List of national museums

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A '''national museum''' is a [[museum]] maintained and funded by a [[Central government|national government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Types Of Museums |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/museum-cultural-institution/Types-of-museums |website=Britannica |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> In many countries it denotes a museum run by the [[central government]], while other museums are run by regional or local governments.<ref>{{cite report |title=Culture, Media and Sport - Sixth Report |publisher=The Culture, Media and Sport Committee |date=2007}}</ref> In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by the central government.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Bendor |title=Could national museums in the UK do more to be truly national? |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/national-museums-uk-more-truly-national/ |website=Apollo |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>

The following is an incomplete list of national museums:
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==Albania==
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==
The [[Ministry of Culture (Argentina)|Argentinian Ministry of Culture]] operates several national museums, including:

*[[Casa de Tucumán|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]]
*[[Cabildo of Buenos Aires |National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution]]
*[[Sarmiento Historical Museum]]

==Australia==
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==
* [[Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna]]
* [[Natural History Museum, Vienna]]

==Azerbaijan==
* [[National Art Museum of Azerbaijan]]
* [[National Museum of History of Azerbaijan]]

==Bahrain==
* [[Bahrain National Museum]]

==Bangladesh==
* [[Bangladesh National Museum]]

==Belarus==
* [[Belarusian National Arts Museum]]
* [[Belarusian National History Museum]]

==Belgium==
The [[Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy|Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming]] in Belgium operates several museum associations:
* [[Royal Museums of Art and History]]
* [[Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium]]

==Bosnia and Herzegovina==
* [[Bosnian and Herzegovinian Museum of Literature]]
* [[Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]

==Brazil==
* [[National Historical Museum (Brazil)|National Historical Museum, Brazil]] (''Museu Histórico Nacional'')
* [[National Museum of Brazil]] (''Museu Nacional'')
* [[Museu Nacional de Belas Artes|National Museum of Fine Arts]] (''Museu Nacional de Belas Artes'')
* [[Cultural Complex of the Republic|National Museum of the Republic]] (''Museu Nacional da República'')

==Brunei==
The government of Brunei operates several museums including:
* [[Brunei Museum]]
* [[Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum]]
* [[Malay Technology Museum]]
* [[Royal Regalia Museum]]

==Bulgaria==
* [[National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria|National Archaeological Museum]]
* [[National Historical Museum, Bulgaria|National Historical Museum]]
* [[National Art Gallery, Bulgaria|National Art Gallery]]
* [[National Gallery for Foreign Art]]
* [[National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria)|National Museum of Natural History]]
* [[Earth and Man National Museum]]
* [[National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)|National Museum of Military History]]
* [[National Transport Museum, Bulgaria|National Transport Museum]]

==Burkina Faso==
* [[National Museum of Music]]

==Cambodia==
* [[National Museum of Cambodia]]
* [[Angkor National Museum]]

==Canada==
The following are [[national museums of Canada]], established by the federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous [[Crown corporations in Canada|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:
* [[Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography]]
* [[Canadian Postal Museum]]

In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own [[Provincial and territorial museums of Canada|provincial and territorial museums]].

==Chad==
* [[Chad National Museum]] (''Musee National N'Djamena'')

==Chile==
* [[National Air and Space Museum (Santiago, Chile)|National Air and Space Museum]] (Santiago)
* National History Museum (Santiago)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mhn.gob.cl/sitio/|title=Inicio - Museo Histórico Nacional|website=mhn.gob.cl|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref>
* [[National Museum of Fine Arts (Santiago, Chile)|National Museum of Fine Arts]] (Santiago)
* [[National Museum of Natural History (Santiago, Chile)|National Museum of Natural History]] (Santiago)


==China==
* [[National Art Museum of China]]
* [[Palace Museum]]
* [[Beijing Museum of Natural History]]
* [[National Museum of China]]
* [[Henan Museum]]

==Colombia==
* [[Colombian National Museum]]

==Comoros==
* [[National Museum of Comoros]]

==Costa Rica==
* [[National Museum of Costa Rica]]

==Cyprus==
* [[Cyprus Museum]]

==Czech Republic==
* [[National Gallery Prague]]
* [[National Museum (Prague)|National Museum]], Prague

==Denmark==
* [[National Museum of Denmark]]

==Djibouti==
* [[Djibouti Museum]]

==Eritrea==
* [[National Museum of Eritrea]]

==Estonia==
* [[Art Museum of Estonia]]
* [[Estonian National Museum]]

==Ethiopia==
* [[National Museum of Ethiopia]]

==Finland==
* [[Ateneum]]
* [[Finnish Museum of Natural History]]
* [[Kiasma]]
* [[National Museum of Finland]]
* [[Sinebrychoff Art Museum]]

==France==
* [[Centre Georges Pompidou]] (''[[Musée National d'Art Moderne]]'')
* [[Musée de l'Armée]]
* [[Musée Camille Claudel]]
* [[Musée de Cluny|Musée de Cluny - National Museum of the Middle-Ages]] (''[[Musée de Cluny|Musée National du Moyen-Age]]'')
* [[Musée du Louvre]]
* [[Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations]] (''MuCEM'')
* [[Musée d'Orsay]]
* [[Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace|Museum of Air and Space]] (''[[Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace]]'')
* [[Muséum national d'histoire naturelle|Museum of Natural History]] (''[[Muséum national d'histoire naturelle]]'')
* [[Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie|Museum of Science and Industry]] (''[[Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie]]'')
* [[Musée national de la Marine|National Navy Museum]] (''[[Musée national de la Marine]]'')
* [[Musée Français du Chemin de Fer|National Railway Museum]] (''[[Musée Français du Chemin de Fer]]'')

==Gambia==
* [[Gambia National Museum|National Museum]]

==Germany==
* [[Bavarian National Museum]]
* [[Deutsches Historisches Museum|German Historical Museum]]
* [[German Museum of Technology (Berlin)|German Museum of Technology]] (''[[German Museum of Technology (Berlin)|Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin]]'')
* [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum|German National Museum]] (''[[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]]'')
* [[Glyptothek]]
* The [[Max Planck Institutes]]
* [[Pinakothek der Moderne|Modern Art Museum]] (''[[Pinakothek der Moderne]]'')
* [[Museum Wiesbaden]]
* [[National Gallery (Berlin)|National Gallery]]
* [[Deutsches Museum|National Museum of Germany]] (''[[Deutsches Museum]]'')
* [[Neue Pinakothek|New Pinakothek]] (''[[Neue Pinakothek]]'')
* [[Alte Pinakothek|Old Pinakothek]] (''[[Alte Pinakothek]]'')

==Ghana==
* [[National Museum of Ghana]]

==Greece==
* [[Athens War Museum]]
*[[National Archaeological Museum, Athens]]
* [[National Gallery (Athens)|National Gallery]]
*[[National Historical Museum, Athens]]
* [[State Museum of Contemporary Arts]]

==Guatemala==
* [[Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida"]]

==Guyana==
* [[National Museum of Guyana]]

==Holy See (Vatican City)==
* [[Vatican Museums]]
* [[Vatican Library]]
* [[Vatican Secret Archives]]
* [[Saint Peter's Basilica]]
* [[Apostolic Palace]]
* [[Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran]]
* [[Sistine Chapel]]
==Hong Kong==
* [[Hong Kong Museum of History]]
* [[Hong Kong Heritage Museum]]

==Hungary==
* [[Hungarian National Museum]]
* [[Hungarian National Gallery]]

==Iceland==
* [[National Gallery of Iceland]]
* [[National Museum of Iceland]]

==Isle of Man==
* [[Manx National Heritage]] (''Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin'')

==India==
National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/museum-reform-ministry-of-culture-starts-14-point-agenda-115122700440_1.html|title=Museum Reform: Ministry of Culture starts 14-point agenda|last=ANI|date=27 December 2015|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

* [[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 (India)|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==
* [[Indonesia Museum]]
* [[National Museum of Indonesia]] (''[[Museum Nasional]] or [[Museum Gajah]]'')
* [[National Gallery of Indonesia]]
* [[National Press Monument]]
* [[Jogja National Museum]]

==Iran==
* [[National Museum of Iran]]

==Iraq==
* [[National Museum of Iraq]]

==Ireland==
* [[Irish Museum of Modern Art]]
* [[National Gallery of Ireland]]
* [[National Museum of Ireland]]

==Israel==
* [[Israel Museum]]

==Italy==
* [[Bargello Museum|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'')
* [[Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica|National Gallery of Ancient Art]] (''Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica'')
* [[Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna|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==
* [[National Institutes for Cultural Heritage]]
** [[Tokyo National Museum]]
** [[Kyoto National Museum]]
** [[Nara National Museum]]
** [[Kyushu National Museum]]
* [[Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art]]
** [[National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo]]
** [[National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto]]
** [[National Museum of Western Art]]
** [[National Museum of Art, Osaka]]
** [[National Art Center, Tokyo]]
** [[National Film Archive of Japan]]
* [[National Museum of Nature and Science]]
* [[National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)]]
* [[National Museum of Japanese History]]
* [[National Showa Memorial Museum]]

==Kenya==
* [[National Museums of Kenya]]

==Korea==
* [[National Museum of Korea]]
** [[Buyeo National Museum]]
** [[Cheongju National Museum]]
** [[Chuncheon National Museum]]
** [[Daegu National Museum]]
** [[Gimhae National Museum]]
** [[Gongju National Museum]]
** [[Gwangju National Museum]]
** [[Gyeongju National Museum]]
** [[Jeju National Museum]]
** [[Jeonju National Museum]]
** [[Jinju National Museum]]
* [[National Folk Museum of Korea]]
* [[National Palace Museum of Korea]]

==Kuwait==
* [[Al-Hashemi-II|Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum]] in [[Kuwait City]]
* [[Kuwait National Museum]]
* [[Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum]]

==Latvia==
* [[Latvian National Museum of Art]]

==Lebanon==
* [[National Museum of Beirut]]

==Libya==
{{see also|List of museums in Libya}}
{{empty section|date=May 2021}}

==Lithuania==
{{see also|List of museums in Lithuania}}
* [[National Museum of Lithuania]]

==Luxembourg==
* [[National Museum of History and Art]], in Luxembourg City
* [[National Museum of Military History (Luxembourg)|National Museum of Military History]], in Diekirch
* [[National Museum of Natural History (Luxembourg)|National Museum of Natural History]], in Luxembourg City

== Macau ==
* [[Museum of Macau]]
==Malaysia==
* [[Muzium Negara]]
*[[National History Museum (Malaysia)|Muzium Sejarah Nasional]]

==Maldives==
* [[National Museum (Maldives)|National Museum]]

==Mali==
* [[National Museum of Mali]]

==Malta==
* [[National Museum of Archaeology, Malta|National Museum of Archaeology]]
* [[Inquisitor's Palace|National Museum of Ethnography]]
* [[National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta|National Museum of Fine Arts]]
* [[National Museum of Natural History (Malta)|National Museum of Natural History]]
* [[National War Museum (Malta)|National War Museum]]

==Mauritania==
* [[National Museum of Mauritania]]

==Mexico==
* [[Museo Nacional de Antropología]] (''National Museum of Anthropology'')
* [[Museo Nacional de Historia]] (''National Museum of History'')

==Myanmar==
* [[National Museum Nay Pyi Taw]]
* [[National Museum of Myanmar]]

==Namibia==
* [[National Museum of Namibia]]
** [[Alte Feste]]
** [[Owela Museum]]
* [[Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia)|Independence Memorial Museum]]

==Nepal==
* [[National Museum of Nepal]]

==Netherlands==
* [[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 (Netherlands)|National Museum of Ethnology]]
* [[Naturalis]]
* [[Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum]]
* [[Paleis het Loo]]
* [[Rijksmuseum Amsterdam]]
* [[Rijksmuseum Twenthe]]
* [[Rijksmuseum van Oudheden]]
* [[Openluchtmuseum]]
* [[Van Gogh Museum]]
* [[Zuiderzeemuseum]]

==New Zealand==
* [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]] - commonly known as ''Te Papa'' or ''Our Place'' in English translation

==Niger==
* [[Musée National Boubou Hama]], formerly National Museum of Niger

==Norway==
* [[National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design]]

==Pakistan==
* [[National Museum of Pakistan]], [[Karachi]]

==Palau==
* [[Belau National Museum]], [[Koror]]

==Papua New Guinea==
* [[Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery]], [[Port Moresby]]

==Peru==
* [[Museum of the Nation]]
* [[National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru]]

==Philippines==
*[[National Museum of the Philippines]]
**[[National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)|National Museum of Anthropology]]
**[[National Museum of Fine Arts (Manila)|National Museum of Fine Arts]]
**[[National Museum of Natural History (Manila)|National Museum of Natural History]]
**[[National Planetarium (Manila)|National Planetarium]]

==Poland==
{{main|National Museum of Poland}}
* [[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==
* [[Museu do Ar|Air Museum]], part of the [[Portuguese Air Force]]
* [[Grão Vasco National Museum]]
* [[Museu Militar do Porto|Porto Military Museum]], part of the [[Portuguese Army]]
* [[National Archaeology Museum, Portugal|National Archaeology Museum]]
* [[National Azulejo Museum]]
* [[National Coach Museum]]
* [[National Museum of Ancient Art]]
* [[National Museum of Contemporary Art (Portugal)|National Museum of Contemporary Art of Chiado]]
* [[National Museum of Costume (Portugal)|National Museum of Costume and Fashion]]
* [[National Museum of Ethnology (Portugal)|National Museum of Ethnology]], it includes the [[Museu de Arte Popular|Popular Art Museum]]
* [[National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon|National Museum of Natural History and Science]], part of the [[University of Lisbon]]
* [[National Museum Machado de Castro]]
* [[National Museum Soares dos Reis]]
* [[Museu Nacional da Música|National Music Museum]]
* [[National Railway Museum (Portugal)|National Railway Museum]]
* [[National Theatre and Dance Museum]]
* [[Navy Museum (Portugal)|Navy Museum]], part of the [[Portuguese Navy]]

==Qatar==
* [[Qatar National Museum]]

==Romania==
* [[ASTRA National Museum Complex|ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization]] (''[[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Muzeul Civilizaţiei Populare Tradiţionale]]'')
* [[ASTRA National Museum Complex|ASTRA Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation]] (''[[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Muzeul Civilizaţiei Transilvane]]'')
* [[Brukenthal National Museum]]
* [[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Emil Sigerus Museum of Saxon Ethnography and Folk Art]] (''[[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Muzeul de Etnografie şi Artă Populară Săsească ASTRA]]'')
* [[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Franz Binder Museum of Universal Ethnography]] (''[[ASTRA National Museum Complex|Muzeul de Etnografie Universală ASTRA]]'')
* [[National History Museum of Romania]]
* [[National Military Museum, Romania]] (''Muzeul Militar Naţional'')
* [[National Museum of Art of Romania]]

==Russia==
* [[State Historical Museum]]
* [[Russian Museum]]

==Saudi Arabia==
* [[National Museum of Saudi Arabia]]

==Serbia==
* [[National Museum of Serbia]]

==Sierra Leone==
* [[Sierra Leone National Museum]]

==Singapore==
* [[National Museum of Singapore]]

==Slovakia==
* [[Slovak National Museum]]
*[[Trebišov#National History Museum|Slovak National History Museum]]

==Somalia==
* [[National Museum of Somalia]]

==South Africa==
* [[South African National Museum of Military History]]
* [[Iziko South African Museum]]
* [[Ditsong Museums of South Africa]]
**includes [[Ditsong National Museum of Natural History]] and [[Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History]]
* [[National Museum, Bloemfontein]]
* [[National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre]]

==South Sudan==
* [[South Sudan National Museum]]

==Spain==
* [[National Archaeological Museum, Madrid|National Archaeological Museum]], Madrid
* [[Casa de Cervantes|Cervantes' House Museum]], Valladolid
* [[Museo Casa de la Moneda (Madrid)|Museum of the Royal Mint]], Madrid
* [[Museum Cerralbo]], Madrid
* [[Museo del Aire (Madrid)|Aeronautical and Astronautical Museum]], Madrid
* [[Museum of the Americas (Madrid)|Museum of the Americas]], Madrid
* [[Army Museum of Toledo|Museum of the Army]], Toledo
* [[Catalonia Railway Museum]], Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)
* [[Railway Museum (Madrid)|Railway Museum]], Madrid
* [[El Greco Museum, Toledo|El Greco Museum]], Toledo
* [[Museum of Romanticism (Madrid)|National Museum of Romanticism]], Madrid
* [[Museo del Traje|Museum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center]], Madrid
* [[Museo Geominero|Geomineral Museum]], Madrid
* [[Lázaro Galdiano Museum]], Madrid
* [[Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía|Queen Sofía Art Center National Museum]], Madrid
* [[Museo Nacional de Antropología (Madrid)|National Museum of Anthropology]], Madrid
* [[National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology]], Cartagena (Murcia)
* [[National Museum of Roman Art]], Mérida (Badajoz)
* [[Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas|National Museum of Decorative Arts]], Madrid
* [[González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts]], Valencia
* [[National Museum of Science and Technology (Spain)|National Museum of Science and Technology]], La Coruña and Alcobendas (Madrid)
* [[Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales|National Museum of Natural Sciences]], Madrid
* [[Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid|National Museum of Sculpture]], Valladolid
* [[Museo del Prado|Prado National Museum]], Madrid
* [[National Museum of Theatre]], Almagro (Ciudad Real)
* [[Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum|Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum]], Madrid
* [[National Museum and Research Center of Altamira]], Santillana del Mar (Cantabria)
* [[Naval Museum of Madrid|Naval Museum]], Madrid
* [[Sephardic Museum]], Toledo
* [[Sorolla Museum]], Madrid
* [[Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid|Royal Botanical Garden]], Madrid

=== Catalonia <ref>{{cite news |title=National Museums |url=https://cultura.gencat.cat/ca/temes/museus/museus-de-catalunya/museus_nacionals/ |agency=Department of Culture |publisher=[[Generalitat de Catalunya|Government of Catalonia]] |language=ca}}</ref> ===
* [[National Art Museum of Catalonia]] (MNAC), Barcelona
* [[mNACTEC|National Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia]] (mNACTEC), Terrassa
* [[Archaeological Museum of Catalonia]] (MAC), Barcelona, Empúries, Girona, Olèrdola and Ullastret

==Sri Lanka==
* [[Colombo National Museum|National Museum of Colombo]]
* [[National Museum Galle]]
* [[National Museum Kandy]]
* [[National Maritime Museum (Galle)|National Museum Maritime]]
* [[National Museum Ratnapura]]

==Sudan==
* [[National Museum of Sudan]]

== Suriname ==
* [[Surinaams Museum]]

==Sweden==
* [[Nationalmuseum]]

==Switzerland==
* [[Swiss National Museum]] (''[[Swiss National Museum|Landesmuseum]]'')

==Syria==
* [[National Museum of Damascus]]

==Taiwan==
* [[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 (Taiwan)|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==
* [[Tajikistan National Museum]]

==Thailand==
{{main|National museums of Thailand}}

==Trinidad and Tobago==
* [[National Museum and Art Gallery, Trinidad|National Museum and Art Gallery]]

==Turks and Caicos==
* [[Turks and Caicos National Museum]]

==Ukraine==
* [[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==
{{main|National Museums of the United Kingdom}}

===England===
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]]
** [[World Museum]]
** [[Walker Art Gallery]]
** [[Merseyside Maritime Museum]]
** [[The Piermaster's House]]
** [[International Slavery Museum]]
** [[Lady Lever Art Gallery]]
** [[Sudley House]]
** [[Museum of Liverpool]]
** [[National Conservation Centre]]
* [[Royal Armouries]]
** [[Royal Armouries Museum]] in [[Leeds]]
** [[Tower of London]] in London
** [[Fort_Nelson,_Hampshire|Fort Nelson]] in [[Portsmouth]]
* [[Science Museum Group]]
** The [[Science Museum, London|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]]
** [[Natural History Museum at Tring]], [[Tring]]
* [[Geffrye Museum]]
*[[National Coal Mining Museum for England|National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield]]
* [[National Gallery]]
* [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]]
* [[Royal Museums Greenwich]]

Sponsored by [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]
* [[National Army Museum]]
* [[National Museum of the Royal Navy]]
* [[Royal Air Force Museum]]

Sponsored by the [[Home Office]]
* [[Border Force National Museum]]

===Northern Ireland===
* [[Armagh County Museum]]
* [[Ulster-American Folk Park]]
* [[Ulster Folk and Transport Museum]]
* [[Ulster Museum]]

===Scotland===
* [[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===
* [[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==


* Atomic/Nuclear
** [[National Atomic Testing Museum]]
** [[National Museum of Nuclear Science & History]]
* Department of Defense:
** Air Force:
*** [[Air Force Armament Museum]]
*** [[Air Mobility Command Museum]] 
*** [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]]
*** [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]]
*** [[Strategic Air and Space Museum]]
** Army:
*** [[National Museum of Health and Medicine]] 
*** [[National Museum of the United States Army]]
*** [[Rock Island Arsenal Museum]]
*** [[United States Military Academy#West Point Museum|West Point Museum]]
** Navy:
*** [[National Museum of the Marine Corps]]
*** [[National Museum of the United States Navy]]
*** [[National Naval Aviation Museum]]
*** [[National Museum of the American Sailor]]
*** [[National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum]]
*** [[Naval War College Museum]]
*** [[Submarine Force Library and Museum]]
** National Security Agency:
*** [[National Cryptologic Museum]]
* Central Intelligence Agency:
** [[CIA Museum]]
* Department of Homeland Security
** [[United States Coast Guard Museum]]
* [[National Gallery of Art]]
* [[Smithsonian Institution]]: 
**[[Smithsonian American Art Museum|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]]
*** [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]]
** [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]]
** [[National Museum of African Art]]
** [[National Museum of the American Indian]]
** [[National Museum of American History]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/|title=Home {{!}} National Museum of American History|website=americanhistory.si.edu|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref>
** [[National Museum of Natural History]]
** [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]]
** [[National Postal Museum]]
** [[National Zoological Park (United States)|National Zoological Park]]

* [[Presidential library|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
**[[National Veterans Memorial and Museum]]
** [[National Civil War Museum]]
** [[National Museum of the Pacific War]]
** [[Liberty Memorial#The National World War One Museum|National World War I Museum]]
** [[The National WWII Museum|National World War II Museum]]
* Other
**[[National Museum of Wildlife Art]]
** [[National Civil Rights Museum]]
** [[National Constitution Center]]
** [[National Museum of Dentistry]]
** [[National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum]]
** [[National Building Museum]]
** [[National Quilt Museum]]
** [[National Nordic Museum]]
** [[National Law Enforcement Museum]]
** [[National Airmail Museum]]


==See also==
* [[List of museums]]
* [[List of national archives]]
* [[List of national libraries]]
* [[List of national galleries]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite book|last1=Silverman|first1=Raymond|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1259323561|title=National museums in Africa. Identity, history and politics.|last2=Abungu|first2=George|last3=Probst|first3=Peter|date=2021|publisher=Routledge|year=2021|isbn=978-1-000-42864-3|location=Milton|pages=284|oclc=1259323561}}

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