Our Museums
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.
Mastodon Femur
This Mastodon femur, currently on display at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village as part of the travelling exhibit "Age of the Mastodon", was found in Middle River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This bone has a big history.
Events
November 21, 2023 to March 15, 2024
Highland Village Museum, Iona
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village in Iona is now presenting Age of the Mastodon, a...
November 25, 2023 to January 6, 2024
Museum of Natural History, Halifax
We've got NEW amazing holiday LEGO exhibition on view at the Museum of Natural History! Members of...
December 28, 2023
Highland Village Museum, Iona
Join us for a Family Round & Square Dance with Boyd and Ryan MacNeil and special youth musician...
Accessibility
This year 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.
Publications
Research is one of the fundamental activities of the Nova Scotia Museum. Our publications are available electronically through an Open Journal System catalogue hosted by Dalhousie University.
Extracting a Fossil
Delicate fossils found in museum are cleaned, repaired, and mounted in archival supports when the fossils are put on display or used for research. Check out our blog posts from Robbie Hussey and Tim Fedak.
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Unlimited Visits
Come for an hour or stay for the day. The choice is yours with an Annual Pass.