Events
January 16, 2019
Welcome Wednesdays with Special Guest Author Andrea Miller of My First Book of Canadian Birds
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
10 am to 12 pm
Guest Andrea Miller in attendance 10:30 am to 11 am!
At our Welcome Wednesdays program, we invite young families, day cares and newcomers to the Museum every Wednesday morning for a...
January 19, 2019 to January 20, 2019
Tatting Demonstration
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Visit Ross Farm Museum this weekend and chat with our interpreters as they demonstrate the beautiful art of both needle and shuttle tatting.
Admission
Adult $10.00
Senior (65+) $8.00
Students (with...
January 19, 2019
Opening of the Rug Hooking Display - Learning Centre
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
To mark the 40th Anniversary of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, RHGNS, the first event will be the “Celebrating Beginnings Rug Hooked Exhibit” at Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, NS. The Guild...
January 22, 2019
The Steamships of Eastern Canada
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
7:00 pm
For centuries, Nova Scotia ships have carried the world's goods, from the age of sail into the age of the gas turbine and diesel electric power plant. But it was steam that took us from then...
January 26, 2019 to January 27, 2019
Toboggan Making Demonstration
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
This weekend our interpreters will be demonstrating how to make a wooden toboggan.
Admission
Adult $10.00
Senior (65+) $8.00
Students (with Student Card) $8.00
Child (6-17 years) $4.00
5 & Under...
January 29, 2019
The Golden Age of Ocean Liners
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
7:00 pm
They were the largest, most powerful and most luxurious vessels of their era, the “Floating Palaces” that represented the maritime powers of nations during an age of incredibly intense...
February 4, 2019
Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia Meeting
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
Nova Scotia’s Hockey Stick Evolution: Facts versus Fables
7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00)
Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia is holding their monthly meeting at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on...
February 9, 2019 to February 10, 2019
The Old Spinning Wheel
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Staff will be on hand to demonstrate carding and spinning woolen fibers into yarn.
Admission
Adult $10.00
Senior (65+) $8.00
Students (with Student Card) $8.00
Child (6-17 years) $4.00
5 & Under...
February 9, 2019
Arts of the Sailor: Sailors’ Valentine Course
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
1 pm to 3 pm
Cost: Included with Museum Admission
To register: Please call 902-424-7491 or e-mail: jeanne.church@novascotia.ca
Legend has it that the beautiful pieces of shell mosaic art known as...
February 12, 2019
Bounty: Into the Hurricane
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
Written and Directed by Geoff D’Eon
7 pm
The sinking of The Bounty in Hurricane Sandy remains an enigma for some, a scandal for others, and a tragedy for most. Why was the ageing wooden vessel out at...