Museums

There are many fascinating museums to visit in Australia. One of the most famous is the National Museum of Australia, the core collection of which is the National Historical Collection, comprising nearly 200,000 objects which represent Australia’s historical and cultural heritage.

Australia’s oldest museum is the Australian Museum in Sydney, which is famed for its natural history and anthropological collection. Another intriguing museum is the National Dinosaur Museum in Canberra, which has a staggering 23 complete dinosaur skeletons, and over 300 displays of individual fossils.

In terms of art, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is home to over 100,000 works of art, including some notable aboriginal pieces. There are also some interesting modern art galleries, including the private Soho Art Gallery in Sydney, which showcases works by new, up-and-coming artists.

For a guide to all the art exhibitions being held in Australia, and for a comprehensive list of galleries, visit Art Guide Australia, while for a guide to the country’s museums and exhibitions, visit Collections Australia Network.

More ideas:

• Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
• Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
• Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia’s oldest museum, previously the Sydney Museum
• Australian War Memorial, Canberra
• Immigration Museum, Melbourne (part of Museum Victoria)
• Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
• Melbourne Museum, Melbourne (part of Museum Victoria)
• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
• National Alpine Museum of Australia, Mount Buller
• National Dinosaur Museum, Nicholls
• National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne
• National Museum of Australia, Canberra
• National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra, commonly known as Questacon
• Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney
• Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, a science museum
• Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston Tasmania
• Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane
• South Australian Museum, Adelaide
• Scienceworks Museum, Melbourne (part of Museum Victoria)
• Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania