List of national museums

The Government Museum Complex in Chennai, which also houses the National Art Gallery and the Connemara Public Library.

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

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Albania

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The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:

Algeria

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Angola

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Argentina

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

Armenia

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Australia

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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

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Azerbaijan

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Bahamas

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Bahrain

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Bangladesh

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Barbados

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Belarus

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Belgium

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

Belize

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Bhutan

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Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Botswana

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Brazil

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Brunei

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The government of Brunei operates several museums including:

Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso

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Burundi

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Cambodia

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Canada

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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

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Chad

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Chile

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China

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Colombia

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Comoros

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Costa Rica

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Croatia

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Cuba

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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Egypt

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Eritrea

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Estonia

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Ethiopia

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Fiji

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Finland

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France

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Gambia

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Georgia

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Germany

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Ghana

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Greece

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Grenada

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Guatemala

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Holy See (Vatican City)

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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Isle of Man

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India

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

Indonesia

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

Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Israel

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Italy

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Japan

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kiribati

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North Korea

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South Korea

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Kosovo

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Laos

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Latvia

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Lebanon

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Liberia

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Libya

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Liechtenstein

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macau

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Malawi

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mali

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Malta

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Marshall Islands

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Mauritania

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Mexico

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Moldova

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Monaco

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Mongolia

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Montenegro

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Morocco

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Myanmar

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Namibia

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Nauru

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Nepal

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Niger

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Nigeria

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North Macedonia

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Norway

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palau

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Panama

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Papua New Guinea

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Philippines

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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

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Portugal

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Qatar

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Romania

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Russia

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Rwanda

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Samoa

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Saudi Arabia

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Senegal

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Serbia

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Sierra Leone

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Singapore

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Solomon Islands

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Somalia

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South Africa

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South Sudan

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Spain

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Catalonia [9]

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Sri Lanka

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Sudan

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Suriname

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Syria

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Taiwan

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Thailand

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Togo

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Tonga

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Turkmenistan

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Turks and Caicos

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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England

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Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sponsored by Ministry of Defence

Sponsored by the Home Office

Northern Ireland

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Scotland

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Wales

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United States

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Uruguay

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Uzbekistan

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Vanuatu

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Yemen

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Types Of Museums". Britannica. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Culture, Media and Sport - Sixth Report (Report). The Culture, Media and Sport Committee. 2007.
  3. ^ Grosvenor, Bendor (25 November 2019). "Could national museums in the UK do more to be truly national?". Apollo. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Inicio - Museo Histórico Nacional". mhn.gob.cl. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ Manuvera (2014-09-09). "The Last Iranian Tiger in Georgia". kavehfarrokh.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  6. ^ Farrokh, K. (2015-03-21). "Turan Tiger Hunted in Central Asia in the 1930s". kavehfarrokh.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. ^ "Bolnisi Museum is open!". National Museum Website. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ ANI (27 December 2015). "Museum Reform: Ministry of Culture starts 14-point agenda". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  9. ^ "National Museums" (in Catalan). Government of Catalonia. Department of Culture.
  10. ^ "Home | National Museum of American History". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

Further reading

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