A national museum can be 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 the United States, most national museums are privately funded and operated, but have been designated by Congress as national institutions that are important to the country. 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:
Afghanistan edit
Albania edit
The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:
Algeria edit
Angola edit
Argentina edit
The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including:
Armenia edit
Australia edit
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 edit
Azerbaijan edit
Bahamas edit
Bahrain edit
Bangladesh edit
Barbados edit
Belarus edit
Belgium edit
The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations:
Belize edit
Bhutan edit
Bolivia edit
Bosnia and Herzegovina edit
Botswana edit
Brazil edit
- 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)
Brunei edit
The government of Brunei operates several museums including:
Bulgaria edit
Burkina Faso edit
Burundi edit
Cambodia edit
Canada edit
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:
In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own provincial and territorial museums.
Central African Republic edit
Chad edit
- Chad National Museum (Musee National N'Djamena)
Chile edit
- National Air and Space Museum (Santiago)
- National History Museum[4]
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Santiago)
- National Museum of Natural History (Santiago)
China edit
Colombia edit
Comoros edit
Congo, Democratic Republic of the edit
Costa Rica edit
Croatia edit
Cuba edit
Cyprus edit
Czech Republic edit
Denmark edit
Djibouti edit
Dominica edit
Dominican Republic edit
Egypt edit
Eritrea edit
Estonia edit
Ethiopia edit
Fiji edit
Finland edit
France edit
- 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 edit
Georgia edit
- Georgian National Museum. Branches:
- Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi
- Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum, Akhaltsikhe
- Open Air Museum of Ethnography, Tbilisi
- Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi
- Museum of the Soviet Occupation, Tbilisi
- Dmanisi Museum-Reserve of History and Archaeology, Dmanisi
- Vani Museum-Reserve of Archaeology, Vani
- Museum of History of Tbilisi, Tbilisi
- Museum of History and Ethnography of Svaneti, Mestia
- Institute of Palaeobiology, Tbilisi[5][6]
- Sighnaghi Museum, Sighnaghi
- Bolnisi Museum, Bolnisi[7]
- Art Palace of Georgia - Museum of Cultural History
Germany edit
- 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)
- National Gallery
- National Museum of Germany (Deutsches Museum)
- New Pinakothek (Neue Pinakothek)
- Old Pinakothek (Alte Pinakothek)
Ghana edit
Greece edit
Grenada edit
Guatemala edit
Guinea edit
Guinea-Bissau edit
Guyana edit
Haiti edit
Holy See (Vatican City) edit
Hong Kong edit
Hungary edit
Iceland edit
Isle of Man edit
- Manx National Heritage (Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin)
India edit
National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[8]
- National Museum, New Delhi
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
- Indian Museum
- Government Museum, Mathura
- National Gallery of Modern Art
- Allahabad Museum
- Government Museum, Chennai
- Salar Jung Museum
- Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
- Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
- City Palace, Jaipur
- City Palace, Udaipur
- National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum
- Victoria Memorial
- Jaisalmer War Museum
- Hazarduari Palace
- Sabarmati Ashram
- Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar
- National Rail Museum, New Delhi
- Railway Museum, Mysore
- Albert Hall Museum
- Madame Tussauds Delhi
- 23 science centers under the National Council of Science Museums
- 44 site museums under the Archaeological Survey of India
Indonesia edit
Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries.
Iran edit
Iraq edit
Ireland edit
Israel edit
Italy edit
- Bargello National Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello)
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- National Archeological Museum of Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)
- National Archaeological Museum of Nuoro
- 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
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Jordan edit
Kazakhstan edit
Kenya edit
Kiribati edit
North Korea edit
South Korea edit
Kosovo edit
Kuwait edit
Kyrgyzstan edit
Laos edit
Latvia edit
Lebanon edit
Liberia edit
Libya edit
Liechtenstein edit
Lithuania edit
Luxembourg edit
Macau edit
Malawi edit
Malaysia edit
Maldives edit
Mali edit
Malta edit
Marshall Islands edit
Mauritania edit
Mexico edit
- Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology)
- Museo Nacional de Historia (National Museum of History)
- Museo Nacional de Arte (National Museum of Art)
- Museo Nacional de las Culturas (National Museum of Cultures)
- Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones (National Museum of the Interventions)
- Museo Nacional del Virreinato (National Museum of the Viceroyalty)
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Monaco edit
Mongolia edit
Montenegro edit
Morocco edit
Myanmar edit
Namibia edit
Nauru edit
Nepal edit
Netherlands edit
- Dordrechts Museum
- EYE Film Institute Netherlands
- Huis Doorn
- Kröller-Müller Museum
- Loevestein
- Mauritshuis
- Muiderslot
- Museum Boerhaave
- Museum Catharijneconvent
- Museum Meermanno
- Museum Mesdag
- National Museum of Ethnology
- Naturalis
- Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
- Paleis het Loo
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum Twenthe
- Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
- Openluchtmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Zuiderzeemuseum
New Zealand edit
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - commonly known as Te Papa or Our Place in English translation
Niger edit
- Musée National Boubou Hama, formerly National Museum of Niger
Nigeria edit
North Macedonia edit
Norway edit
Oman edit
Pakistan edit
- National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi
- Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad
- National Art Gallery, Islamabad
- Lok Virsa Museum, Islamabad
Palau edit
Panama edit
Papua New Guinea edit
Paraguay edit
Peru edit
Philippines edit
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), a government organization, operates several national museums, including:
The National Museum Complex in Manila which consists of the central museums of the NMP namely the:
The NMP also operates the following satellite museums:
- National Museum Dumaguete
- National Museum Western Visayas
- National Museum Cordillera
- National Museum Ilocos
- National Museum Cagayan Valley
- National Museum Bicol
- National Museum Eastern-Northern Mindanao
- National Museum Western-Southern Mindanao
- National Museum Batanes
- National Museum Marinduque-Romblon
- National Museum Bohol
- National Museum Sulu
- National Museum Kabayan
- National Museum Tabon Caves Site Museum
- National Museum Angono-Binangonan
Poland edit
Portugal edit
- 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 edit
Romania edit
- 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 edit
Rwanda edit
Saint Kitts and Nevis edit
Samoa edit
Saudi Arabia edit
Senegal edit
Serbia edit
Sierra Leone edit
Singapore edit
Slovakia edit
Slovenia edit
Solomon Islands edit
Somalia edit
South Africa edit
South Sudan edit
Spain edit
- 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 [9] edit
- 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
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Sudan edit
Suriname edit
Sweden edit
Switzerland edit
Syria edit
Taiwan edit
- 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 edit
Tanzania edit
Thailand edit
Togo edit
Tonga edit
Trinidad and Tobago edit
Tunisia edit
Turkey edit
Turkmenistan edit
Turks and Caicos edit
Uganda edit
Ukraine edit
United Arab Emirates edit
United Kingdom edit
England edit
Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- British Museum
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum in London
- V&A Museum of Childhood in London
- Also see 'Scotland' below
- 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
- 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
Sponsored by the Home Office
Northern Ireland edit
Scotland edit
- National Museums Scotland
- National Museum of Costume
- National Museum of Flight
- National Museum of Rural Life
- National War Museum of Scotland
- Museum of Scotland
- Royal Museum
- V&A Dundee
Wales edit
United States edit
- Atomic/Nuclear
- Department of Defense:
- Air Force:
- Army:
- Navy:
- National Security Agency:
- National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations
- 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[10]
- 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 H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
- Clinton Presidential Center
- George W. Bush Presidential Center
- Transportation
- Mariners' Museum and Park - National Maritime Museum
- National Railroad Museum
- South Street Seaport Museum - National Maritime Museum
- War Museums/Memorials
- Other
- National Airmail Museum
- National American Museum of Visionary Art
- National Aquarium
- National Building Museum
- National Children’s Museum
- National Civil Rights Museum
- National Constitution Center
- National Law Enforcement Museum
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Museum of Dentistry
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- National Nordic Museum
- National Quilt Museum
Uruguay edit
Uzbekistan edit
Vanuatu edit
Venezuela edit
Vietnam edit
Yemen edit
Zambia edit
Zimbabwe edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Types Of Museums". Britannica. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Culture, Media and Sport - Sixth Report (Report). The Culture, Media and Sport Committee. 2007.
- ^ Grosvenor, Bendor (25 November 2019). "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.
- ^ Manuvera (2014-09-09). "The Last Iranian Tiger in Georgia". kavehfarrokh.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ Farrokh, K. (2015-03-21). "Turan Tiger Hunted in Central Asia in the 1930s". kavehfarrokh.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Bolnisi Museum is open!". National Museum Website. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ ANI (27 December 2015). "Museum Reform: Ministry of Culture starts 14-point agenda". Business Standard India – 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 edit
- 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.