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A national museum can be a museum maintained and funded by a national government.[1] In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments.[2] 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.[3]
The following is an incomplete list of national museums:
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The Albanian government operates several national museums, including:
The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including:
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:
The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations:
The government of Brunei operates several museums including:
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.
National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[8]
Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries.
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), a government organization, operates several national museums, including:
The National Museum Complex in Manila which consists of the central museums of the NMP namely the:
The NMP also operates the following satellite museums:
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