Global InformationList of museums in New South Wales information
This is list of museums in New South Wales, Australia. Museums are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit art galleries, university art galleries, other non-profit organisations, government entities, and private businesses are included.
According to the 2013 NSW Museum and Gallery Sector Census and Survey conducted by Museums & Galleries of NSW, a state funded support agency, there were 495 operational museums and galleries located in NSW in that year. They include 293 community-run and -managed museums, 57 public and regional galleries, 51 public and regional museums, 37 community-run and -managed galleries and artist run initiatives and 23 Aboriginal cultural centres. The balance of the identified organisations were state or national galleries or museums located in NSW. It does not include private museums or commercial galleries.[1]
Museums & Galleries of NSW provides a complete list and profiles for these institutions on their website.[2]
For a list of publicly-funded regional galleries, refer to Regional and Public Galleries Association of New South Wales.[3]
- ^ "2013 NSW Museum and Gallery Sector Census and Survey". MGNSW. Retrieved 18 September 2021. PDF
- ^ "Places". MGNSW. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Regional and Public Galleries of NSW". MGNSW. Retrieved 18 September 2021.