This list of museums in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

, Australia contains museums that 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. {, class="wikitable sortable" !, Name !, Location !, Type !, Summary , - , ANCA Gallery , , Dickson , , Art ,
website
gallery of the Australian National Capital Artists , - , ANU School of Art Gallery , ,

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, , Art ,
website
, - , Australian National University Classics Museum , ,

, , Archaeology ,
website
ancient art and artefacts from Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East , - ,

Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia and some conflicts involving pe ...

, , Canberra , , Military , , Museum and national memorial , - , Belconnen Arts Centre , ,

Belconnen The District of Belconnen () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), used in land administration. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Belconn ...

, , Art ,
website
, - ,

Blundell's Cottage Blundells Cottage is a heritage-listed six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in Canberra, Australia. The cottage was built by George P. Campbell in about 1858 for his ploughman William Ginn on the origi ...

, , Canberra , , Historic house , , 19th century farm cottage , - , Calthorpes' House , , Red Hill , , Historic house , , 1920s period house , - , Canberra Craft & Design Centre , , Canberra , , Art ,
website
contemporary craft and design , - , Canberra Fire Museum , , Canberra , , Firefighting ,
website
, - ,

Canberra Glassworks Canberra Glassworks is an Australian gallery in Canberra and glass art studio open to the general public to view the glass artists working. Opened in May 2007 by Jon Stanhope, it is the largest dedicated glass studio facility in Australia. Pla ...

, , Canberra , , Art , , Glass studio and gallery , - ,

Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra Museum and Gallery is an art gallery and museum in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located on London Circuit, in Civic in the centre of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February 1998. The museum houses a permanent colle ...

, , Canberra , , Multiple , , City's social history, visual arts , - ,

Canberra Railway Museum The Canberra Railway Museum is located at Kingston in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), next to Canberra railway station on the Bombala railway line. Since May 2018, Canberra Railway Museum has been the trading name of a not-for-profit ...

, , Kingston , , Railway , , Historic locomotives, passenger cars, freight vehicles, track machinery and railway memorabilia , - , Canberra Space Centre , , Tidbinbilla , , Aerospace ,
website
space, astronomy and the work of the

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is a satellite communication station, part of the Deep Space Network of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located at Tidbinbilla in the Australian Capital Territory. Opened in 1 ...

, - , CSIRO Discovery Centre , ,

Acton Acton may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Acton Australia * Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Acton, Tasmania, a suburb of Burnie * Acton Park, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, formerly known as Acton Canada ...

, , Science ,
website
Australian scientific research and technology from

CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentar ...

, - ,

Drill Hall Gallery The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

, , Acton , , Art , , Part of

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

, - , Gallery of Australia Design , , Canberra , , Art ,
website
Australian design and architecture , - ,

Lanyon Homestead Lanyon is an historic homestead and grazing property located on the southern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. History The site was first occupied following white settlement by Timothy Beard, who depastured cattle on th ...

, , Canberra , , Historic house , , 1850s period homestead , - , Mugga-Mugga , , Symonston , , Historic house ,
website
early 20th century period cottage , - , Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House , ,

Parkes Parkes may refer to: * Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation Named for Henry Parkes * Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town * Parkes Observatory, a radi ...

, , History , , Democracy and Australia's political history , - ,

National Archives of Australia The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that serves as the national archives of the nation. It collects, preserves and encourages ...

, , Canberra , , History , , Significant documents and other items , - , National Capital Exhibition , , Canberra , , Local history ,
website
city history and culture , - ,

National Dinosaur Museum The National Dinosaur Museum is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens, located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in Gold Creek Village, an area within the suburb of Nicholls. The museu ...

, , Gold Creek Village , , Natural history , , Evolution of all life with a particular focus on dinosaurs , - ,

National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ...

, ,

, , Cinema , , , - ,

National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in th ...

, , Canberra , , Art , , Includes Australian, Western, Eastern, Modern and Pacific arts, photography, crafts , - ,

National Museum of Australia The National Museum of Australia, in the national capital Canberra, preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation. It was formally established by the ''National Muse ...

, ,

, , History , , Australia's social history , - , National Portrait Gallery , , Canberra , , Art , , Portraits of prominent Australians , - ,

Royal Australian Mint The Royal Australian Mint is the sole producer of all of Australia's circulating coins and is a Commonwealth Government entity operating within the portfolio of the Treasury. The Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberr ...

, , Canberra , , Numismatic , , Mint tours, rare and historically significant coins from the National Coin Collection , - ,

Questacon Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra, Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits relating to Science, technology and society, science and ...

, , Canberra , , Science , , , - , St John's Schoolhouse Museum , ,

Reid Reid is a surname of Scottish origin. It means "red". People with the surname * Alan Reid (disambiguation) * Alex Reid (disambiguation), includes Alexander Reid * Amanda Reid, Australian Paralympic athlete * Amanda Reid (taxonomist), Australia ...

, , Education ,
website
Canberra's first schoolhouse, located at

St John the Baptist Church, Reid St John the Baptist Church is an Australian Anglican church in the Canberra suburb of Reid in the Australian Capital Territory. The church is located at the corner of Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue, adjacent to the Parliamentary Triangl ...

, - ,

Tuggeranong Arts Centre Tuggeranong Arts Centre is a purpose-built centre located on the shores of Lake Tuggeranong, in the town centre of Tuggeranong, a southern suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. ...

, ,

Tuggeranong The District of Tuggeranong () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost town cent ...

, , Art , , Performing and visual arts centre , -

See also