Museums and galleries in Canberra
4 best museum & galleries in Canberra
Museum
The Old Parliament House, formerly known as the "Provisional Parliament", was the main meeting place of the Australian Parliament between 1927, when all proceedings moved to Canberra from Melbourne, and 1988, when the New Parliament House opened. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - Canberra" https://www.booking.com/city/au/canberra.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-canberra-old-parlament] This building was started in 1923 and completed in 1927. Museum of…
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Museum, Monument
Pay tribute and remember the heroes of the Australian Defence Force who served in many wars across the 20th and 21st centuries. In Canberra, you'll visit the monumental War Memorial and Museum, which along with Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance is one of the most important memorial sites in all of Australia. [btn "The 10 best hotels - Canberra" https://www.booking.com/city/au/canberra.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-canberra-awm] The Australian…
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Gallery
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) is located in the Parliamentary precinct of Canberra and is one of the largest art institutions in the country. Only the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne is more visited and comprehensive. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Canberra" https://www.booking.com/city/au/canberra.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-canberra-nga] Gallery collections The National Gallery of Australia has over 166,000 objects in its…
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Museum
The National Museum of Australia (NMA) is one of the country's most important museum institutions and boasts the largest collection of Aboriginal art in the world. It is housed in a new 2001 building located on a small peninsula on the north shore of Lake Burley Griffin. [btn "Find the best hotel in Canberra" https://www.booking.com/city/au/canberra.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-canberra-museum] Modern building Although the institution of the…
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