List of museums in the Australian Capital Territory

This list of museums in the Australian Capital Territory, 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.

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Name Location Type Summary
ANCA GalleryDicksonArtwebsite, gallery of the Australian National Capital Artists
ANU School of Art GalleryCanberraArtwebsite
Australian National University Classics MuseumCanberraArchaeologywebsite, ancient art and artefacts from Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East
Australian War MemorialCanberraMilitaryMuseum and national memorial
Belconnen Arts CentreBelconnenArtwebsite
Blundell's CottageCanberraHistoric house19th century farm cottage
Calthorpes' HouseRed HillHistoric house1920s period house
Canberra Craft & Design CentreCanberraArtwebsite, contemporary craft and design
Canberra Fire MuseumCanberraFirefightingwebsite
Canberra GlassworksCanberraArtGlass studio and gallery
Canberra Museum and GalleryCanberraMultipleCity's social history, visual arts
Canberra Railway MuseumKingstonRailwayHistoric locomotives, passenger cars, freight vehicles, track machinery and railway memorabilia
Canberra Space CentreTidbinbillaAerospacewebsite, space, astronomy and the work of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
CSIRO Discovery CentreActonSciencewebsite, Australian scientific research and technology from CSIRO
Drill Hall GalleryActonArtwebsite, part of Australian National University
Gallery of Australia DesignCanberraArtwebsite, Australian design and architecture
Lanyon HomesteadCanberraHistoric house1850s period homestead
Mugga-MuggaSymonstonHistoric housewebsite, early 20th century period cottage
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament HouseParkesHistoryDemocracy and Australia's political history
National Archives of AustraliaCanberraHistorySignificant documents and other items
National Capital ExhibitionCanberraLocal historywebsite, city history and culture
National Dinosaur MuseumGold Creek VillageNatural historyEvolution of all life with a particular focus on dinosaurs
National Film and Sound ArchiveActonCinema
National Gallery of AustraliaCanberraArtIncludes Australian, Western, Eastern, Modern and Pacific arts, photography, crafts
National Museum of AustraliaActonHistoryAustralia's social history
National Portrait GalleryCanberraArtPortraits of prominent Australians
Royal Australian MintCanberraNumismaticMint tours, rare and historically significant coins from the National Coin Collection
QuestaconCanberraScience
St John's Schoolhouse MuseumReidEducationwebsite, Canberra's first schoolhouse, located at St John the Baptist Church, Reid
Tuggeranong Arts CentreTuggeranongArtPerforming and visual arts centre

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