Museums

Listed below are museums that focus on sport or cover sport in their collections.

Australian Capital Territory

Australian War Memorial

  • Memorabilia relating to sport and the war.

National Museum of Australia

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Australia. Often hold exhibitions with a sport related theme.

New South Wales

Australian National Maritime Museum

  • Memorabilia on water activities including sailing, rowing, swimming, surfing, surf life saving, Olympic Games and America's Cup.

Bradman Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to Sir Donald Bradman and cricket. Located at Bowral Oval.

National Motor Racing Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to Australian motor racing. Located at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

New South Wales Hall of Champions

  • Memorabilia relating to NSW Hall of Champions inductees.

Powerhouse Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to Australian sport.

Sydney Cricket Ground Museum 

  • Memorabilia relating to sports played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Sydney Heritage Fleet

  • Memorabilia relating to sailing in New South Wales.

Queensland

Queensland Maritime Museum Association

  • Memorabilia relating to sailing in Queensland.

Queensland Museum 

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Queensland.

 
Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre

  • Memorabilia relating to country sports such as shearing and equestrian activities.

South Australia

Bradman Collection Museum - Adelaide Oval

  • Memorabilia relating to Sir Donald Bradman and sports played at the Adelaide Oval particularly cricket and Australian football.

National Motor Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to Australian motor sport.

 Tasmania

Australasian Golf Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to golf in Australia.


Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Tasmania. 

Tasmanian Cricket Museum

  • Memorabilia realting to cricket in Tasmania.

Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Tasmania.

Victoria

Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame 

  • Memorabilia relating to horse racing in Australia. 

Golf Australia Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to golf in Australia

Melbourne Cricket Club Museum

  • Memorabilia that showcases the rich history of the Melbourne Cricket Club and the stadium that it manages - the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Museum Victoria

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Victoria. 

National Sports Museum

  • Australia's most comprehensive sporting artefacts and memorabilia collection. It houses the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum, Sport Australia Hall of Fame and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Located at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Surf World

  • Surf World is recognised as the world's largest Surfing and Beach Culture Museum and houses the Australian Surfing Hall Of Fame as part of its comprehensive surfing displays. Located at Torquay.
     

Western Australia

Western Australian Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to sport in Western Australia.

Western Australian Maritime Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to water sports in Western Australia including the America's Cup.  

Western Australian Cricket Association Museum

  • Memorabilia relating to cricket and others sports played at the Western Australian Cricket Ground.

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