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Museums

Museums (Family Fun Halifax)

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Free Admission at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

BMO Bank of Montreal provides financial support to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) to allow free public access every Thursday evening! Explore the galleries and exhibits for free with your family. Thanks, BMO! Free Admission at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia:  Where:  1723 Hollis Street, Halifax Date:
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Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook

Established in 1983, the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook was created to protect, preserve and promote the history and culture of African Nova Scotians. The Centre is a museum and cultural gathering place, where the rich history of Nova Scotians of African Descent can be discovered
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Shearwater Aviation Museum – TEMPORARILY CLOSED as of October 23, 2023

The Shearwater Aviation Museum’s mandate is to collect, preserve, display and promote the history of Maritime Military Aviation at the air station now known as 12 Wing Shearwater, from 1918 to the present time. Shearwater Aviation Museum: Address: 34 Bonaventure Street, Dartmouth Website: shearwateraviationmuseum.ca

Sable Island Halifax Museum
Sable Island: Over the Dunes, Beyond Wild Horses at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History

Sable Island National Park Reserve, 300 kilometers southeast of Halifax, is famous for its wild horses and shipwrecks. This exciting exhibit explores the rich diversity of plants and animals that thrive on the sandbar island despite the winds, waves and isolation. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit includes a recreated research station and
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Cole Harbour Farm Heritage Museum

The Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Farm Museum is a community museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting Cole Harbour’s agricultural past, and to developing understanding of plants, animals and farming today.  It’s a great place to bring the kids for an afternoon play, with all kinds of interesting nooks and crannies
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the largest art museum in Atlantic Canada. The Gallery houses the Province’s art collection and offers a range of exhibitions and programming. As one of the premier arts institutions in Canada, the Gallery is responsible for acquiring, preserving, and exhibiting works of art
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Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Learn about the experiences of immigrants as they arrived in Canada, and the vital role of immigration to Canada.  The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 has two large galleries full of fascinating, interactive activities to help visitors understand the role of immigration as it shapes Canada’s identity. Canadian
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Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame

The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is an interactive, free, fun experience for people of all ages including a theatre, sports simulations and more. Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame: Address: 1800 Argyle St., Halifax, N.S. Website: nsshf.com  

Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is the oldest and largest Maritime Museum in Canada. The original concept of the Museum can be credited to a group of Royal Canadian Navy officers who envisioned a maritime museum where relics of Canada’s naval past could be conserved. Starting with a small
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Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum

The Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is Atlantic Canada’s only museum devoted to preserving all aspects of Atlantic Canada’s aviation heritage. Granted “Local Museum” status by the Nova Scotia Museum in 1989, it is owned and operated by local volunteers since its inception in 1977. Both civilian and military aviation history
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