List of national museums explained

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

Albania

The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including:

Armenia

Australia

The Australian Government operates several national museums through its various departments, including:

In addition, a number of states in Australia also operate "national museums". These include:

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations:

Belize

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

The government of Brunei operates several museums including:

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Canada

The following are national museums of Canada, established by the federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous Crown corporation:

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

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Holy See (Vatican City)

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Isle of Man

India

National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[8]

Indonesia

Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries.

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

North Korea

South Korea

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Liberia

Libya

See also: List of museums in Libya.

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

See also: List of museums in Lithuania.

Luxembourg

Macau

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

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:

Poland

See main article: National Museum of Poland.

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

Catalonia [10]

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

See main article: National museums of Thailand.

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Turks and Caicos

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

See main article: National Museums of the United Kingdom.

England

Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sponsored by Ministry of Defence

Sponsored by the Home Office

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Types Of Museums . Britannica . 6 May 2021.
  2. Culture, Media and Sport - Sixth Report . The Culture, Media and Sport Committee . 2007.
  3. Web site: Grosvenor . Bendor . Could national museums in the UK do more to be truly national? . Apollo . 25 November 2019 . 6 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Inicio - Museo Histórico Nacional. mhn.gob.cl. 2019-04-28.
  5. Web site: The Last Iranian Tiger in Georgia . Manuvera . kavehfarrokh.com . 2014-09-09 . 2017-05-19.
  6. Web site: Turan Tiger Hunted in Central Asia in the 1930s . Farrokh, K. . kavehfarrokh.com . 2015-03-21 . 2017-05-19.
  7. Web site: Bolnisi Museum is open! . National Museum Website . 31 May 2022.
  8. News: Museum Reform: Ministry of Culture starts 14-point agenda. ANI. Business Standard India . 27 December 2015. Business Standard.
  9. Web site: 2017-05-07. Shams Palace Not Yet Under ICHHTO Ownership. 2021-04-07. Financial Tribune. En.
  10. News: National Museums . Department of Culture . . ca.
  11. Web site: Home National Museum of American History. americanhistory.si.edu. 2019-04-28.