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 . In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. 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.
The following is an incomplete list of national museums:
Albania
The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:
Australia
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:
Brunei
The government of Brunei operates several museums including:
Canada
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 .
Georgia
Georgian National Museum . Branches:
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia , Tbilisi Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum , Akhaltsikhe Open Air Museum of Ethnography , TbilisiArt Museum of Georgia , TbilisiMuseum of the Soviet Occupation , TbilisiDmanisi Museum-Reserve of History and Archaeology, Dmanisi
Vani Museum-Reserve of Archaeology, Vani
Museum of History of Tbilisi , TbilisiMuseum of History and Ethnography of Svaneti , Mestia Institute of Palaeobiology , TbilisiSighnaghi Museum, Sighnaghi
Bolnisi Museum , Bolnisi Art Palace of Georgia - Museum of Cultural History Spain
National Archaeological Museum , MadridCervantes' House Museum , ValladolidMuseum of the Royal Mint , MadridMuseum Cerralbo , MadridAeronautical and Astronautical Museum , MadridMuseum of the Americas , MadridMuseum of the Army , ToledoCatalonia Railway Museum , Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)Railway Museum , MadridEl Greco Museum , ToledoNational Museum of Romanticism , MadridMuseum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center , MadridGeomineral Museum , MadridLázaro Galdiano Museum , MadridQueen Sofía Art Center National Museum , MadridNational Museum of Anthropology , MadridNational Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology , Cartagena (Murcia)National Museum of Roman Art , Mérida (Badajoz)National Museum of Decorative Arts , MadridGonzález Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts , ValenciaNational Museum of Science and Technology , La Coruña and Alcobendas (Madrid)National Museum of Natural Sciences , MadridNational Museum of Sculpture , ValladolidPrado National Museum , MadridNational Museum of Theatre , Almagro (Ciudad Real)Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum , MadridNational Museum and Research Center of Altamira , Santillana del Mar (Cantabria)Naval Museum , MadridSephardic Museum , ToledoSorolla Museum , MadridRoyal Botanical Garden , MadridReferences
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Further reading
Silverman, Raymond; Abungu, George; Probst, Peter (2021). National museums in Africa. Identity, history and politics . Milton: Routledge. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-000-42864-3 OCLC 1259323561 . 
