List of museums in New South Wales
This is list of museums in New South Wales, Australia containing museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.
According to the conducted by , a state funded support agency, there are 495 operational museums and galleries located in NSW.
They include 293 community run and managed museums, 57 public and regional galleries, 51 public and regional museums, 37 community run and managed galleries and artist run initiatives and 23 Aboriginal cultural centres. The balance of the identified organisations were state or national galleries or museums located in NSW. Museums and Galleries of NSW provides a complete list and profiles for these institutions on their website.
The 2013 NSW Museum and Gallery Sector Census and Survey'' did not include private museums or commercial galleries.
For a list of publicly funded regional galleries refer to the .
Museums
For museums in Sydney, see List of museums in Sydney.| Name | Location | Area | Type | Summary |
| 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers Memorial Museum | Armidale | Hunter Region | Military | , history of the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers May be closed. See for further information. |
| Abercrombie House | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Historic house | 50 room Scottish-baronial mansion of the 1870s |
| ACU McGlade Gallery at Strathfield | Strathfield | Inner West | Art | Part of Australian Catholic University |
| Age of Fishes Museum | Canowindra | Central West | Natural history | Devonian fish fossils and a live aquarium |
| Albert Kersten Mining & Minerals Museum | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Geology | , rocks, minerals, area's geology, earth sciences of mineralogy and metallurgy |
| Albury Art Gallery | Albury | Riverina | Art | |
| Albury Library Museum | Albury | Riverina | Local history | Combined library and museum of local history and art |
| Alison Homestead | Wyong | Central | Local history | , operated by the Wyong District Museum & Historical Society, pioneer homestead displays |
| Armidale and Region Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Ethnic | , includes an art gallery, exhibits about history and culture |
| Armidale Bicentennial Railway Museum | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Railway | |
| Armidale Folk Museum | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Local history | |
| Australian Army Infantry Museum | Singleton | Hunter Region | Military | , history of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
| Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering | Moorebank | South-western Sydney | Military | history of the Royal Australian Engineers |
| Australian Army Museum of New South Wales | Paddington | Eastern Suburbs | Military | |
| Australian Army Police Museum | Holsworthy | South-western Sydney | Military | |
| Australian Aviation Museum | Bankstown | South-western Sydney | Aviation | History and future of aviation, space technology and the progress in world aviation |
| Australian Centre for Photography | Paddington | Eastern Suburbs | Art | |
| Australian Country Music Hall of Fame | Tamworth | New England | Music | |
| Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Geology | Fossils, minerals |
| Australian Motorlife Museum | Wollongong | Illawarra | Automotive | , vintage cars and memorabilia |
| Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles | East Maitland | Hunter Region | Textile | Located in the Maitland Gaol |
| Australian Pen Museum | Wagga Wagga | Riverina | Literary | , writing implements, documents and associated items |
| Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre | Gundagai | Cootamunda-Gundagai | Transport | |
| Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum | Ballina | Northern Rivers | Maritime | , features original Las Balsas raft, ship models, steam and diesel engines, maritime communication, uniforms, shipbuilding, life on a ship |
| Bathurst District Historical Society Museum | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Local history | |
| Bathurst Regional Art Gallery | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Art | , municipal art gallery |
| Bedervale | Braidwood | Southern Tablelands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, 19th century homestead, open by appointment |
| Berry Museum | Berry | South Coast | Local history | , operated by the Berry & District Historical Society |
| Bega Valley Regional Gallery | Bega | South Coast | Art | Showcases contemporary Australian visual culture with up to ten exhibitions annually |
| Big Fish Fossil Hut | Peak Hill | Central West | Natural history | , fossils including trilobites, ammonites, fish, amphibians and dinosaurs |
| Bishop's Lodge | Hay | Riverina | Historic house | , 1888 iron house and rose garden |
| Blacktown Arts Centre | Blacktown | Greater Western Sydney | Art | |
| Blue Mountains Cultural Centre | Katoomba | Blue Mountains | Art | |
| Braidwood Museum | Braidwood | Southern Tablelands | Local history | |
| Breakwater Battery Military Museum | Port Kembla | Illawarra | Military | WW2 battery and observation post |
| Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Art | |
| Bundanon | Nowra | South Coast | Art | Historic homestead and studio of painter Arthur Boyd |
| Bunker Cartoon Gallery | Coffs Harbour | Mid North Coast | Art | , works by Australian cartoonists and caricaturists |
| Camden Haven Historical Museum | Laurieton | Mid North Coast | local history | operated by the Camden Haven Historical Society, in 1911 School of Arts building, historic exhibitions and artefacts, family history and research |
| Campbelltown Arts Centre | Campbelltown | South-western Sydney | Art | Regional art centre for multidisciplinary contemporary art |
| Canowindra Motors Holden Museum | Canowindra | Central West | Automotive | , large collection of vintage Holden cars, including a 1948 FX Holden |
| Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre | Casula | South-western Sydney | Art | Performing and visual arts centre, includes 6 galleries with a year-round exhibition program of changing exhibitions and a theatre |
| Centenary Cottage Museum | Tenterfield | Northern Tablelands | Local history | , , operated by the Tenterfield and District Historical Society |
| Cessnock Regional Art Gallery | Cessnock | Hunter Region | Art | , |
| Chifley Home | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Historic house | , home of Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife, Elizabeth |
| Chrystie's Museum | Tocumwal | Riverina | Automotive | , private collection of cars, trucks, tractors, caravans |
| City of Canada Bay Museum | Concord | Inner West | Local history | Collections include toys, material from the WW1 and WW2, household, sports memorabilia, local industry items |
| Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery | Coffs Harbour | Mid North Coast | Art | |
| Coffs Harbour Regional Museum | Coffs Harbour | Mid North Coast | Local history | |
| Coolamon Fire Museum | Coolamon | Riverina | Firefighting | , private collection of firefighting memorabilia |
| Cooma Cottage | Yass | Southern Tablelands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, 19th century homestead and stables |
| Cowra and District Historical Museum | Cowra | Central West | Multiple | , WWI and WWII military camp displays and armoury, working oil and steam engines, agriculture equipment |
| Cowra Regional Art Gallery | Cowra | Central West | Art | |
| Day Dream Mine | Silverton | Mining | , underground and surface mine tours | |
| Dobell House | Wangi Wangi | Hunter Region | Art | , home and studio of Sir William Dobell |
| Don Bank Museum | North Sydney | North Shore | Local history | |
| Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Museum | Dorrigo | Mid North Coast | Local history | , operated by the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Historical Society |
| Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | Dorrigo | Mid North Coast | Railway | Collection of railway vehicles and equipment from the railways of New South Wales, not yet open to the public |
| Dundullimal Homestead | Dubbo | Orana | Historic house | 1840s slab hut house, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Dunera Museum | Hay | Riverina | Military | , history of the local prisoner of war and internment camps in World War II |
| Eden Killer Whale Museum | Eden | South Coast | Maritime | Australian whaling industry, maritime and fishing artifacts, timber industry and local social history |
| Elizabeth Farm | Parramatta | Greater Western Sydney | Historic house | Operated by the Sydney Living Museums, homestead dating back to 1793 |
| Energy Expo at Mount Piper Power Station | Portland | Central Tablelands | Science | , how electricity is produced and tours of the Mount Piper Power Station |
| Eryldene | Gordon | North Shore | Historic house | Early 20th-century house and garden with original furnishings |
| Esbank House | Lithgow | Blue Mountains | Historic house | , 19th-century house with exhibits of local history, Lithgow pottery |
| Eugowra Historical Society Museum | Eugowra | Central West | Local history | |
| Experiment Farm Cottage | Parramatta | Greater Western Sydney | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, Australia's first European farmstead dating back to the 1790s |
| Fairfield City Museum and Gallery | Smithfield | South-western Sydney | Art | |
| Fighter World | Williamtown | Hunter Region | Aerospace | , Australian Fighter and aircraft related history, located at RAAF Base Williamtown |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum | Nowra | South Coast | Aerospace | Located on Naval Air Station Nowra, Australia's naval aviation history including aircraft and helicopters |
| Forbes Historical Museum | Forbes | Central West | Local history | , operated by the Forbes and District Historical Society |
| Fort Scratchley | Newcastle East | Hunter Region | Military | Late 19th century coastal defence installation |
| Futureworld | Warrawong | Illawarra | Science | , hands-on exhibits about solutions to environmental challenges |
| Gallery Blackheath | Blackheath | Blue Mountains | Art | , artist-owned and managed non-profit gallery showcasing a selection of fine paintings, drawings, printworks and photographs by prize-winning Blue Mountains artists |
| Garroorigang | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Historic house | |
| Gill Bennet Gem and Mineral Collection | Tamworth | New England | Geology | |
| Glasshouse Regional Gallery | Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast | Art | |
| Glenreagh Memorial Museum | Glenreagh | Northern Rivers | Local history | |
| Glen Museum | Portland | Blue Mountains | Local history | , formerly the Charlie Pinch Museum |
| Glenreagh Mountain Railway | Glenreagh | Northern Rivers | Railway | Heritage railway |
| Golden Memories Museum | Millthorpe | Central West | Local history | |
| Gosford Regional Gallery | Gosford | Central | Art | |
| Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Technology | , steam operated pumping facility with working engines |
| Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Railway | Railroad roundhouse, includes rolling stock, locomotives, carriages, railroad artifacts |
| Goulburn Regional Art Gallery | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Art | |
| Goulburn War Memorial & Museum | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Military | , memorial tower and artefacts about WW1 |
| Grafton Regional Gallery | Grafton | Northern Rivers | Art | |
| Greater Cobar Heritage Centre | Cobar | Central West | Local history | |
| Griffith Pioneer Park | Griffith | Riverina | Open air | , relocated historic buildings, machinery and artefacts |
| Griffith Regional Art Gallery | Griffith | Riverina | Art | |
| Grossman House | Maitland | Hunter Region | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia, displays 19th century costumes and textiles |
| Gulgong Holtermann Museum | Gulgong | Central Tablelands | Local history | Community's history during the 1870s gold rush era |
| Hambledon Cottage | Parramatta | Greater Western Sydney | Historic house | , operated by the Parramatta & District Historical Society, mid 19th century period cottage |
| Harper's Mansion | Berrima | Southern Highlands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, mid 19th century homestead |
| Harry Daly Museum | Edgecliff | Eastern Suburbs | Medical | , history of anaesthetic practice, part of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists |
| Hartley Historic Site | Hartley | Central West | Open air | Historic village administered by NSW Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Hawkesbury Regional Gallery | Windsor | Art | ||
| Hawkesbury Regional Museum | Windsor | Local history | ||
| Hay Gaol Museum | Hay | Riverina | Local history | Former prison with exhibits of local history |
| Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre | Gymea | Southern Sydney | Art | Arts centre that includes two art galleries, a theatrette, art studios, meeting rooms |
| Henry Kendall Cottage | Gosford | Central | Historic house | , home of Henry Kendall |
| Henry Parks Centre | Parkes | Central West | Multiple | , includes the King's Castle with a collection of Elvis Presley artefacts, Parkes Motor Museum, Henry Parkes Museum about local history, and antique machinery collection |
| Hillgrove Rural Life and Industry Museum | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Local history | , , artifacts of everyday life in old Hillgrove |
| History Hill | Hill End | Central Tablelands | Mining | , gold rush collection, mining equipment, underground mine |
| Hunter Valley Railway Trust | North Rothbury | Hunter Region | Railway | Includes rolling stock and locomotives |
| Hurstville Library Museum Gallery | Hurstville | Southern Sydney | ||
| Illawarra Museum | Wollongong | Illawarra | Local history | , operated by the Illawarra Historical Society |
| Illawarra Light Railway Museum | Albion Park | Illawarra | Railway | Includes mainline narrow gauge light railway, a miniature gauge railway, and a museum |
| International Cricket Hall of Fame | Bowral | Southern Highlands | Sports | History of cricket, cricketing career of Australian batsman Sir Donald Bradman |
| Inverell Art Gallery | Inverell | Northern Tablelands | Art | , community art gallery, operated by the Inverell Art Society |
| Inverell Pioneer Village | Inverell | Northern Tablelands | Open air | , 19th-century pioneer village buildings |
| Junee Broadway Museum | Junee | Riverina | Local history | , operated by the Junee & District Historical Society in the former Broadway Hotel |
| Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum | Junee | Riverina | Railway | Only working roundhouse railway station in the Riverina |
| Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Museum Park | Kangaroo Valley | South Coast | Open air | , late 19th and early 20th century buildings, farm machinery, house and personal items |
| Lachlan Valley Railway | Cowra | Central West | Railway | Heritage railway and Cowra Roundhouse Depot and Museum |
| Lady Denman Heritage Complex | Huskisson | South Coast | Maritime | , includes the 1911 Lady Denman ferry, surveying instruments, naval and maritime objects, local history displays, marine environment gallery |
| Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | Lake Macquarie | Hunter Region | Art | |
| Lambing Flat Folk Museum | Young | Central West | Local history | |
| Lancer Barracks and Museum | Parramatta | Western Sydney | Military | , located in Lancer Barracks |
| Lawrence Museum | Lawrence | Northern Rivers Region | Telecommunications | History of telecommunications and radio broadcasting in Australia |
| Leuralla Toy & Railway Museum | Leura | Blue Mountains | Toy | Toys, model trains and memorabilia |
| Lismore Regional Gallery | Lismore | Northern Rivers | Art | |
| Lismore Regional Museum | Lismore | Northern Rivers | Local history | , operated by the Richmond River Historical Society |
| Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum | Lithgow | Blue Mountains | Technology | , Lithgow Small Arms Factory history and collection of machine guns, rifles, pistols and related items from around the world |
| Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway | Lithgow | Blue Mountains | Mining | Coal mine buildings and equipment, railroad cars, equipment and track |
| Lock-Up Cultural Centre | Newcastle East | Hunter Region | Multiple | , former police station with tours of the prison cells, a contemporary art gallery and artist residency |
| Luskintyre Aviation Flying Museum | Luskintyre | Hunter Region | Aerospace | Vintage aircraft, particularly de Havilland Tiger Moths |
| Mad Max Museum | Silverton | Media | , memorabilia related to the film Mad Max 2 | |
| Maitland Gaol | East Maitland | Hunter Region | Prison | 19th century prison, also features the Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles |
| Maitland Regional Art Gallery | Maitland | Hunter Region | Art | |
| Manly Art Gallery and Museum | Manly | North West Slopes | Art | Focuses on Australian ceramics, and extensive holdings of paintings by Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, local history |
| Manning Regional Art Gallery | Taree | Mid North Coast | Art | |
| Manning Valley Historical Museum | Wingham | Mid North Coast | Local history | , operated by the Manning Valley Historical Society |
| Mary MacKillop Place | North Sydney | North Shore | Religious | , shrine and museum about Mary MacKillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross |
| May Gibbs’ Nutcote | Neutral Bay | North Shore | Historic house | , home of children's author and illustrator May Gibbs |
| McCrossin's Mill Museum | Uralla | Northern Tablelands | Art | , operated by the Uralla Historical Society, art, local history and culture |
| McFeeters Motor Museum | Forbes | Central West | Automotive | , veteran, vintage, classic and custom cars |
| Melvie Chick Historical Museum | Cundletown | Mid North Coast | Local history | , operated by the Cundletown & Lower Manning Historical Society |
| Memorial Walk Museum | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Military | , military art and artifacts |
| Meroogal | Nowra | South Coast | Historic house | , operated by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Mid North Coast Maritime Museum | Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast | Maritime | |
| Miss Porter's House | Newcastle | Hunter Region | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia, Edwardian terrace house with 100 years of collectables, 1909-1940 furnishings |
| Miss Traill's House | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, features owner's mementos including family items, furniture, horse-racing memorabilia, and artefacts linked to the early history of Bathurst |
| Molong Museum | Molong | Central West | Local history | |
| Monte Cristo Homestead | Junee | Riverina | Historic house | Late 19th century Victorian manor |
| Moree Plains Gallery | Moree | North West Slopes | Art | |
| Moruya Museum | Moruya | South Coast | Historic house | , 19th century period house, operated by the Moruya and District Historical Society |
| Mosman Art Gallery | Mosman | North Shore | Art | |
| Mount Victoria Museum | Mount Victoria | Blue Mountains | Local history | |
| Museum of Antiquities at UNE | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Archaeology | , part of the University of New England, antiquities from the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, objects and ethnographic material from Australia, South East Asia, New Guinea, the Pacific region, Mesoamerica and Africa |
| Museum of Education at UNE | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Education | , part of the University of New England, features two original 1880s school buildings, open by appointment |
| Museum of Fire | Penrith | Greater Western Sydney | Firefighting | , features large collection of hand drawn, horse drawn and motorised vehicles from the late 18th century up to the 1980s |
| Museum of Printing at NERAM | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Media | , historical printing processes and products, part of the New England Regional Art Museum |
| Museum of the Riverina | Wagga Wagga | Riverina | Local history | Local history, culture across two sites |
| Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre | Muswellbrook | Hunter Region | Art | |
| MV Cape Don | Waverton | North Shore | Maritime | Lighthouse tender museum ship |
| Narooma Lighthouse Museum | Narooma | South Coast | Maritime | , original light and optical apparatus from the Montague Island Lightstation |
| National Art Glass Gallery | Wagga Wagga | Riverina | Art | Features changing selections from the National Art Glass Collection and exhibits of Australian glass artists |
| National Motor Racing Museum | Bathurst | Central Tablelands | Automotive | Adjacent to the Mount Panorama motor racing circuit, Australia's motor racing history including famous cars, motorcycles and memorabilia |
| National Museum of Australian Pottery | Holbrook | Riverina | Art | 19th- and early 20th-century Australian pottery |
| National Transport Museum | Inverell | Northern Tablelands | Transportation | , vintage, veteran, and classic cars, motorcycles, trucks and buses, also dolls and wedding dresses |
| New England Regional Art Museum - NERAM | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Art | , Australian art in many media, includes six gallery spaces and the Museum of Printing |
| Newcastle Art Gallery | Newcastle East | Hunter Region | Art | |
| Newcastle Maritime Centre | Newcastle East | Hunter Region | Maritime | |
| Newcastle Museum | Newcastle East | Hunter Region | Multiple | Local history, culture, industry, science |
| Norah Head Light | Norah Head | Central | Maritime | Tours of the active lighthouse |
| Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum | Faulconbridge | Blue Mountains | Art | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, late 19th century home with works of artist and writer Norman Lindsay |
| Nowra Museum | Nowra | South Coast | Local history | , operated by the Shoalhaven Historical Society |
| Old Courthouse Museum | Batemans Bay | South Coast | Local history | , operated by the Clyde River and Batemans Bay Historical Society |
| Old Dubbo Gaol | Dubbo | Orana | Prison | 19th century prison |
| Old Government House | Parramatta | Greater Western Sydney | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, former "country" residence of 10 early governors of New South Wales |
| Old School Museum | Merimbula | South Coast | Local history | Operated by the Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society |
| Orange Regional Gallery | Orange | Central West | Art | |
| Oxley Museum | Wellington | Orana | Local history | |
| Parkes Observatory | Parkes | Central West | Science | Astronomy and space science, history of the radio telescope observatory |
| Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest | Emu Plains | Greater Western Sydney | Art | |
| Pioneer Cottage Museum | Urbenville | Northern Tablelands | Local history | , period displays of a settler's home |
| Pioneer Women’s Hut | Tumbarumba | Riverina | Women's | , ingenuity of women in finding solutions to the challenges of looking after a family in early rural Australia |
| Port Macquarie Courthouse Museum | Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast | History | , mid 19th century courthouse |
| Port Macquarie Historical Museum | Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast | Local history | , operated by the Port Macquarie Historical Society Inc |
| Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum | Tamworth | New England | Transportation | , motorcycles from the 1950s to 1980s |
| Queanbeyan Historical Museum | Queanbeyan | Southern Tablelands | Local history | , also |
| Queanbeyan Printing Museum | Queanbeyan | Southern Tablelands | Media | , working printing presses and memorabilia |
| RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre | Forest Hill | Riverina | Aerospace | Indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft, memorabilia and photographs relating to RAAF Base Wagga |
| Rail Motor Society | Paterson | Hunter Region | Railway | Preserved self-propelled railway vehicles and equipment |
| Richmond Vale Railway Museum | Wollombi | Hunter Region | Railway | Heritage railway and museum about the former coal mine |
| Riversdale | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, 19th century homestead |
| Rockley Mill | Rockley | Central Tablelands | Local history | , also historic mill machinery |
| Rose Seidler House | Wahroonga | North Shore | Historic house | Operated by Sydney Living Museums, mid 20th century modern house |
| Roto House | Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast | Historic house | , located in Macquarie Nature Reserve |
| Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitors' Centre | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Geology | , history and work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia |
| Sydney | Inner West | Medical | , History of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | |
| Sacred Spaces | Singleton | Hunter Region | Religious | , convent and museum of the Sisters of Mercy |
| Saumarez Homestead | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, Edwardian mansion with original furnishings |
| Schaeffer House | Grafton | Northern Rivers | Historic house | , Victorian period house, operated by the Clarence River Historical Society |
| Shear Outback | Hay | Riverina | Industry | , shearing history and future technologies |
| Shoalhaven City Arts Centre | Nowra | South Coast | Art | |
| Silverton Gaol Museum | Silverton | Western Plains | Prison | , also local history exhibits, operated by the Broken Hill Historical Society |
| Silverton School Museum | Silverton | Western Plains | Education | , late 19th century school used until 1970 |
| Singleton Museum | Singleton | Hunter Region | Local history | , operated by the Singleton Historical Society |
| St Clair Local History Museum & Archives | Goulburn | Southern Tablelands | Local history | |
| Stoke Stable Museum | Carcoar | Central West | Local history | |
| Sturt Australia | Mittagong | Southern Highlands | Art | , education center for Australian craft and design with exhibit gallery |
| Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Railway | , steam trains, railway machinery and a mineral collection |
| Sunnyside Historic Home & South Sea Island Museum | Cooranbong | Hunter Region | Historic house | |
| S.H.P Memorial School of Arts | Tenterfield | New England | Biographical | Operated by the National Trust of Australia, features memorabilia owned by Sir Henry Parkes |
| Snowy Scheme Museum | Adaminaby | Monaro | Technology | Exhibits relating to the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme |
| Tomago House | Tomago | Hunter Region | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Tamworth Powerstation Museum | Tamworth | New England | Technology | , history of electricity and the impact of the development of electricity on modern society |
| Tamworth Regional Gallery | Tamworth | New England | Art | , features textile and silver collections |
| Tarella Cottage Museum | Wentworth Falls | Blue Mountains | Local history | , operated by the Blue Mountains Historical Society |
| Temora Aviation Museum | Temora | Riverina | Aerospace | Historic military and civilian aircraft that range from World War II to the Vietnam War era |
| Temora Rural Museum | Temora | Riverina | Local History | Historic village museum showing the life of the area |
| Tenterfield Railway Station Museum | Tenterfield | Northern Tablelands | Railway | , Victorian railway station, exhibits of heritage rolling stock, model railway |
| Timbertown | Wauchope | Mid North Coast | Open air | 19th century sawmiller's village with working full-size narrow gauge steam train |
| Tinonee Historical Museum | Tinonee | Mid North Coast | Local history | , operated by the Tinonee Historical Society |
| Tomago House | Tomago | Hunter Region | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia, 19th century homestead |
| Trainworks | Thirlmere | Macarthur | Railway | Includes locomotives and passenger and freight rolling stock |
| Trial Bay Gaol | Laggers Point | Mid North Coast | Prison | Remains of a late 19th century prison and internment camp in World War I, located in Arakoon National Park |
| Turkish Bath Museum | Mount Wilson | Blue Mountains | Local history | , operated by the Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Historical Society |
| Turon Technology Museum | Sofala | Central West | Technology | , development of steam and internal engines, the transition to the internal combustion engine |
| Tweed River Art Gallery | Murwillumbah | Northern Rivers | Art | Regional art gaalery |
| Tweed River Regional Museum | Murwillumbah | Northern Rivers | Local history | , also branches in Tweed Heads and Uki |
| University of New South Wales Galleries | Paddington | Eastern Suburbs | Art | , part of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of New South Wales |
| Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum | Valley Heights | Blue Mountains | Railway | Heritage railway, depot, equipment and museum |
| Vaucluse House | Vaucluse | Eastern Suburbs | Historic house | Operated by Sydney Living Museums, 19th century estate |
| Vienna Cottage | Hunters Hill | Northern Suburbs | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia, late 19th century home |
| Wagga Wagga Art Gallery | Wagga Wagga | Riverina | Art | , exhibits of Riverina artists and visiting exhibitions from Australia and overseas, includes the National Art Glass Gallery and Margaret Carnegie Print Collection |
| Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Museum | Wagga Wagga | Riverina | Railway | , located in the Wagga Wagga railway station |
| Walcha Pioneer Cottage Museum | Walcha | Northern Tablelands | Local history | |
| West Darling Machinery Preservation Society | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Technology | , heritage farm and mining machinery |
| Western Plains Cultural Centre | Dubbo | Orana | Art | |
| White's Mineral Art Gallery & Living Mining Museum | Broken Hill | Western Plains | Art | , paintings made with local minerals, exhibits of the architectural and mining history of the city, mining artifacts |
| Wing Hing Long Museum | Tingha | Northern Tablelands | Local history | , history of Tingha’s Chinese heritage and great tin boom, period general store display |
| Wivenhoe | Narellan | Macarthur | Historic house | 1830s home of Sir Charles Cowper, a Premier of New South Wales |
| Wollogong City Gallery | Wollongong | Illawarra | Art | |
| Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium | Port Kembla | Illawarra | Science | , part of the University of Wollongong |
| Wollombi Endeavour Museum | Wollombi | Hunter Region | Local history | , |
| Woodford Academy | Woodford | Blue Mountains | Historic house | , operated by the National Trust of Australia, 1830s building |
| Yamba Museum | Yamba | Northern Rivers, NSW | Local History, Maritime heritage | operated by the Port of Yamba Historical Society |
| Yanco Powerhouse Museum | Yanco | Riverina | Agriculture | Displays of farm equipment, local history |
| Yass and District Museum | Yass | Southern Tablelands | Local history | |
| Yeoval Historical Museum | Yeoval | Central West | Local history | |
| Zoology Museum at the University of New England | Armidale | Northern Tablelands | Natural history | , teaching museum open to the public |
Defunct museums
- Legends Surf Museum, Coffs Harbour
- Old Sydney Town