national museums
Country's public galleries
National museums are museums funded and administered by a national government, typically housing collections of major historical, cultural, or scientific significance to the nation.
They often serve as flagship institutions: The British Museum and the Smithsonian are among the world's most visited national museums.
Entry is frequently free, reflecting their public mission.
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- curatorCollection overseer
- SmithsonianFederally funded museum network
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- artifactHuman-made historical object
conservation · ethnography · paleontology · funding · archaeology · geology · numismatics · statue · repatriation · painting · archives · exhibition · opening night · natural history · education programs · do not touch · gift shop · collections
- city featuresstreet, road, avenue, boulevard, roundabout
- cultural venuesconcert halls, art gallery, opera houses, arts center, art museums
- Federal Propertyfederal buildings, federal land, federal prisons, military bases, national forests
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- public entitiesgovernment agencies, public bodies, state enterprises, public corporations, state agencies
- Public Institutionslocal councils, public archives, public hospitals, universities, social services