.museum
.museum is a sponsored extension, run for a specific community, run by Museum Domain Management Association since 2001. Museums, museum associations and museum professionals.
| Type | Sponsored |
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| Registry operator | Museum Domain Management Association |
| Who can register | Rules apply Museums, museum associations and museum professionals. |
| In the root zone since | 1 November 2001 |
| DNSSEC | Signed |
| RDAP server | https://rdap.nic.museum |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.museum |
| IANA record | iana.org/domains/root/db/museum |
Registrars that sell .museum
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From the list of domain registrars. Other registrars may sell it too.
Look up a .museum domain
The .museum registry publishes registration data over RDAP. The free domain report reads it and shows a .museum domain's registrar, dates, status and DNS in one place. For the raw record, use the WHOIS lookup.
New to extensions? The guide to how domain extensions work covers generic, country-code and brand extensions. For who sells extensions in general, see the list of domain registrars.
Sources: the IANA root zone database and the ICANN list of generic extensions (refreshed 2026-10-24). Something out of date? Tell us.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs the .museum extension?
Museum Domain Management Association is the registry operator for .museum. The registry keeps the list of every .museum name; registrars sell the names to the public.
Can anyone register a .museum domain?
Museums, museum associations and museum professionals.
When was .museum created?
.museum was added to the DNS root zone on 1 November 2001, according to IANA.
How do I look up who owns a .museum domain?
The .museum registry publishes registration data over RDAP at https://rdap.nic.museum and over WHOIS at whois.nic.museum. The free domain report on lemon.domains reads it for you and shows the registrar, dates and status.
Is .museum signed with DNSSEC?
Yes. The .museum zone is signed, so a .museum domain can turn on DNSSEC once its registrar adds a DS record.