Museum nasional adalah museum yang dibiayai pemerintah (pemerintah pusat atau negara bagian).

Amerika Serikat 
Museum nasional di Washington, D.C. berada di bawah Institusi Smithsonian, sebuah lembaga semifederal.
 Institusi Smithsonian:
 Museum Seni Amerika (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
 Museum Anacostia
 National Gallery of Art
 Museum Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Afrika Amerika (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
 Museum Nasional Seni Afrika (National Museum of African Art)
 Museum Dirgantara Nasional Amerika Serikat (National Air and Space Museum)
 Pusat Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
 Museum Nasional Sejarah Amerika (National Museum of American History)
 Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam (National Museum of Natural History)
 Museum Nasional Indian Amerika (National Museum of the American Indian)
 Galeri Potret Nasional (National Portrait Gallery)
 Museum Pos Nasional (National Postal Museum)
 Museum Perang Dingin (dalam rencana)
 Departemen Pertahanan:
 Angkatan Udara:
 Museum Nasional Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat (National Museum of the United States Air Force)
 Strategic Air and Space Museum
 Angkatan Darat:
 Museum Nasional Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat (National Museum of the United States Army)
 Museum Nasional Kesehatan dan Kedokteran (National Museum of Health and Medicine)
 Angkatan Laut:
 Museum Nasional Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat (National Museum of the United States Navy)
 Museum Nasional Penerbangan Angkatan Laut (National Museum of Naval Aviation)
 Museum dan Perpustakaan Kapal Selam Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat (U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library)
 Museum Nasional Korps Marinir (National Museum of the Marine Corps)
 Badan Keamanan Nasional:
 Museum Kriptologi Nasional (National Cryptologic Museum)
 Central Intelligence Agency:
 Museum CIA
 Departemen Keamanan Dalam Negeri
 Museum Satuan Penjaga Pantai Amerika Serikat (United States Coast Guard Museum)
 Lainnya:
 Musem Nasional Perang Dunia Pertama (National World War One Museum)

Argentina 
 Museum Sejarah Nasional Argentina (Argentine National Museum of History)

Australia 
 Museum Dirgantara Australia
 Museum Maritim Nasional Australia
 Museum Tenis Australia
 Australian War Memorial
 Museum Victoria
 Museum Alpen Nasional
 Museum Dinosaurus Nasional
 Galeri Nasional Australia
 Galeri Nasional Victoria
 Museum Automotif Nasional Australia
 Museum Sepeda Motor Nasional Australia
 Museum Nasional Australia
 Museum Nasional Tembikar Australia
 Museum Kereta Api Nasional (Australia)
 Museum Nasional Veteran Vietnam
 Questacon, Pusat Sains dan Teknologi Nasional, Canberra

Bangladesh 
 Museum Nasional Bangladesh

Belanda

Belgia 
 Museum Seni dan Sejarah Kerajaan

Bosnia dan Herzegovina 
 Museum Literatur Bosnian dan Herzegovinian
 Museum Sejarah Bosnia dan Herzegovina
 Museum Nasional Bosnia dan Herzegovina

Brazil 
 Museum Nasional Brazil (Museu Nacional)
 Museum Nasional Republik (Museu Nacional da República)
 Museum Sejarah Nasional Brazil (Museu Histórico Nacional)

Bulgaria 
 Museum Nasional Bumi dan Manusia
 Museum Arkeologi Nasional (Bulgaria)
 Museum Sejarah Nasional (Bulgaria)
 Museum Nasional Sejarah Militer (Bulgaria)
 Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam (Bulgaria)
 Museum Transportasi Nasional, Bulgaria

Chad 
 Museum Nasional Chad (Musee National N'Djamena)

Cina 
 Museum Nasional Cina
 Museum Seni Nasional Cina
 Museum Sejarah Alam Beijing

Denmark 
 Museum Nasional Denmark

Eritrea 
 National Museum of Eritrea

Estonia 
 Museum Nasional Estonia
 Museum Seni Estonia

Filipina 
 Museum Nasional Filipina

Finlandia 
 Museum Nasional Finlandia

Ghana 
 Museum Nasional Ghana

India 
 Museum Nasional, New Delhi

Indonesia 
 Museum Nasional Republik Indonesia
 Museum Bahari Laksamana Madya TNI. H. L. Manambai Abdulkadir, Sumbawa Besar, Nusa Tenggara Barat

Jepang 
 Museum Nasional Tokyo
 Museum Nasional Kyoto
 Museum Nasional Nara
 Museum Nasional Kyushu
 Museum Seni Nasional Osaka
 Museum Nasional Etnologi
 Museum Nasional Seni Barat

Jerman 
 Museum Nasional Bayern
 Museum Teknologi Jerman (Berlin) (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)
 Museum Nasional Jerman (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
 Glyptothek
 Pinakothek der Moderne
 Museum Wiesbaden
 Deutsches Museum
 Neue Pinakothek
 Alte Pinakothek

Kamboja 
 Museum Nasional Kamboja

Kanada 
Museum nasional dikelola oleh empat badan usaha milik negara yang didirikan 1 Juli 1990 berdasarkan Undang-Undang Museum 1990.

 National Gallery of Canada Corporation
 Galeri Nasional Kanada (National Gallery of Canada)
 Museum Fotografi Kontemporer Kanada (Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography)
 Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
 Museum Nasional Peradaban (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
 Museum Pos Kanada (Canadian Postal Museum)
 Museum Anak Kanada (Canadian Children's Museum)
 Virtual Museum of New France
 Museum Perang Kanada (Canadian War Museum)
 Canadian Museum of Nature Corporation
 Museum Alam Kanada (Canadian Museum of Nature)
 Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation
 Museum Sains dan Teknologi Kanada (Canada Science and Technology Museum)
 Museum Pertanian Kanada (Canada Agriculture Museum)
 Museum Dirgantara Kanada (Canada Aviation Museum)

Korea 
 Museum Nasional Korea
 Museum Nasional Gyeongju
 Museum Nasional Gwangju
 Museum Nasional Jeonju
 Museum Nasional Buyeo
 Museum Nasional Daegu
 Museum Nasional Cheongju
 Museum Nasional Gimhae
 Museum Nasional Jeju
 Museum Nasional Chuncheon
 Museum Nasional Jinju
 Museum Nasional Gongju
 Museum Nasional Seni Kontemporer (Korea Selatan)
 Museum Nasional Bangsa Korea
 Museum Nasional Istana Korea
 Museum Sains Nasional (Korea Selatan)
 Museum Mercu Suar
 Museum Maritim Nasional (Korea Selatan)
 Arboretum Nasional Korea

Kosta Rika 
 Museum Nasional Kosta Rika

Latvia 
 Museum Seni Nasional Latvia

Malaysia 
 Museum Negara Malaysia

Prancis 
Sebagian besar museum nasional berada di bawah administrasi Direktorat Museum (Direction des Musées de France) Kementerian Budaya (Ministère de la Culture)
 Museum Nasional Keramik Adrien Dubouché (Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien Dubouché)
 Château de Chambord
 Château d'Écouen
 Château de Compiègne
 Château de Malmaison
 Château de Pau
 Istana Versailles
 Museum Nasional Eugène-Delacroix (Musée national Eugène-Delacroix)
 Château de Fontainebleau
 Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
 Museum Louvre
 Museum Nasional Abad Pertengahan (Musée national du Moyen Âge)
 Musée Picasso de Vallauris
 Museum Rodin
 Museum Arkeologi Nasional (Musée d'archéologie nationale)
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 Museum Guimet (Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet)
 Musée d'Orsay
 Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
 Museum Picasso
 Musée national des Granges de Port-Royal
 Port-Royal-des-Champs
 Museum Nasional Prasejarah (Musée national de Préhistoire)
 Musée du quai Branly
 Museum Dirgantara dan Antariksa (Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace)
 Musée national d'Art moderne
 Musée des arts et métiers
 Museum Sains dan Industri (Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie)
 Palais de la Découverte
 Museum Nasional Pendidikan (Musée national de l'Éducation)
 Museum Sejarah Prancis (Musée de l'Histoire de France)
 Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
 Museum Manusia (Musée de l'Homme)
 Palais de la Légion d'honneur
 Musée de la Monnaie de Paris
 Cabinet des Médailles
 Musée des monuments français
 Museum Alat Musik (Musée de la musique)
 Museum Maritim Nasional (Musée national de la Marine)
 Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra
 Museum Pos (Musée de La Poste)
 Museum Olahraga Nasional (Musée national du Sport)

Singapura 
 Museum Nasional Singapura

Slowakia 
 Museum Nasional Slovak

Somalia 
 Museum Nasional Somalia

Suriah 
 Museum Nasional Damaskus

Swedia 
 Museum Nasional Swedia

Swiss 
 Museum Nasional Swiss

Tajikistan 
 Museum Nasional Tajikistan

Thailand 
 Museum Nasional Bangkok

Trinidad and Tobago 
 Museum Nasional dan Galeri Seni, Trinidad

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