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National Museum of Australia

The National Museum of Australia is a national public museum in , , Australia. It is operated and funded by the federal government of Australia.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: museum in Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “Australian National Museum”, “National Museum, Australia”, and “NMA”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.

Library
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The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 1 km southeast of National Museum of Australia.

Arts center
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The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 2 km southeast of National Museum of Australia.

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal level of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers. is situated 1½ km south of National Museum of Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.

Locality
The is located on the northern shore of , in the centre of , the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the and excavating around it to create the desired shape.

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is a small affluent suburb west of and is university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

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Canberra's downtown area, is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of , and Lake Burley Griffin.

National Museum of Australia

Latitude
-35.29284° or 35° 17′ 34″ south
Longitude
149.11984° or 149° 7′ 11″ east
Elevation
552 metres (1,811 feet)
Open location code
4RPFP449+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11332119752
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7576139
Wiki­data ID
Q1967496
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“National Museum of Australia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ավստրալիայի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей Аўстраліі”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален музей на Австралия”
  • Chinese: “澳大利亚国家博物館”
  • Chinese: “澳洲國家博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Australia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف استراليا الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Aŭstralio”
  • Finnish: “Australian kansallismuseo”
  • French: “National Museum of Australia”
  • German: “National Museum of Australia”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי של אוסטרליה”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na hAstráile”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale dell’Australia”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア国立博物館”
  • Korean: “오스트레일리아 국립박물관”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Austrália”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Австралии”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Australia”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of Australia”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей Австралії”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Awstralia”
  • Welsh: “National Museum of Australia”
  • Welsh: “NMA”
  • Western Armenian: “Աւստրալիոյ Ազգային Թանգարանը”
  • “National Museum of Australia”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Museum of Australia”. Photo: Politas, CC BY-SA 3.0.