Specialist Museums

A Tour of Specialist Museums

Historic House Museums
Cultural and Heritage Museums
Money, Banking and Mint Museums
Police and Prison Museums
Archaeological Museums
Air and Space Museums
Military and War Museums
Maritime Museums and Museums Ships
Science and Technology Museums
Natural History Museums
Buddhist Art
Christian Art
Ancient Egyptian Art
History Paintings
American Art

Historic House Museums

Historic House Museums
Charles Dickens Museum
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Queen’s House, Greenwich
Hampton Court Palace
Sir John Soane’s Museum
Driehaus Museum
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
ʻIolani Palace

Cultural Museums

Cultural and Heritage Museums
Japanese American National Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
California African American Museum
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Chinese Museum, Melbourne
Jewish Museum of Australia
Peranakan Museum, Singapore
Chinatown Heritage Centre, Singapore
Jewish Museum London
Museum of Freemasonry
Jewish Museum, Berlin
Jewish Museum in Prague
Jewish Museum of Greece
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Money, Banking and Mint Museums

Bank of England Museum
Perth Mint
Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museums of Conscience

National Civil Rights Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Montgomery, Alabama
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, Montgomery, Alabama

Spanish Missions in the Americas

Alamo Mission
Mission Concepcion
Mission San José
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

Library Museums

British Library
Vatican Library
The Huntington Library
State Library of Victoria
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Winterthur Library

Postal and Stamp Museums

National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.
Singapore Philatelic Museum

Sports Museums

National Sports Museum, Melbourne Australia
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
Muhammad Ali Center

Mining Museum

National Mining Hall of Fame, USA

Religious Historic Buildings / Museums

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Westminster Abbey
St Paul’s Cathedral

Music Museums

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

University Museums

Yale University Art Gallery
Peabody Museum of Natural History
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Ackland Art Museum
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Athens University Museum
RD Milns Antiquities Museum
Nicholson Museum

Prison Museums

Old Melbourne Gaol, Australia
Fremantle Prison, Australia
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
Changi Prison Museum

Police Museums

Queensland Police Museum, Australia
City of London Police Museum

Observatory Museums

Griffith Observatory
Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Automotive Museums

Automotive Museums – Virtual Tour
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum
Automotive Hall of Fame
Petersen Automotive Museum
NASCAR Hall of Fame
California Automobile Museum
Hellenic Motor Museum
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Harley-Davidson Museum

Air and Space Museums

National Air and Space Museum, USA
National Museum of the United States Air Force, USA
National Naval Aviation Museum, USA
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
National Naval Aviation Museum, USA
Space Center Houston
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Museum of Flight
Lone Star Flight Museum
Aviation Museum Hannover-Laatzen
Royal Air Force Museum London
Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
National Atomic Testing Museum
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
The National WWII Museum
National World War I Museum and Memorial
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Griffith Observatory

Medical Museums

National Museum of Health and Medicine, USA
Museum of Dentistry, USA
Florence Nightingale Museum
Wellcome Collection
Foundling Museum

Virtual Tour of Military and War Museums and Memorials

Military and War Museums and Memorials
National WWII Museum, USA
National World War I Museum and Memorial, USA
National Civil War Museum, USA
Imperial War Museum, London
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the Marine Corps
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Australian War Memorial
Darwin Military Museum, Australia
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
Changi Museum, Singapore
War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
Churchill War Rooms, London
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
Household Cavalry Museum, London
National Army Museum, London
MacArthur Museum Brisbane
National Atomic Testing Museum
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Transport Museums

Swiss Museum of Transport
Harley-Davidson Museum
London Transport Museum
Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum
Hellenic Motor Museum
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
New York Transit Museum
National Railroad Museum
Texas Transportation Museum
New York Transit Museum
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
California State Railroad Museum
Miniatur Wunderland

Military and War Museums and Memorials

Imperial War Museum, London
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
Australian War Memorial
Darwin Military Museum, Australia
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
Changi Museum, Singapore
War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
Churchill War Rooms, London
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
Household Cavalry Museum, London
National Army Museum, London
MacArthur Museum Brisbane

Spy Museums

CIA Museum
National Cryptologic Museum
International Spy Museum
Spy Museum Berlin

Maritime and Ship Museums and Memorials

Maritime Museums and Museum Ships
National Museum of the United States Navy
Battleship New Jersey
Australian National Maritime Museum
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Queensland Maritime Museum
WA Maritime Museum
WA Shipwrecks Museum
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
USS Cod
Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
HMS Belfast
Museum of London Docklands
Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg

Ship Museums

Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
USS Constitution
Battleship New Jersey
USS Cod
Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
HMS Belfast
HMAS Vampire (D11)
HMAS Onslow
HMAS Diamantina
Forceful – Tugboat
HMAS Ovens

Science and Technology Museums

Science and Technology Museums
Center of Science and Industry, COSI
Science Museum, London
Carnegie Science Center
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
California Science Center
Queensland Museum & Science Centre
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Exploratorium
Science and Technology Museums
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
National Atomic Testing Museum
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Natural History Museums

Natural History Museums
Natural History Museum, London
American Museum of Natural History, New York
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Shanghai Natural History Museum
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Natural History Museums
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, London,

Portrait Galleries

National Portrait Gallery, London
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

Archaeological Museums

United States
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
- The Legion of Honor
- The MET Cloisters
- Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET

Greece Archaeological Museums
- National Archaeological Museum, Athens
- The Acropolis Museum, Athens
- Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection, Athens
- Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
- Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
- Archaeological Museum of Delos
- Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
- Archaeological Museum of Olympia
- Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus
Italy Archaeological Museums
- The Archaeological Civic Museum (MCA) of Bologna
- Capitoline Museums, Rome
- Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Britain Archaeological Museums
- British Museum, London
- Roman Baths
- London’s Roman Amphitheatre
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
- “National Roman Legion Museum” and “Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths”
Paris Archaeological Museums
- Louvre, Paris
- Musée National du Moyen Age
Egypt Archaeological Museums
- Egyptian Museum, Egypt
Turkey Archaeological Museums
- İstanbul Archaeology Museums

Encyclopedic Museums

British Museum, London
Louvre, Paris
Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET, NYC
Art Institute of Chicago

Railroad and Train Museums

National Railroad Museum
Texas Transportation Museum
New York Transit Museum
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
California State Railroad Museum
Miniatur Wunderland

Grief Museums

Dark or Grief themed Museums are institutions or historic sites associated with death, disaster, and tragedy. The main focus of these museums or sites is their historical and heritage value.

National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Montgomery, Alabama
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, Montgomery, Alabama
National 9/11 Museum, “Ground Zero”, New York, USA
Military History Museum, Dresden, Germany
Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Museum – Japan
Gisozi Genocide Memorial Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum
Murambi Technical School Genocide Museum, Rwanda
Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.
Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in China
Jeju Uprising in South Korea
Spirit Lake Internment Camp Centre near La Ferme, Quebec
Catacombs of Paris
Thailand’s Siriraj Medical Museum
“Hanoi Hilton” – Hoa Lo Prison in Vietnam
Penang War Museum
Myanmar’s Drug Elimination Museum
Saddam Hussein Torture Museum – Iraq
ISIS Museum – Iraq

Museum categories include fine arts, applied arts, craft, archaeology, anthropology and ethnology, biography, history, cultural history, science, technology, children’s museums, natural history, botanical, zoological gardens, museums of modern art, folk art, local history, military history, aviation history, philately, agriculture, or geology. Above is the evolving list of Specialist Museums featured on “Joy of Museums.”

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“A country that has few museums is both materially poor and spiritually poor …
museums, like theatres and libraries, are a means to freedom.”
– Wendy Beckett

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