This list of museums in the Northwest Territories, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) 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. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Name | Town/City | Type | Summary |
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N.W.T. Mining Heritage Society | Yellowknife | Mining | Planned museum |
Norman Wells Historical Centre | Norman Wells | Multiple | website, includes history of the Canol Trail, oil industry, aviation, mining, hunting, fossils, geology, native crafts and artifacts |
Northern Life Museum | Fort Smith | History | |
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre | Yellowknife | Multiple | Human and natural history of the Northwest Territories |