Nova Scotia Museum
The Nova Scotia Museum is responsible for the provincial collection of over one million artifacts and specimens. As well, we oversee the maintenance of more than 210 buildings, four floating vessels and nine locomotives. Our 28 incredible sites, together, tell the story of this province.
Explore Our Collections
This new site allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. We will be adding content regularly. Please come back to see what’s new as we build our online collection.
Events
December 2, 2025 to January 27, 2026
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
Tuesdays in December & January
1 pm to 3 pm
Join us for our social sessions where fellow...
Metal Detecting
We want to make sure everyone's enjoying the outdoors responsibly. Check out our blog post with metal detecting rules you need to follow in Nova Scotia - happy exploring!
Accessibility
The Nova Scotia Museum developed an overarching accessibility plan that will guide us to become more accessible. Each of our 28 sites will use this plan to develop their own plans based on their own accessibility needs.
Jane Austen — with a Halifax twist
We’re joining readers around the world in celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth — with a Halifax twist in this blog post from Lisa Bower, History Collections Curator/Registrar.
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