The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory – the main state Museum, located in the suburbs of Darwin Fannie Bay.

Originally the Museum was located in a business centre in the building of old town Hall on Smith street. His collection contained objects of culture, Maritime history, science, everyday life of the aboriginal tribes of South-East Asia and the Pacific. However, during the devastating cyclone Tracy in 1974, the building was severely damaged, and part of the collection was lost. Saved the exhibits were placed in several rented around Darwin spaces. The new building in the suburb of Fannie Bay was built in 1981, then the Museum was called the Museum of arts and science, Northern Territory. The Museum talked about the history, science and art of the region and its inhabitants. In 1992 the Museum was additional room was built which housed a collection of items Maritime history. A year later, the Museum's name was changed to the Museum and Art gallery of the Northern Territory.

Today the Museum collection includes more than 30 thousand exhibits of art and material culture. One of the most popular exhibits – the body of a crocodile, nicknamed "Honey", known for its attacks on boats.

The Museum regularly hosts a number of activities, such as presenting the annual Award of the national aboriginal art and art of the inhabitants of the Torres Strait "Telstra". Founded in 1984 specifically for aboriginal artists and residents of the Torres Strait, this event is intended to demonstrate the diversity and innovation in contemporary aboriginal art.

The Museum complex consists of five permanent galleries, traveling exhibitions, educational sites for students, theater, gift shop and cafe.