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.
Our Favourite Objects
Nova Scotians and people around the world can experience part of the province's expansive museum collection online, from Jurassic-aged fossils to Mi'kmaq moose hair embroidery. Nova Scotia Made, Nova Scotia Used, Nova Scotia Found is a virtual exhibit showcasing images and information about 100 artifacts and specimens that reflect the diversity of the province's culture and heritage.
Events
January 26, 2019 to January 27, 2019
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
This weekend our interpreters will be demonstrating how to make a wooden toboggan.
Admission
Adult...
January 29, 2019
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
7:00 pm
They were the largest, most powerful and most luxurious vessels of their era, the “Floating...
February 4, 2019
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
Nova Scotia’s Hockey Stick Evolution: Facts versus Fables
7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00)
Industrial...
February 9, 2019 to February 10, 2019
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Staff will be on hand to demonstrate carding and spinning woolen fibers into yarn.
Admission
Adult...
Finding Honeyman
Start the journey of #FindingHoneyman with an interactive timeline of David Honeyman - the first Curator of the Nova Scotia Museum.
Research Grants
Nova Scotia Museum (NSM) Research Grants may be awarded by the NSM Board of Governors to individuals conducting research in Nova Scotia. Completed application forms including a project description must be received for consideration by March 1, 2019, 5pm.
Mastodon Femur
The Mastodon femur recently put back on display, here, at the Museum of Natural History, was found in Middle River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1834. This bone has a big history!
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Unlimited Visits
Come for an hour or stay for the day. The choice is yours with an Annual Pass.