four young adults receiving a tour from a guide. The guide, a Black woman wearing brown boots, a black shirt, and a black and yellow flannel shirt, uses her hands as she speaks and gestures to the group and the floor. Opposite the guide are two young men and two young women dressed in casual autumn attire.

Nova Scotia Museum

Telling Nova Scotia’s extraordinary stories. What began as one museum of science and history in 1868 is today, a family of 16 sites & over one million artifacts & specimens. 

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Areal view of a church on a green field

Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village

 Iona, Cape Breton
Exterior view of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

 Lunenburg
A field with farm equipment and home in the background.

The Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia

 Lower West Pubnico
Uniacke Estate a grand white house with a classical design, including a columned entrance and a long veranda. The house is surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and mature trees.

Uniacke Estate Museum Park

 Mount Uniacke
View of pond in front of Balmoral Grist Mill Museum

Balmoral Grist Mill

 Tatamagouche
Clifton Museum Park.

Clifton Museum Park

 Windsor
Blacksmith at work

Sherbrooke Village

 Sherbrooke
Two yellow dory boats

Dory Shop Museum

 Shelburne

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What's On

Dinosaur Exploration 2 graphic
  • Exhibition
Dinosaur Exploration 2
7 Feb 2026 - 7 Sep 2026
Before extinction, dinosaurs fought to survive! Dinosaur…
Museum of Natural History
Museum team and visitors heading down the beach on horseback.
  • Experience
Fossils on Horseback Overnight Getaway
1 Mar 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Enjoy a cozy overnight cottage stay in charming Parrsboro and…
Fundy Geological Museum
A vintage-style promotional graphic with a dark teal overlay featuring a 19th-century illustration of a thief. The man, wearing a bowler hat, glasses, and a neckerchief, holds a finger to his lips in a "shh" motion while peering into an open wooden safe. A red and gold ribbon banner in the top left corner reads "Now Open." Large, bold text layered over the center of the image reads: "TOWNSFOLK WANTED TO SOLVE A GOLD HEIST AND CATCH NOTORIOUS THIEVES! Book your team today."
  • Experience
Gold Rush! Escape Room
3 Jun 2026 - 13 Sep 2026
The year is 1867, and Sherbrooke is a bustling boomtown thriving…
Sherbrooke Village
Anna Syperek. Old Friends-etching
  • Exhibition
'Wandering through Trees' exhibition
5 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
An exciting art exhibition is coming to the Ross Farm Museum…
Ross Farm Museum
We and the Sea: Honouring the Marine Heritage of African Nova Scotians exhibit panel
  • Exhibition
We and the Sea: Honouring the Marine Heritage of African Nova Scotians
9 Jun 2026 - 19 Jul 2026
We and the Sea explores more than 400 years of African Nova…
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre
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Diorama of the sinking of the Titanic.

Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax

Considered one of the greatest marine disasters in recorded history, the story of RMS Titanic begins in Southampton, England on April 10, 1912, when the vessel left on her maiden voyage.  For some of those who lost their lives aboard the ill-fated ship, Halifax, Nova Scotia is where the story ended. 

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 

Stories

The African School sampler cropped.
  • African NS Cultural Heritage
  • Cultural History
By Lisa Bower, Curator (Registrar) History In my role working with the Cultural History collection, I have the privilege to care for many inspiring objects, including one of our recent acquisitions.…
Gersemia rubiformis
  • Zoology
By Alex Hancock – NSM Zoology Collections Intern
A drawer of specimens from the Challenger Expedition.
  • Zoology
Dr. Brenna Frasier – Senior Curator of Zoology
A hand holding an an artifact on a beach.
  • Archaeology
Have you ever been enjoying the outdoors, stumbled upon something interesting, and wondered if you’d found something special? If you think you have found something with heritage value, staff at the Nova…
Diorama of the sinking of the Titanic.
  • Marine History
As the twentieth century dawned, many felt marine tragedies were a thing of the past. Science promised solutions to everything, from poverty to disasters. The engineering marvels at the time were…
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