Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory collections' place the region's art, history and culture in an Australian and international context through research, interpretation and collection development. These collections encompass Aboriginal Art and material culture, visual arts, craft, Southeast Asian and Oceanic Art and material culture, maritime archaeology, Northern Territory history and natural sciences.

Address: 
Conacher Street, Bullocky Point, Darwin, NT
Tel: 
0889998201
Hours: 
9:00am to 5:00pm Mon - Fri, 10:00am to 5:00pm Sat - Sun. Closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday.
Admission: 
Free
Facilities: 
Wheelchair access, museum shop, museum library, education unit, theatre, cafe
Collection: 
160,000 artefacts and specimens

Items

Specimen Mount

Sweetheart

Creator:
N/A
Description:
5.2 metre male saltwater crocodile mount

Artwork

Kumoken - The Crocodile

Creator:
Curly Bardkadabu
Description:
Pigments on bark
Date:
1973
Item Id Number:
ABART0963

Flag

Australian Flag

Creator:
N/A
Description:
Flag that flew on Camarina Police Station through Cyclone Tracy
Date:
1960-1974
Item Id Number:
TH94/026

Boat - Perahu

Hati Marege

Creator:
South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Description:
Bicentennial Reconstruction of 19th century style perahu
Date:
1988
Item Id Number:
IND01232

Artwork

The Swimming Place

Creator:
Ian Fairweather
Description:
Gouache on Paper
Date:
1951
Item Id Number:
GA00867