Canberra Museums

The museums of Canberra present the reflections of Australian life from times immemorial. These are like a collage that presents the essence of Australian life, society and culture. The main museums are the -

National Museum of Australia, Canberra

The National Museum of Australia, Canberra was established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The architectural jigsaw is to signify the tangles that make up the history of Australia.

Questacon

The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra
The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra is famous for the 200 interactive exhibits that are related to both technology and science. The Questacon building was given as a gift by Japan to Australia in 1988.

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

The National Gallery of Australia was started in 1974 and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in October in 1982.

Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The Australian War Memorial, Canberra was established to pay due respect to all those members of the Australian Armed Forces who had given up their lives in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, Canberra
The complex is a part of NASA and it offers all visitors some amazing opportunity of star gazing through a wonderful collection of telescopes.

Canberra Space Dome & Observatory, Canberra
You can have a look in to the beautiful heavenly bodies from this observatory.

National Capital Exhibition, Canberra
It hosts a wonderful display of various articles made out of wood, textiles, and some paintings.

Canberra Bicycle Museum, Canberra
This museum's collection consists of 620 old bicycles and other related information on parts and the evolution of bicycles.

Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery, Canberra
This is a collection of articles done by the aboriginal artists and this includes anonymous as well as famous artists.

Australian Federal Police Museum, Canberra

Through the displays this particular museum traces the entire route of the evolution of the Australian Federal Police.

Beaver Galleries, Canberra
It is a private owned gallery that holds a number of exhibitions and it has a shop from where you can buy a number of memorabilia.

CSIRO Discovery, Canberra
It has got inventions right from the aboriginal to the modern times.

Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
It is a bustling place right at the heart of the city of Canberra and is extremely fascinating.

Canberra Railway Museum, Canberra

It has all the artifacts dealing with the Australian railways.

Cuppacumbalong Craft Centre, Canberra

This craft center has a wonderful display of handicrafts done by weavers gathered from places all over the world.