Due to operational changes, for the 2026 season livestock and farm animals will not be present on site at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum this year.
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…
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…
This pair of leather children’s shoes (Accession Number: M2005.4.1 A+B ) is believed to be from Body No. 4, the “Unknown Child”. This very young boy, recovered by the crew of Mackay-Bennett, was buried at…
On a sunny July afternoon in 1940, “Clifton” Haliburton Memorial Museum, officially opened with great fanfare and crowds. The property was purchased and operated by the Nova Scotia Department of Highways…
What is the institution’s primary focus? - The Fundy Geological Museum is a part of the Nova Scotia Museum family which means we’re responsible for communicating geology and earth science to the people of…
The mill wasn’t just a place to have your grain ground into flour. It was part of the annual rite of harvest, a meeting place and, for many, a fond childhood memory. The sights, smells, sounds, taste and…
Brenna Frasier, Curator of Zoology, Nova Scotia Museum
If you peek into the backyard of the Museum of Natural History, you will see a large skeleton on view. These bones belong to the North Atlantic…
The huge bone was discovered by a Alexander McRae in 1834. Alexander's nick-name was "Big Sandy". We don't know if the Mastodon was a male or female, and it was found along the banks…
