List of cultural institutions in the study sample
| Institutions | Juris | # Objects 2020 | Collections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian War Memorial | CoA* | 454,372 | Photograph; Digitised Collection; Art; Heraldry; Private Record; Film; Technology; Sound; Published Collection; Manuscript; Official Record |
| National Gallery of Australia | CoA | 160,000 | Australian, Asian, Pacific, European and American art |
| National Museum of Australia | CoA | 210,000 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories; Australian history and society since 1788; People's interaction with the Australian environment |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | NSW | 34,372 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art; Asian art; Australian art; Contemporary art; Pacific art; Photography; Western art |
| Australian Museum | NSW | 21,000,000 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections; Pacific collection; International collection; Arachnology collection; Entomology collection; Herpetology collection; Ichthyology collection; Malacology collection; Mammalogy collection; Marine invertebrate collection; Mineralogy collection; Ornithology collection; Palaeontology collection; Frozen tissue collection |
| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory | NT | 30,000 | Cyclone Tracy; Natural science; Indigenous art; Rock art; Maritime history; Sacred objects; Second World War Darwin; Southeast Asia; Australian art |
| Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences | NSW | 500,000 | History; Science; Technology; Design; Industry; Decorative arts; Music; Transport and space exploration |
| Queensland Art Gallery | QLD | 17,000 | Indigenous Australian art; Australian art; Asian art; Pacific art; International art |
| Queensland Museum | QLD | 1,200,000 | Archaeology; Indigenous cultures; Social History; Science and Technology; Industry; Biodiversity; Geoscience |
| Art Gallery of South Australia | SA | 45,000 | From ancient Rome to the present day, and includes paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork and jewellery, and furniture |
| South Australian Museum | SA | 4,000,000 | Biological sciences; Humanities; Mineral science; Palaeontology |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | TAS | N/A | Decorative arts; Geology; History; Photographic collection; Tasmanian Herbarium; Zoology |
| Museum of Victoria | VIC | 17,000,000 | History and Technology; Indigenous Collections; Natural Sciences; Library |
| National Gallery of Victoria | VIC | 75,000 | Asian art; Australian art; Contemporary art; Contemporary design and architecture; Decorative arts; Fashion and Textiles; Indigenous art; International art; Photography; Prints and Drawings |
| Art Gallery of Western Australia | WA | 18,000 | Western Australian Indigenous and non-indigenous art; Twentieth century Australian and British paintings and sculpture |
| Western Australian Museum | WA | 8,214,498 | Natural history; Maritime heritage; Cultural and social history |
| Institutions | Juris | # Objects 2020 | Collections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian War Memorial | CoA* | 454,372 | Photograph; Digitised Collection; Art; Heraldry; Private Record; Film; Technology; Sound; Published Collection; Manuscript; Official Record |
| National Gallery of Australia | CoA | 160,000 | Australian, Asian, Pacific, European and American art |
| National Museum of Australia | CoA | 210,000 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories; Australian history and society since 1788; People's interaction with the Australian environment |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | NSW | 34,372 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art; Asian art; Australian art; Contemporary art; Pacific art; Photography; Western art |
| Australian Museum | NSW | 21,000,000 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections; Pacific collection; International collection; Arachnology collection; Entomology collection; Herpetology collection; Ichthyology collection; Malacology collection; Mammalogy collection; Marine invertebrate collection; Mineralogy collection; Ornithology collection; Palaeontology collection; Frozen tissue collection |
| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory | NT | 30,000 | Cyclone Tracy; Natural science; Indigenous art; Rock art; Maritime history; Sacred objects; Second World War Darwin; Southeast Asia; Australian art |
| Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences | NSW | 500,000 | History; Science; Technology; Design; Industry; Decorative arts; Music; Transport and space exploration |
| Queensland Art Gallery | QLD | 17,000 | Indigenous Australian art; Australian art; Asian art; Pacific art; International art |
| Queensland Museum | QLD | 1,200,000 | Archaeology; Indigenous cultures; Social History; Science and Technology; Industry; Biodiversity; Geoscience |
| Art Gallery of South Australia | SA | 45,000 | From ancient Rome to the present day, and includes paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork and jewellery, and furniture |
| South Australian Museum | SA | 4,000,000 | Biological sciences; Humanities; Mineral science; Palaeontology |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | TAS | N/A | Decorative arts; Geology; History; Photographic collection; Tasmanian Herbarium; Zoology |
| Museum of Victoria | VIC | 17,000,000 | History and Technology; Indigenous Collections; Natural Sciences; Library |
| National Gallery of Victoria | VIC | 75,000 | Asian art; Australian art; Contemporary art; Contemporary design and architecture; Decorative arts; Fashion and Textiles; Indigenous art; International art; Photography; Prints and Drawings |
| Art Gallery of Western Australia | WA | 18,000 | Western Australian Indigenous and non-indigenous art; Twentieth century Australian and British paintings and sculpture |
| Western Australian Museum | WA | 8,214,498 | Natural history; Maritime heritage; Cultural and social history |
Note(s): *The Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) or Federal Government