Australia's Cultural Institution Directory

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galleries & heritage sites

From the NGV to the Australian War Memorial — every museum, gallery and heritage site on one beautiful map.

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What You'll Find

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From the great state museums to a local keeping place — browse the kinds of culture worth a visit.

461 places

Museums

Social-history, science, and specialist museums.

178 places

Galleries

Public art galleries and contemporary exhibition spaces.

149 places

Heritage Sites

Historic houses, ruins, and places of the past.

86 places

Cultural Centres

First Nations and community cultural centres.

67 places

Botanical Gardens

Botanic gardens and significant cultivated landscapes.

Cultural Itineraries

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BOTANICAL GARDEN

Coffs Coast

Botanic Garden

COFFS COAST, NSW

Botanical Garden
Coffs Coast Botanic Garden
Coffs Coast, NSW

HERITAGE SITE

Jenolan Caves

Visitor Centre

JENOLAN CAVES, NSW

Heritage Site
Jenolan Caves Visitor Centre
Jenolan Caves, NSW

MUSEUM

Woodworks Museum &

Forestry Centre

SUNSHINE COAST, QLD

Museum
Woodworks Museum & Forestry Centre
Sunshine Coast, QLD

CULTURAL CENTRE

Fitzroy Crossing Visitor

& Cultural Centre

FITZROY CROSSING, WA

Cultural Centre
Fitzroy Crossing Visitor & Cultural Centre
Fitzroy Crossing, WA

MUSEUM

National Automobile Museum

of Tasmania

LAUNCESTON & TAMAR VALLEY, TAS

Museum
National Automobile Museum of Tasmania
Launceston & Tamar Valley, TAS

MUSEUM

Gladstone Maritime

Museum

CAPRICORN COAST, QLD

Museum
Gladstone Maritime Museum
Capricorn Coast, QLD

MUSEUM

Hayden Orpheum

Picture Palace

SYDNEY, NSW

Museum
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Sydney, NSW

MUSEUM

Questacon — National Science

& Technology Centre

CANBERRA DISTRICT, ACT

Museum
Questacon — National Science & Technology Centre
Canberra District, ACT
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