Free Museums in Darwin

"One of the best museums in Darwin is the Royal Flying Doctor Service Darwin Tourist Facility, which you’ll find at the end of the wharf at the Darwin Waterfront. This centre uses new technology like virtual reality and life-size holograms to tell two iconic stories about the Top End. The first is about the Royal Flying Doctor Service, including how it was established and the important work that it does in remote areas of the Northern Territory."

"The first iconic story is the Royal Flying Doctor Service, affectionately known throughout Australia as the RFDS. Using the latest innovations in holographic technology, the hologram of John Flynn is portrayed by an actor who tells the story of Flynn’s vision and its realisation into the RFDS of today. The second iconic story featured is the Bombing of Darwin on 19th February 1942."

"The museums in Darwin give the very essence of its citizens and rich culture. If you are looking for something deeper and more meaningful, head to the museums in city. Explore the cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical side of Darwin with these museums."

"Mason Gallery has been a go-to destination to discover Australian art in Darwin since 1997. The gallery boasts an impressive collection of art sourced primarily from the NT. In addition to artwork, this gallery offers a selection of giftware including hand-made jewellery, ceramics and glassware."

"After moving to Arnhem Land for work, Reg and Debra Mason were approached by locals looking to sell their artwork. As the years went on, the quantity of the work became so great they opened a gallery. They quickly became the largest dealer in the Western Arnhem Land area."

"Mason Art Gallery, Darwin, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Mason Art Gallery. Where: 7/21 Cavenagh St. The Northern Territory is home to some of Australia’s richest Aboriginal art traditions."

"There’s no better place to discover Indigenous Australian art than Outstation Gallery. Outstation works directly with Aboriginal owned art centres. They exhibit and promote the work from emerging and established Indigenous artists."

"This Darwin gallery features paintings and artworks primarily sourced from the Utopia Region of Central Australia. In addition to big pieces of art, Mbantua also carries smaller items and giftware. It’s a popular destination for travellers to bring home a unique souvenir."

"The Paul Johnstone Gallery is committed to sourcing the finest of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artworks. They represent contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists to provide a space to present works by leading artists. The gallery aims to provide a record of the diversity of Indigenous art and its connection to culture, climate and environment."

"This place doesn't top the charts for ambience or prices, but if it's coffee you're after you won't be disappointed. The Milk Bar is the sister cafe to Four Birds, and milk and espresso is what it does best. Order a takeaway coffee and a sweet..."

"Serving daily fresh baked pies, sandwiches, finish off with Mini Melts Ice cream. Preorder picnics to collect before indulging on the grass watching sunset overlooking the bay. We are your one stop shop for convenience."

"The Paul Johnstone Gallery is committed to sourcing the finest of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artworks. They represent contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists to provide a space to present works by leading artists. The gallery aims to provide a record of the diversity of Indigenous art and its connection to culture, climate and environment."

"Mason Gallery has been a go-to destination to discover Australian art in Darwin since 1997. The gallery boasts an impressive collection of art sourced primarily from the NT. In addition to artwork, this gallery offers a selection of giftware including hand-made jewellery, ceramics and glassware."

"After moving to Arnhem Land for work, Reg and Debra Mason were approached by locals looking to sell their artwork. As the years went on, the quantity of the work became so great they opened a gallery. They quickly became the largest dealer in the Western Arnhem Land area."

"Mason Art Gallery, Darwin, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Mason Art Gallery. Where: 7/21 Cavenagh St. The Northern Territory is home to some of Australia’s richest Aboriginal art traditions."

"This Darwin gallery features paintings and artworks primarily sourced from the Utopia Region of Central Australia. In addition to big pieces of art, Mbantua also carries smaller items and giftware. It’s a popular destination for travellers to bring home a unique souvenir."

"At Doctors Gully, an easy walk from the north end of the Esplanade, Aquascene runs a remarkable fish-feeding frenzy at high tide. Visitors, young and old, can hand-feed hordes of mullet, catfish, batfish and huge..."

"At Doctors Gully, right in the heart of Darwin, is Aquascene, where hundreds of fish come to shore at high tide to be fed by hand. The daily fish feeding ritual began over 40 years ago, when a nearby ..."

"Built in the late 1930s, Burnett House is a Heritage-listed National Trust property and an excellent example of early tropical architecture. Here, you can relax in the gardens and enjoy ribbon sandwiches and Devonshire teas at High Tea every Sunday from 3.30-6pm."

"At the far northern end of Smith St is this small but important precinct of four houses built between 1930 and 1939 (which means they survived both the WWII bombings and Cyclone Tracy!). They're now managed by..."

"Salvaged from the wreck of the USS Peary, the gun, now situated on The Esplanade, serves as a memorial dedicated to the officers and crew who lost their lives when the vessel was attacked and sunk during the first air attack on Darwin by the Japanese during WWII. Also honoured here is Lt. Robert Buel, a US Air Force pilot who lost his life on February 15, 1942 in a heroic attack on Japanese aircraft on a bombing raid over Darwin city."