List of national museums
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A national museum is a museum maintained by a nation.
The following is a list of national museums:
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[edit] Australia
- Australian National Aviation Museum
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australian Tennis Museum, Sydney
- Australian War Memorial
- Museum Victoria
- National Alpine Museum
- National Dinosaur Museum, Nicholls
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria
- National Motor Museum Australia
- National Motorcycle Museum of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- National Museum of Australian Pottery
- National Railway Museum
- National Vietnam Veterans Museum, Phillip Island
- Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra
[edit] Argentina
[edit] Bangladesh
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnian and Herzegovinian Museum of Literature
- Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] Brazil
- National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional)
- National Museum of the Republic (Museu Nacional da República)
- National Historical Museum of Brazil (Museu Histórico Nacional)
[edit] Bulgaria
- Earth and Man National Museum
- National Archaeological Museum (Bulgaria)
- National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)
- National Museum of Military History
- National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria)
- National Transport Museum, Bulgaria
[edit] Burkina Faso
[edit] Cambodia
[edit] Canada
- Canada Agriculture Museum
- Canada Aviation Museum
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights - under development and first national museum outside of the Canadian Capital
- Canadian Museum of Nature
- Canadian Children's Museum
- Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Canadian Postal Museum
- Canadian War Museum
- National Gallery of Canada
- Portrait Gallery of Canada
- Quebec National Museum of Fine Arts (Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec)
- RCMP Heritage Centre
- Virtual Museum of Canada
- Virtual Museum of New France
[edit] Catalonia
- National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya)
[edit] Chad
- Chad National Museum (Musee National N'Djamena)
[edit] Chile
- National Museum of Natural History (Santiago)
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Santiago)
- National History Museum (Santiago)
- National Air and Space Museum (Santiago)
[edit] China
- National Museum of China
- National Art Museum of China
- National Central Museum of Natural History (now Beijing Museum of Natural History)
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Colombia
[edit] Costa Rica
[edit] Czech Republic
[edit] Denmark
[edit] Eritrea
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
- Musée du Louvre
- Musée d'Orsay
- Centre Georges Pompidou (Musée National d'Art Moderne)
- Musée de Cluny - National Museum of the Middle-Ages (Musée National du Moyen-Age)
- 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)
- Musée de l'Armée
- National Navy Museum (Musée national de la Marine)
- National Railway Museum (Musée Français du Chemin de Fer)
[edit] Germany
- Bavarian National Museum
- German Museum of Technology (Berlin) (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)
- German National Museum (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
- Glyptothek
- Modern Art Museum (Pinakothek der Moderne)
- Museum Wiesbaden
- National Museum of Germany (Deutsches Museum)
- New Pinakothek (Neue Pinakothek)
- Old Pinakothek (Alte Pinakothek)
[edit] Gambia
[edit] Gibraltar
[edit] Ghana
[edit] Greece
- National Archaeological Museum of Athens
- National Gallery (Athens)
- State Museum of Contemporary Arts
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Guyana
[edit] Hungary
[edit] Iceland
[edit] India
[edit] Indonesia
[edit] Iran
[edit] Iraq
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Israel
[edit] Italy
- Bargello National Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello)
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- National Gallery of Ancient Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica)
- National Museum of Magna Grecia (Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia)
- National Gallery of Modern Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna)
- National Etruscan Museum (Museo Nazionale Etrusco)
- National Museum of Oriental Art
- National Museum of Rome
- Pinacoteca di Brera
[edit] Japan
- Kyoto National Museum
- Kyushu National Museum
- Nara National Museum
- National Museum of Art, Osaka
- National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
- The National Museum of Western Art (Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan)
- Standing Buddha (Tokyo National Museum)
- Tokyo National Museum
[edit] Kenya
[edit] Korea
- National Museum of Korea
- Gyeongju National Museum
- Gwangju National Museum
- Jeonju National Museum
- Buyeo National Museum
- Daegu National Museum
- Cheongju National Museum
- Gimhae National Museum
- Jeju National Museum
- Chuncheon National Museum
- Jinju National Museum
- Gongju National Museum
- National Museum of Contemporary Art (South Korea)
- National Folk Museum of Korea
- National Palace Museum of Korea
- National Science Museum, South Korea
- Lighthouse Museum, South Korea
- National Maritime Museum, South Korea
- Korea National Arboretum, South Korea
[edit] Kuwait
- Kuwait National Museum
- Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum
- Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum in Kuwait City
[edit] Latvia
[edit] Lebanon
[edit] Libya
See also: List of museums in Libya
[edit] 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
[edit] Malaysia
[edit] Maldives
[edit] Mali
[edit] Mexico
- Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology)
- Museo Nacional de Historia (National Museum of History)
[edit] Myanmar
[edit] Namibia
[edit] Nepal
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] New Zealand
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - commonly known as Te Papa or Our Place in English Translation
[edit] Norway
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] Peru
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Poland
- Gdańsk National Museum
- Kraków National Museum
- Poznań National Museum
- Szczecin National Museum
- Warsaw National Museum
- Wrocław National Museum
- National Museum of Poland
[edit] Portugal
- National Museum Machado de Castro (Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro)
- National Museum Soares dos Reis (Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis)
[edit] Qatar
[edit] 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 Museum of Art of Romania
- National History Museum of Romania
- National Military Museum, Romania (Muzeul Militar Naţional)
[edit] Russia
[edit] Saudi Arabia
[edit] Serbia
[edit] Singapore
[edit] Slovakia
[edit] South Africa
[edit] South Korea
[edit] Spain
- Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
- Museo Nacional del Teatro, Ciudad Real
- Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira, Cantabria
- Museo Nacional Colegio de San Gregorio, Valladolid
- Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Badajoz
- Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática, Murcia
- Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
- Museo de América, Madrid
- Museo del Traje, Madrid
- Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid
- Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid
- Museo Nacional de Reproducciones Artísticas, Madrid
- Museo Nacional de Cerámica y de las Artes Suntuarias González Martí, Valencia
- Museo Nacional del Romanticismo, Madrid
- Museo Nacional de Fotografía, Soria
- Museo Sefardí, Toledo
[edit] Sri Lanka
- National Museum of Colombo
- National Museum Kandy
- National Museum Maritime
- National Museum Galle
- National Museum Ratnapura
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] Syria
[edit] Taiwan
- National Museum of Prehistory (Taiwan)
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- National Museum of Natural Science
- National Palace Museum
[edit] Tajikistan
[edit] Thailand
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
[edit] United Kingdom
- British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
- British Museum
- Design Museum (sponsored)
- HM Customs & Excise National Museum
- Horniman Museum and Gardens (sponsored)
- Imperial War Museum
- National Army Museum
- National Football Museum (sponsored)
- National Gallery
- National Horseracing Museum
- National Maritime Museum
- National Media Museum
- National Motor Museum
- National Museum of Science and Industry
- National Museums Liverpool
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Railway Museum
- National Space Centre
- National Tramway Museum
- National Waterways Museum
- Natural History Museum
- People's History Museum (sponsored)
- Royal Armouries
- Science Museum (London)
- Shildon Locomotion Museum
- Sir John Soane's Museum
- Tate
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Wallace Collection
[edit] England
- Geffrye Museum (sponsored)
- Museum of London
- Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (sponsored)
- National Coal Mining Museum for England (sponsored)
- National Museums Liverpool
- Tyne and Wear Museums (sponsored)
[edit] Scotland
- Museum of Scotland
- National Museum of Costume
- National Museum of Flight
- National Museum of Rural Life
- National War Museum of Scotland
- Royal Museum
[edit] Wales
- Big Pit National Coal Museum
- National Museum Cardiff
- National Museum Wales
- National Slate Museum
- National Waterfront Museum
- National Woollen Museum
- National Roman Legionary Museum
- St Fagans National History Museum
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] United States
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Institution:
- American Art Museum
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arts and Industries Building
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of African Art
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of History and Technology
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Postal Museum
- National Zoological Park
- Cold War Museum (planned)
- Department of Defense:
- Air Force:
- Army:
- Navy:
- National Security Agency:
- Central Intelligence Agency:
- Department of Homeland Security
- Other: