This list of museums in Yukon, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Name | Image | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary | |
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First Nations | information | |||||
Multiple | website, information, area history, early medical instruments, wildlife, geology and local permafrost studies | |||||
Multiple | website, history, geology and wildlife | |||||
Natural history | website, store with wildlife diorama museum | |||||
First Nations | information | |||||
History | website, includes pioneer Robert Service Cabin, costumed tours of town's historic buildings and gold rush history | |||||
History | website, local history, including geology, pre-history, First Nations, early exploration, the gold rush, gold mining and the birth and development of Dawson City | |||||
First Nations | website, early 20th century photos of Tlingit culture, ceremonial artifacts, tools, local history | |||||
Biographical | information, memorabilia and replica of author Jack London's cabin | |||||
Mining | website, gold and silver mining | |||||
Art | website | |||||
Natural history | information, animals, plants, birds, First Nations artifacts | |||||
Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre | Whitehorse | Art and culture | ||||
Railway | Historic railway and copper mining | |||||
History | website, Yukon history and culture | |||||
Science | website, science and folklore of the aurora borealis | |||||
History | information, history and culture of area missionaries, whalers, explorers and Yukon First Nations | |||||
Maritime | Sternwheeler museum ship | |||||
First Nations | information | |||||
First Nations | information | |||||
Art | Includes an exhibit gallery | |||||
Natural history | Fossils, area pre-history, plants and animals | |||||
Transportation | website, impact of different transportation methods on Yukon's history, development, industry and culture |