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:
Albania[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
Azerbaijan[edit | edit source]
Bahrain[edit | edit source]
Bangladesh[edit | edit source]
Belarus[edit | edit source]
Belgium[edit | edit source]
The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations:
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit | edit source]
- Bosnian and Herzegovinian Museum of Literature
- Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
The government of Brunei operates several museums including:
Bulgaria[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Cambodia[edit | edit source]
Canada[edit | edit source]
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.
Chad[edit | edit source]
- Chad National Museum (Musee National N'Djamena)
Chile[edit | edit source]
- National Air and Space Museum (Santiago)
- National History Museum (Santiago)[4]
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Santiago)
- National Museum of Natural History (Santiago)
China[edit | edit source]
- National Art Museum of China
- Palace Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of China
- Henan Museum
Colombia[edit | edit source]
Comoros[edit | edit source]
Costa Rica[edit | edit source]
Cyprus[edit | edit source]
Czech Republic[edit | edit source]
Denmark[edit | edit source]
Djibouti[edit | edit source]
Eritrea[edit | edit source]
Estonia[edit | edit source]
Ethiopia[edit | edit source]
Finland[edit | edit source]
France[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
Germany[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Greece[edit | edit source]
- Athens War Museum
- National Archaeological Museum, Athens
- National Gallery
- National Historical Museum, Athens
- State Museum of Contemporary Arts
Guatemala[edit | edit source]
Guyana[edit | edit source]
Holy See (Vatican City)[edit | edit source]
- Vatican Museums
- Vatican Library
- Vatican Secret Archives
- Saint Peter's Basilica
- Apostolic Palace
- Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
- Sistine Chapel
Hong Kong[edit | edit source]
Hungary[edit | edit source]
Iceland[edit | edit source]
Isle of Man[edit | edit source]
- Manx National Heritage (Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin)
India[edit | edit source]
National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[5]
- 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 | edit source]
- Indonesia Museum
- National Museum of Indonesia (Museum Nasional or Museum Gajah)
- National Gallery of Indonesia
- National Press Monument
- Jogja National Museum
Iran[edit | edit source]
Iraq[edit | edit source]
Ireland[edit | edit source]
Israel[edit | edit source]
Italy[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
- Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art
- National Museum of Nature and Science
- National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)
- National Museum of Japanese History
- National Showa Memorial Museum
Kenya[edit | edit source]
Korea[edit | edit source]
Kuwait[edit | edit source]
- Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum in Kuwait City
- Kuwait National Museum
- Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum
Latvia[edit | edit source]
Lebanon[edit | edit source]
Libya[edit | edit source]
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Lithuania[edit | edit source]
Luxembourg[edit | edit source]
- National Museum of History and Art, in Luxembourg City
- National Museum of Military History, in Diekirch
- National Museum of Natural History, in Luxembourg City
Macau[edit | edit source]
Malaysia[edit | edit source]
Maldives[edit | edit source]
Mali[edit | edit source]
Malta[edit | edit source]
- National Museum of Archaeology
- National Museum of Ethnography
- National Museum of Fine Arts
- National Museum of Natural History
- National War Museum
Mauritania[edit | edit source]
Mexico[edit | edit source]
- Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology)
- Museo Nacional de Historia (National Museum of History)
Myanmar[edit | edit source]
Namibia[edit | edit source]
Nepal[edit | edit source]
Netherlands[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - commonly known as Te Papa or Our Place in English translation
Niger[edit | edit source]
- Musée National Boubou Hama, formerly National Museum of Niger
Norway[edit | edit source]
Pakistan[edit | edit source]
Palau[edit | edit source]
Papua New Guinea[edit | edit source]
Peru[edit | edit source]
Philippines[edit | edit source]
Poland[edit | edit source]
- National Museum, Kraków
- National Museum, Gdańsk
- National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk
- National Museum, Lublin
- National Museum, Poznań
- National Museum, Szczecin
- National Museum, Warsaw
- National Museum, Wrocław
Portugal[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
Romania[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
Saudi Arabia[edit | edit source]
Serbia[edit | edit source]
Sierra Leone[edit | edit source]
Singapore[edit | edit source]
Slovakia[edit | edit source]
Somalia[edit | edit source]
South Africa[edit | edit source]
- South African National Museum of Military History
- Iziko South African Museum
- Ditsong Museums of South Africa
- National Museum, Bloemfontein
- National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
South Sudan[edit | edit source]
Spain[edit | edit source]
- 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][edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- National Museum of Colombo
- National Museum Galle
- National Museum Kandy
- National Museum Maritime
- National Museum Ratnapura
Sudan[edit | edit source]
Suriname[edit | edit source]
Sweden[edit | edit source]
Switzerland[edit | edit source]
Syria[edit | edit source]
Taiwan[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
Thailand[edit | edit source]
Trinidad and Tobago[edit | edit source]
Turks and Caicos[edit | edit source]
Ukraine[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
England[edit | edit source]
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
- 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 | edit source]
Scotland[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Atomic/Nuclear
- Department of Defense:
- Air Force:
- Army:
- Navy:
- National Security Agency:
- 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
- Mariners' Museum and Park - National Maritime Museum
- National Railroad Museum
- War Museums/Memorials
- Other
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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 català). Government of Catalonia. Department of Culture.
- ↑ "Home | National Museum of American History". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- 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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