This list of museums in the Northern Territory, Australia 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. {, class="wikitable sortable" !, Name !, Location !, Type !, Summary , - , Adelaide House , ,

Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...

, , Medical ,
website
information, bush nursing hostel designed by John Flynn and operated by the Australian Inland Mission , - ,

Adelaide River railway station Adelaide River railway station is a former railway station on the now-closed narrow-gauge North Australia Railway, in the Northern Territory, Australia, south of the Darwin terminus of the line. Now a museum with exhibits that include buildings ...

, , Adelaide River , , Railway , , Preserved historic railway station and railway artefacts , - , Araluen Arts Centre , ,

, , Art , , Includes four galleries , - ,

Australian Aviation Heritage Centre The Darwin Aviation Museum, previously known as the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, displays aircraft and aircraft engines of relevance to the Northern Territory and aviation in Australia generally. It is located in Darwin suburb of Winne ...

, , Winnellie, Northern Territory , , Aerospace ,
website
, - , Batchelor Museum , , Batchelor , , Local history ,
website
museum under development , - , Battery Hill Mining Centre , , Tennant Creek , , Mining ,
information
information, includes underground mine tour, gold stamp, minerals museum, social history museum , - , Black Point Culture Centre , , Cobourg Peninsula , , Local history ,
information
located at the Black Point Ranger Station within the Garig Ganuk Barlu National Park , - , Central Australian Aviation Museum , ,

, , Aerospace ,
website
includes early flying doctor planes, historic aircraft and aviation memorabilia , - ,

Charles Darwin University Nursing Museum The Charles Darwin University Nursing Museum preserves and promotes nursing heritage in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. Establishment The nursing museum was ...

, , Darwin , , Nursing , , , - , Darwin Military Museum , ,

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

, , Military, , Artefacts from Darwin's military history during World War II , - , Fannie Bay Gaol , , Darwin , , Prison , , , - , Fred McKay Museum , , Alice Springs , , Biographical ,
website
information, part of St Philip's College, life and work of Rev. Fred McKay to bring medicine and education to the bushlands , - , Hartley Street School , ,

, , Education ,
website
operated by the National Trust North Territory, early 20th century school , - , Jones Store , , Newcastle Waters , , Local history ,
information
, - , Katherine Museum , , Katherine , , Local history ,
website
, - , Katherine Railway Museum , , Katherine , , Railway ,
information
, - , Larrimah Museum , , Larrimah , , Railway ,
information
railway during World War II and post-war transport history , - , Lyons Cottage , , Darwin , , Local history ,
website
{dead link, date=December 2017 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
information
, - , Mbantua Art Gallery and Cultural Museum , ,

, , Art ,
website
, - ,

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the main museum in the Northern Territory. The museum is located in the inner Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay. The MAGNT is governed by the Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the ...

, , Darwin , , Multiple , , Main museum in the Northern Territory, region's art, history, culture and natural history , - , Museum of Central Australia , , Alice Springs , , Natural history ,
website
Central Australian birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, rocks, minerals, fossils , - ,

Women's Museum of Australia The Women's Museum of Australia, formerly the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, is a museum focused on the place of women in Australian history, situated in the restored HM Gaol and Labour Prison Alice Springs building in Alice Springs, Nor ...

and Old Alice Springs Gaol, , Alice Springs , , Women's history, Old Gaol history , , Women in Australia's heritage, Old Gaol and Labour Camp stories , - ,

National Road Transport Hall of Fame The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is an Australian transport museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, owned by the Road Transport Historical Society

, , Alice Springs , , Transportation , , Trucks, military vehicles , - , National Trust Museum Pine Creek , , Pine Creek , , Local history ,
information
, - , Never Never Museum , ,

Mataranka Mataranka may refer to. * Mataranka, Northern Territory, a town and locality in Australia * Mataranka Falls, a water fall in Australia * Mataranka Hot Springs, a hot spring in Australia * Mataranka Primary School, a school – refer List of school ...

, , Local history ,
informationinformation
, - , Northern Territory Chinese Museum , , Darwin , , Ethnic,
website
operated by the Chung Wah Society, Chinese work and achievements since they first arrived as indentured labourers in 1874, located on the grounds of a Chinese temple , - , Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre , , Tennant Creek , , Art ,
website
Aboriginal art and culture , - , O'Keeffe Residence , , Katherine , , Local history ,
information
, - ,

Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is an Australian railway museum in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. It was attached to a 3 ft 6 in gauge railways, narrow-gauge tourist railway line, now closed. The Road Transport Historical S ...

, , Alice Springs , , Railway museum , , Includes a tourist railway , - , Old Police Station Museum , ,

Borroloola Borroloola ( local Aboriginal languages: ''Burrulula'') is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located on the McArthur River, about 50 km upstream from the Gulf of Carpentaria. Location Borroloola lies on the traditional c ...

, , Local history ,
information
, - , Old Timers Traeger Museum , , Alice Springs , , Local history ,
information
, - , Pine Creek railway station , , Pine Creek , , Railway , , Preserved historic railway station and railway artefacts , - , Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum , , Alice Springs , , Medical ,
website
history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service , - , The Residency, Alice Springs , , Alice Springs , , Historic house , , Home to former administrators of the Norther Territory , - , School of the Air Visitor Centre , , Alice Springs , , Education ,
website
history and methods of the School of the Air , - ,

Strehlow Research Centre The Strehlow Research Centre is a museum and cultural centre within the Museum of Central Australia, which is situated in the Araluen Cultural Precinct in the town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. History Established by t ...

, , Alice Springs , , Ethnographic , , Artefacts from the Strehlow Collection of indigenous central Australian ethnographic objects and archival materials , - , Timber Creek Police Station and Museum , , Timber Creek , , Law enforcement ,
information
also includes local history displays , - , Tuxworth-Fullwood House , , Tennant Creek , , Local history ,
information
information, former hospital building with local history displays , - , WWII Oil Storage Tunnels , , Darwin , , History ,

tours of the tunnels , -

See also