Australasia Museums

Australasia, comprises Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean. Geopolitically, Australasia sometimes refers to Australia and New Zealand together.

Australia and New Zealand have a common English colonial heritage. However, their first peoples, the Australian Aborigines and the New Zealand Maori, had and continue to have very different cultures and histories, make each country unique.

Australia & New Zealand’s major cities and rural hubs have some of the most engaging museums in the world. Below is a list of some of the leading museums that will be highlighted in “Joy of Museums”:

A tour of Australian Museums

• Museums in Sydney
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Australian Museum
  • Australian National Maritime Museum
  • Museum of Sydney
  • Powerhouse Museum
  • Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
  • Nicholson Museum
  • Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
  • Museum of Fire

• Museums in Melbourne
  • National Gallery of Victoria
  • Melbourne Museum
  • Shrine of Remembrance
  • Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
  • State Library of Victoria
  • National Sports Museum
  • Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
  • Old Melbourne Gaol
  • Chinese Museum, Melbourne
  • Jewish Museum of Australia

• Museums in Canberra
  • National Museum of Australia
  • National Gallery of Australia
  • Australian War Memorial
  • National Gallery of Australia

• Museums in Brisbane
  • Queensland Art Gallery
  • Queensland Museum & Science Centre
  • MacArthur Museum Brisbane
  • RD Milns Antiquities Museum
  • Queensland Maritime Museum
  • Commissariat Store, Brisbane
  • Queensland Police Museum

• Museums in Perth
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia
  • WA Shipwrecks Museum
  • Perth Mint
  • WA Maritime Museum
  • Fremantle Prison

• Museums in Adelaide
  • Art Gallery of South Australia
  • South Australian Museum
  • Migration Museum, Adelaide

• Museums in Hobart
  • Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

• Museums in Darwin
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
  • Darwin Military Museum
  • Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

A Tour of New Zealand Museums

• Museums in Auckland
  •  Auckland War Memorial Museum
  • New Zealand Maritime Museum
  • Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

• Museums in Wellington
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

• Museums in Christchurch
  • Canterbury Museum, Christchurch

Australasian Museums

• Demonym:       Australasia
• Population:     35 Million
• Largest Countries:
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • New Guinea

Map of Australasia

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“ANZAC Day is where we honor the memories of those brave Aussie and NZ soldiers who fought and never came home at Gallipoli nearly 100 years ago.”
– Anonymous

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