This is a big museum about 10-15 minutes outside of town. We went to many museums and galleries in Australia to view Aboriginal art and this one had the most diverse, interesting collection by far. Plus there are many other exciting exhibits (we love the highly creative ceramic award winners when we were there). more

I would put this museum on the top of my list of things to see in Darwin city. We liked it so much we went back for another look when we had a few hours to kill before flying out of Darwin. There is a great display of Aboriginal art, a maritime museum (containing real boats from around south eastern... more

I really liked this museum. The wildlife part was interesting and educational, the exhibition on cyclone Tracy was really good too. What I liked best was the aboriginal art section, which I found excellent. The location of the museum is also great and you can walk from Mindil beach to the museum along the shore passing a nice look out. more

I really enjoyed visiting this museum. The Cyclone Tracy exhibition was particularly good and it was very powerful to go into the darkened room and listen to the actual sounds recorded of the cyclone. The museum cafe was also very good. more

i thought Darwin was great, the best thing about the muesum was all the local art! it was great! everything was just so brown and red, hint yellow here and there! i was so moved by the cyclone tracey thingy. it was BEAUTIFUL! i cried... for many days... in the end they had to kick me out because i was... more

This is a varied museum with an excellent Pacific boat collection, wonderful anthropological exhibits, and an exhibit about devastating Cyclone Tracy -just to name a few. There is plenty to keep young and old occupied. Much better than I was expecting. Also, the museum restaurant is well worth planning a meal around. Fabulous. more

My wife and I have always wanted to visit the "TOP END" and we finally made it..It was sure worth the wait..Darwin is beautiful,as is all the attractions around it..Loved the Museum and Art Gallery also the Aviation Museum ,, Wowwwwwww that B52 is gigantic and is worth the visit on it's own. We thoroughly recommend the whole package to... more