MAGNT collects, doucuments, interprets and displays the Northern Territory's natural and social history, fine art and craft and Northern Territory Aboriginal cultural history
Natural History, Fine Art, Territory History, South-east Asian Art, Aboriginal Art and Culture
MAGNT administers the following four Darwin-based facilities:the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory; the Australian Pearling Exhibition; the Fannie Bay Gaol and Lyons Cottage.
It also has responsibility for the following facilities located in Alice Springs: The Museum of Central Australia; the Connellan Hangar and the Kookaburra Memorial.