Museum
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- National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- National Museum of Western Art
- National Museum of Art, Osaka
- National Art Center, Tokyo
- National Film Archive of Japan
- National Museum of Nature and Science
- National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)
- National Museum of Japanese History
- National Showa Memorial Museum
Kenya[]
- National Museums of Kenya
Korea[]
- National Museum of Korea
- National Folk Museum of Korea
- National Palace Museum of Korea
Kuwait[]
- Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum in Kuwait City
- Kuwait National Museum
- Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum
Latvia[]
Lebanon[]
- National Museum of Beirut
Libya[]
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Lithuania[]
- National Museum of Lithuania
Luxembourg[]
- National Museum of History and Art, in Luxembourg City
- National Museum of Military History, in Diekirch
- National Museum of Natural History, in Luxembourg City
Malaysia[]
- Muzium Negara
- Muzium Sejarah Nasional
Maldives[]
Mali[]
- National Museum of Mali
Malta[]
- National Museum of Archaeology
- National Museum of Ethnography
- National Museum of Fine Arts
- National Museum of Natural History
- National War Museum
Mauritania[]
Mexico[]
- Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology)
- Museo Nacional de Historia (National Museum of History)
Myanmar[]
- National Museum Nay Pyi Taw
- National Museum of Myanmar
Namibia[]
Nepal[]
Netherlands[]
- Dordrechts Museum
- EYE Film Institute Netherlands
- Huis Doorn
- Kröller-Müller Museum
- Loevestein
- Mauritshuis
- Muiderslot
- Museum Boerhaave
- Museum Catharijneconvent
- Museum Meermanno
- Museum Mesdag
- Museum Volkenkunde
- National Museum of Ethnology
- Naturalis
- Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
- Paleis het Loo
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum Twenthe
- Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
- Openluchtmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Zuiderzeemuseum
New Zealand[]
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - commonly known as Te Papa or Our Place in English translation
Niger[]
- Musée National Boubou Hama, formerly National Museum of Niger
Norway[]
- National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Pakistan[]
- National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi
Palau[]
- Belau National Museum, Koror
Papua New Guinea[]
Peru[]
- Museum of the Nation
- National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Philippines[]
- National Museum of the Philippines
Poland[]
- Kraków National Museum
- National Museum, Gdańsk
- National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk
- National Museum of Poland
- National Museum, Poznań
- National Museum in Szczecin
- Warsaw National Museum
- Wrocław National Museum
Portugal[]
- Air Museum, part of the Portuguese Air Force
- Grão Vasco National Museum
- Porto Military Museum, part of the Portuguese Army
- National Archaeology Museum
- National Azulejo Museum
- National Coach Museum
- National Museum of Ancient Art
- National Museum of Contemporary Art of Chiado
- National Museum of Costume and Fashion
- National Museum of Ethnology, it includes the Popular Art Museum
- National Museum of Natural History and Science, part of the University of Lisbon
- National Museum Machado de Castro
- National Museum Soares dos Reis
- National Music Museum
- National Railway Museum
- National Theatre and Dance Museum
- Navy Museum, part of the Portuguese Navy
Qatar[]
Romania[]
- ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization (Muzeul Civilizaţiei Populare Tradiţionale)
- ASTRA Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation (Muzeul Civilizaţiei Transilvane)
- Brukenthal National Museum
- Emil Sigerus Museum of Saxon Ethnography and Folk Art (Muzeul de Etnografie şi Artă Populară Săsească ASTRA)
- Franz Binder Museum of Universal Ethnography (Muzeul de Etnografie Universală ASTRA)
- National History Museum of Romania
- National Military Museum, Romania (Muzeul Militar Naţional)
- National Museum of Art of Romania
Russia[]
- State Historical Museum
- Russian Museum
Saudi Arabia[]
Serbia[]
- National Museum of Serbia
Sierra Leone[]
Singapore[]
- National Museum of Singapore
Slovakia[]
- Slovak National Museum
- Slovak National History Museum
Somalia[]
South Africa[]
- South African National Museum of Military History
- Iziko South African Museum
- Ditsong Museums of South Africa
- includes Ditsong National Museum of Natural History and Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History
- National Museum, Bloemfontein
- National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
South Sudan[]
Spain[]
- National Archaeological Museum, Madrid
- Cervantes' House Museum, Valladolid
- Museum of the Royal Mint, Madrid
- Museum Cerralbo, Madrid
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Museum, Madrid
- Museum of the Americas, Madrid
- Museum of the Army, Toledo
- Catalonia Railway Museum, Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)
- Railway Museum, Madrid
- El Greco Museum, Toledo
- National Museum of Romanticism, Madrid
- Museum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center, Madrid
- Geomineral Museum, Madrid
- Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid
- Queen Sofía Art Center National Museum, Madrid
- National Museum of Anthropology, Madrid
- National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology, Cartagena (Murcia)
- National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida (Badajoz)
- National Museum of Decorative Arts, Madrid
- González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, Valencia
- National Museum of Science and Technology, La Coruña and Alcobendas (Madrid)
- National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid
- National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid
- Prado National Museum, Madrid
- National Museum of Theatre, Almagro (Ciudad Real)
- Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid
- National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar (Cantabria)
- Naval Museum, Madrid
- Sephardic Museum, Toledo
- Sorolla Museum, Madrid
- Royal Botanical Garden, Madrid
Catalonia [6][]
- National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC), Barcelona
- National Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia (mNACTEC), Terrassa
- Archaeological Museum of Catalonia (MAC), Barcelona, Empúries, Girona, Olèrdola and Ullastret
Sri Lanka[]
- National Museum of Colombo
- National Museum Kandy
- National Museum Maritime
Sudan[]
- National Museum of Sudan
Suriname[]
Sweden[]
- Nationalmuseum
Switzerland[]
- Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum)
Syria[]
- National Museum of Damascus
Taiwan[]
- Chunghwa Postal Museum
- National Museum of History
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- National Museum of Marine Science and Technology
- National Museum of Natural Science
- National Museum of Prehistory
- National Museum of Taiwan History
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature
- National Palace Museum
- National Radio Museum
- National Science and Technology Museum
- National Taiwan Museum
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- Republic of China Air Force Museum
- Republic of China Armed Forces Museum
- Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum
Tajikistan[]
Thailand[]
Trinidad and Tobago[]
Turks and Caicos[]
Ukraine[]
- Aivazovsky National Art Gallery
- Lviv National Art Gallery
- Lviv National Museum
- Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II
- National Art Museum of Ukraine
- National Historical Museum of Ukraine
- National Museum-Preserve "Battle for Kyiv 1943"
- Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum
United Kingdom[]
England[]
Sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- British Museum
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum in London
- V&A Museum of Childhood in London
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Imperial War Museum
- Imperial War Museum London
- Imperial War Museum Duxford
- HMS Belfast (C35)
- Churchill War Rooms
- Imperial War Museum North
- National Museums Liverpool
- World Museum
- Walker Art Gallery
- Merseyside Maritime Museum
- The Piermaster's House
- International Slavery Museum
- Lady Lever Art Gallery
- Sudley House
- Museum of Liverpool
- National Conservation Centre
- Royal Armouries
- Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
- Tower of London in London
- Fort Nelson in Portsmouth
- Science Museum Group
- The Science Museum in South Kensington, London
- The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester
- The National Railway Museum in York
- The National Railway Museum Shildon in County Durham ("Locomotion")
- The National Science and Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television) in Bradford, and
- The Science Museum at Wroughton in Swindon, Wiltshire.
- Sir John Soane's Museum
- Tate
- The Box, Plymouth in Plymouth, Devon
- Wallace Collection
- Natural History Museum, London
- Geffrye Museum
- National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
- National Gallery
- National Portrait Gallery
- Royal Museums Greenwich
Sponsored by Ministry of Defence
- National Army Museum
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Royal Air Force Museum
Sponsored by the Home Office
Northern Ireland[]
- Armagh County Museum
- Ulster-American Folk Park
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
- Ulster Museum
Scotland[]
- National Museums Scotland
- Museum of Scotland
- National Museum of Costume
- National Museum of Flight
- National Museum of Rural Life
- National War Museum of Scotland
- Royal Museum
Wales[]
- Big Pit National Coal Museum
- National Museum Cardiff
- National Museum Wales
- National Roman Legionary Museum
- National Slate Museum
- National Waterfront Museum
- National Woollen Museum
- St Fagans National History Museum
United States[]
- Atomic/Nuclear
- Department of Defense:
- Air Force:
- Air Force Armament Museum
- Air Mobility Command Museum
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Museum of Aviation
- Strategic Air and Space Museum
- Army:
- National Museum of Health and Medicine
- National Museum of the United States Army
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum
- West Point Museum
- Navy:
- National Security Agency:
- National Cryptologic Museum
- Air Force:
- Central Intelligence Agency:
- Department of Homeland Security
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Institution:
- American Art Museum
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arts and Industries Building
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Museum of American History[7]
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Postal Museum
- National Zoological Park
- Presidential Library System
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
- Gerald R. Ford Museum
- Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
- George Bush Presidential Library
- Clinton Presidential Center
- George W. Bush Presidential Center
- Transportation
- War Museums/Memorials
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- National Civil War Museum
- National Museum of the Pacific War
- National World War I Museum
- National World War II Museum
- Other
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- National Civil Rights Museum
- National Constitution Center
- National Museum of Dentistry
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Building Museum
- National Quilt Museum
- National Nordic Museum
- National Law Enforcement Museum
See also[]
- List of museums
- List of national archives
- List of national libraries
- List of national galleries
References[]
- ^ "Types Of Museums". Britannica. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Culture, Media and Sport - Sixth Report (Report). The Culture, Media and Sport Committee. 2007.
- ^ Grosvenor, Bendor. "Could national museums in the UK do more to be truly national?". Apollo. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Inicio - Museo Histórico Nacional". mhn.gob.cl. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ ANI (27 December 2015). "Museum Reform: Ministry of Culture starts 14-point agenda" – via Business Standard.
- ^ "National Museums" (in Catalan). Government of Catalonia. Department of Culture.
- ^ "Home | National Museum of American History". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
Further reading[]
- Silverman, Raymond; Abungu, George; Probst, Peter (2021). National museums in Africa. Identity, history and politics. Milton: Routledge. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-000-42864-3. OCLC 1259323561.
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