List of museums in New Brunswick

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This list of museums in New Brunswick, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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NamePhotographTown/CityCountyTypeSummary
8th Hussars Regimental Museum - Sussex Kings MilitaryHistory of the regiment
Aberdeen Cultural Centre Moncton Westmorland Art
Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick SussexKingsHistory website, local history including agricultural equipment, housewares, military memorabilia, railway display
Albert County Museum Hopewell Cape Albert HistoryPrime Minister R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre; Tom Collins - Axe Murderer; 8 original buildings in their original locations featuring 22 themed galleries; Local history, historic household artifacts, antiques, a gaol (jail), agricultural equipment, shipbuilding; website
Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery Florenceville Carleton Art website
Atlantic Salmon Museum Doaktown Northumberland Sports website, salmon fishing and natural history of salmon
Barbour's General Store Saint John Saint John History19th-century Victorian period general store
Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre Beaubears Island NorthumberlandHistory website, local history
Beaverbrook Art Gallery Fredericton York ArtIncludes 19th- and 20th-century Canadian artists, works by some important European artists
Bonar Law Provincial Historic Site Five Rivers Kent Historic house information, 1870s period home of Bonar Law
Boultenhouse Heritage Centre Sackville Westmorland History website, local history, operated by the Tantramar Heritage Trust
Campbell Carriage Factory Museum Middle Sackville WestmorlandIndustry website, 19th-century horse-drawn carriage "factory" and equipment, operated by the Tantramar Heritage Trust
Campobello Public Library and Museum Campobello Island Charlotte History website, local history
Canadian Military Engineers MuseumOromoctoSunburyMilitary website, work and role of the Canadian Military Engineers in Canada, located at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Cape Jourimain Nature Centre Cape Jourimain WestmorlandNatural historyArea natural and cultural history
Carleton County Historical Society Woodstock CarletonHistoryLocal history
Carleton Martello Tower Saint JohnSaint JohnMilitaryIncludes restored powder magazine, restored barracks room and exhibits about the fort
Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's Museum Boiestown NorthumberlandIndustryForestry industry camp
Charles Connell House Woodstock CarletonHistoryLocal history displays, operated by the Carleton County Historical Society
Charlotte County Museum St. Stephen CharlotteHistory Facebook site, local history
Chocolate Museum St. StephenCharlotteFoodHistory and manufacturing of chocolate and candy and the Ganong Bros. company
Clair Historical Site Clair Madawaska Historic house information, managed by the Société Historique de Clair
Colville HouseSackvilleWestmorlandBiographical website, home and works of artist Alex Colville, on campus of Mount Allison University
Currie House Museum Fredericton Junction Sunbury History Facebook site, local history
Cyr Historical House Saint-Basile MadawaskaHistoric house information, 1820s period house
Doak Historic Site Doaktown NorthumberlandHistoric houseOpen in summer, early 19th-century period home with weaving studio
Du Réel au Miniature
Railroad Interpretation Center
Edmundston MadawaskaRailway website, railroad equipment, miniature train layout of New Brunswick
Éco-musée de l’Huître Caraquet Gloucester Multiple informatio, oyster farming industry, local history and culture
Église historique de Barachois Grand-Barachois WestmorlandMultiple information, 1824 Acadian church with art, culture and history exhibits; also known as the Msgr. Camille-André-LeBlanc Museum
Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site ,Aulac WestmorlandMilitarySite of two notable 18th-century battles
Fortin du Petit Sault Blockhouse Edmundston MadawaskaMilitary information, reconstructed 1841 blockhouse
Fredericton Region Museum Fredericton YorkHistoryLocal history
Fundy Trail Interpretive Centre Fundy-St. Martins Saint JohnHistory website, area history of the logging, fishing and shipbuilding communities
Grand Manan Museum Grand Manan Island CharlotteMultiple website, local and natural history, features large display of over 300 different species of birds, the island's geology, and maritime artifacts
Gaskin Museum of Marine LifeGrand Manan IslandCharlotteNatural history website, operated by the Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station, marine mammals
Grand Falls Museum Grand Falls Victoria History information, local history
Herman J. Good V.C Branch No.18 Royal Canadian Legion War Museum Bathurst Gloucester Military information
Historic Beaverbrook HouseMiramichiNorthumberlandHistoric house website, late 19th-century Victorian home of Lord Beaverbrook
Historic Museum of Tracadie Tracadie-Sheila Gloucester History website, local history, features exhibits about 19th-century medical care of leprosy patients
John Fisher Memorial Museum Kingston KingsHistory website, local history
Joseph B. Michaud Blacksmith Museum Saint-François-de-Madawaska MadawaskaHistory information, historic blacksmith shop and tools
Keillor House Museum Dorchester WestmorlandHistoric house website, mid-19th-century period house, operated by the Westmorland Historical Society
Kings County Museum Hampton KingsHistory website, local history
Kings Landing Historical Settlement Prince William YorkLivingRecreation of a New Brunswick town from the period of 1780-1910
Loyalist House Saint JohnSaint JohnHistoric houseEarly 19th-century house, operated by the New Brunswick Historical Society
Lutz Mountain Heritage Museum Moncton WestmorlandHistory website, local history, located in an 1883 meeting house
MacDonald Farm Historic Site Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge NorthumberlandHistoric house website, 1820s period house with costumed guide, farm animals
Maison Pascal-Poirier Shediac WestmorlandMultiple information, historic house with exhibits about Acadian senator Pascal Poirier, and an art gallery
Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame Three Rivers WestmorlandAutomotive website, includes race cars, antique vehicles, motorcycles, gocarts, snowmobiles
McAdam Railway Station McAdam YorkRailway and ArchitectureProvincial and national heritage railway station, includes museum and special events venue
Metepenagiag Heritage Park Red Bank NorthumberlandFirst Nations website, history and culture of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation
Middle Island Irish Historical ParkMiramichiNorthumberlandEthnic website, area's Irish immigrants and culture
Minto Museum and Information Centre Minto QueensHistory website, local history
Miramichi History Museum MiramichiNorthumberlandNatural HistoryA collection of wildlife, artifacts, local and provincial heritage.
Miramichi Salmon Conservation Centre MiramichiNorthumberlandNatural history website, salmon hatchery tours
Moncton Museum MonctonWestmorlandHistoryLocal history
Monro Heritage Centre Strait Shores WestmorlandHistory website, local history
Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site Memramcook WestmorlandEthnicAcadian history and culture
MR21 - Digital Cathedral Moncton WestmorlandEthnic website Acadian and local history, culture and cathedral heritage
Musée AcadienMonctonWestmorlandEthnic website, part of Université de Moncton, Acadian heritage and culture
Musée Acadien de Caraquet Caraquet Gloucester History website, local history and culture of the Acadian Peninsula
[Musée de Kent Bouctouche KentHistory website, local history, Acadian culture, history of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception
Musée de l'automobile Saint-Jacques MadawaskaAutomobile information, antique cars
Musée de Memramcook Memramcook WestmorlandHistory website, local history
Musée des papes
(Pope Museum)
Grande-Anse Gloucester Religious information, history of Catholicism and the Pope
Musée des Pionniers de Grand-Digue Grande-Digue KentHistory information, local history, pioneer artifacts
Musée Forestier de Kedgwick Kedgwick Restigouche Forestry website, logging camp displaying forestry industry between the 1930s and 1960s
Musée historique du Madawaska Edmundston MadawaskaHistory website, operated by the Université de Moncton in Edmundston, local history and an art gallery
Nepisiquit Centennial Museum and Cultural Centre Bathurst Gloucester Multiple website, local history and art gallery
New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Centre Shippagan Gloucester Maritime website, aquarium, maritime and fishing industry museum
New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum Minto Queens History website, artifacts and history of the WWII internment camp
New Brunswick Military History Museum Oromocto Sunbury Military website, history of CFB Gagetown and the military presence in Oromocto
New Brunswick Mining and Mineral Interpretation Centre Petit-Rocher Gloucester Mining information, information
New Brunswick Museum Saint JohnSaint JohnMultipleArt, decorative arts, natural history, New Brunswick history, industry and culture
New Brunswick Railway Museum Hillsborough AlbertRailwayRailroad equipment and artifacts
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame FrederictonYorkSports
New Denmark Memorial Museum New Denmark MadawaskaHistory information, local history
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur Heritage Room MonctonWestmorlandReligious website, information, artifacts, history and art of the Congregation of Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur
Old Bank Museum Riverside-Albert AlbertHistory information
Old Carleton County Court House Woodstock CarletonHistoryMid-19th-century historic courthouse, operated by the Carleton County Historical Society
Old Government House FrederictonYorkHistoric houseHistoric residence of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, open for tours
Owens Art Gallery Sackville WestmorlandArt website, part of Mount Allison University
Petitcodiac War Museum Three Rivers WestmorlandMilitary information
Potato World Florenceville-Bristol CarletonFood website, potato history, farming, industry and impact in the region
Quaco Museum Fundy-St. Martins Saint JohnHistory website, local history
Quartermain Earth Science CenterFrederictonYorkScience website, Showcases local geology and other geological topics as interactive exhibits.
Queens County Heritage Arcadia Queens Multiple website, includes local history exhibitions in the 1786 Tilley House, A National Historic Site, the 1836 Queens County Court House, a Provincial Historic Site, and the historic 1818 Anthony Flower House Museum & Gallery with art and family history.
Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph Museum Saint-BasileMadawaskaMedical website, includes instruments and apparatus used in the hospital or the pharmacy
Restigouche Regional Museum Dalhousie Restigouche History information, local history
Richibucto River MuseumFive RiversKentHistory information, local history
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Campobello Island CharlotteHistoric houseFeatures the 1920s period Roosevelt Cottage and visitor center exhibits about the Franklin D. Roosevelt family and their visits to the island
Ross Memorial Museum St. Andrews CharlotteArtHistoric 19th-century mansion with a collection of furniture and decorative arts
St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site St. AndrewsCharlotteMilitary website, restored early 19th-century blockhouse with exhibits
St. James Textile MuseumDorchesterWestmorlandTextile website, historic textiles, textile-making tools and a loom, carpenter's and blacksmith's tools, operated by the Westmorland Historical Society
St. Michaels Museum MiramichiNorthumberlandHistory website, local history and culture
Saint-Isidore Museum Hautes-Terres Gloucester History information, local history
Saint John Arts CentreSaint JohnSaint JohnArt website, includes several galleries
Saint John Firefighters' MuseumSaint JohnSaint JohnFirefighting information
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Saint JohnSaint JohnEthnic[Jewish history and culture in Saint John and New Brunswick
School Days Museum FrederictonYorkEducation website, history of education in New Brunswick
Science East FrederictonYorkScience
Sheriff Andrews House St. AndrewsCharlotteHistoric house information, early 19th-century house with costumed interpreters
Shogomoc Historical Railway Site Florenceville-Bristol CarletonRailway website, restored CPR railway station, artifacts and three railroad cars
Southern Victoria Historical Museum Southern Victoria Victoria History information, local history
Struts Gallery SackvilleWestmorlandArt website
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsCharlotteArt website, art exhibits and natural history programs
Tabusintac Memorial Library and Museum Tabusintac NorthumberlandHistory website, local history
Tankville School Museum Tankville WestmorlandEducation information, information, early 20th-century period schoolhouse
Thomas Williams House MonctonWestmorlandHistoric house website, late 19th-century Victorian period house
Village Historique Acadien New Bandon Gloucester LivingFeatures over 40 buildings, portrays life of the Acadians between 1770 and 1939
Walls Historic Site (Canada) Miramichi River Valley NorthumberlandHistoric house information
Wild Salmon Nature CentreSt. AndrewsCharlotteNatural history website, biology, research, issues affecting salmon, angling heritage and art, operated by the Atlantic Salmon Federation
William Henry Steeves House Museum Hillsborough WestmorlandHistoric house website, mid-19th-century period home of politician William Henry Steeves
W.S. Loggie Cultural CentreMiramichiNorthumberlandHistory information

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