List of museums in the Northwest Territories

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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.

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Name Town/City Type Summary
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


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