All the museums and collections that can be visited, of different ownership and types, located in the territory of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, authorized by the Regional Ministry of Culture, Education and University and registered in the Census of Museums and Collections, are part of the Galician Museum System.
The powers attributed to the Department of Culture, Education and University in this area are exercised mainly in its own museums and in state-managed museums, but also in the more than 70 museums and collections distributed throughout the Galician geography, belonging to local administrations, to private foundations and to the church.