Nova Scotia Museum

Nova Scotia Museum

Location	Nova Scotia, Canada
Type	decentralised museum
Visitors	549,500 (2015) [note 1] [1]
Website	museum.novascotia.ca

Nova Scotia Museum (NSM) is the corporate name for the 28 museums across Nova Scotia, Canada, and is part of the province's tourism infrastructure. The organization manages more than 200 historic buildings, living history sites, vessels, and specialized museums and about one million artifacts and specimens, either directly or through a system of co-operative agreements with societies and local boards. The NSM delivers programs, exhibits and products which provide both local residents and tourists in Nova Scotian communities an opportunity to experience and learn about Nova Scotia's social and natural history. ^[2] More than 600,000 people visit the facilities each year.

History

The Nova Scotia Museum was created by the Nova Scotia Museum Act, a provincial legislation.

The Nova Scotia Museum began with the collection of the Mechanics Institute in Halifax, founded in December 1831. The museum was formally established in 1868. The Rev. Dr. David Honeyman was the first curator. He was followed by Harry Piers, who as curator from 1899 to 1940 oversaw a steady expansion of the museum's collection. ^[3]

Activities

As well as managing and maintaining historical collections, the museum has sponsored the publication of many historical books, pamphlets and other documents. ^[4]

The museum staff and volunteers undertake a variety of restoration projects, ^[5] create cultural and natural history displays, ^[6] and participate in historical reenactments.

The organization also issues Heritage Research Permits, allowing scientists to collect and study fossils and other archaeological artifacts. ^[7]

Images

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  Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History and NSM Headquarters
• 
  Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg, NS
• 
  Ross Farm Museum
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  Wile Carding Mill Bridgewater, NS
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  Nova Scotia Firefighter's Museum, Yarmouth, NS
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  Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
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  Nova Scotia Museum of Industry, Stellarton
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  Prescott House Museum, Starr's Point, NS
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  Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke, NS
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  Old Meeting House Museum, Barrington, NS
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  Sherbrooke Village, Sherbrooke

Museums

• Hours of these locations will be effected by federal, municipal, and provincial holidays. Please check the Nova Scotia Museum website for specific information.

Cape Breton Island

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Cossit House	225 George Street	Sydney	1 June - 14 October	Monday - Friday (closed Saturday-and-Sunday)	10:00 - 16:00
Baile nan Gàidheal (Highland Village)	4119 Highway 223	Iona	15 June - 15 October	Weekly	10:00 - 16:30

Eastern Shore

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Fisherman's Life Museum	10309 Highway 7	Oyster Pond	Closed	N/A	N/A
Sherbrooke Village	42 Main Street	Sherbrooke	16 June - tentative	Thursday - Monday (closed Tuesday-and-Wednesday)	9:30 - 17:00

Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Fundy Geological Museum	162 Two Islands Road	Parrsboro	Year-round	Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesday)	10:00 -17:00
Clifton Museum Park	424 Clifton Avenue	Windsor	1 June - 5 October	Wednesday - Sunday (closed Monday-and-Tuesday)	10:00 - 16:00
Lawrence House Museum	8660 Highway 215	Maitland	1 June - 1 October	Wednesday - Sunday (closed Monday-and-Tuesday)	10:00 - 16:00
North Hills Museum	5065 Granville Road	Granville Ferry	1 June - 30 September	Tuesday - Saturday (closed Sunday-and-Monday)	9:30 - 16:00
Prescott House Museum	1633 Starr's Point Road	Starr's Point	1 June - tentative	Tuesday - Sunday (closed Monday)	10:00 - 16:00
Shand House Museum	389 Avon Street	Windsor	Sporadic	Sporadic	Sporadic

Halifax Metro

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic	1675 Lower Water Street	Halifax	Year-round (however, there are two seasons)	1 May - 31 October: Weekly 1 November - 30 April: Tuesday - Sunday (closed Monday)	1 May - 31 October: Wednesday - Monday (9:30 - 17:30); Tuesdays (9:30 - 20:00) 1 November - 30 April: Tuesday (9:30 - 20:00); Wednesday - Saturday (9:30 - 17:00); Sunday (13:00 - 17:00)
Museum of Natural History	1747 Summer Street	Halifax	Year-round	Weekly	9:30 - 16:30
Uniacke Estate Museum Park	758 Highway 1	Mount Uniacke	16 June - 1 October	Tuesday - Sunday (closed Monday)	10:00 - 16:00

Northumberland Shore

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Balmoral Grist Mill	660 Matheson Brook Road	Tatamagouche	Year-round (except 17 July, 7 August, 14 August, 4 September, and 11 September)	Wednesday - Sunday (closed Monday-and-Tuesday)	9:30 - 16:30
Museum of Industry	147 North Food Street	Stellarton	Year-round	Weekly	9:30 - 16:30
McCulloch House Museum	100 Haliburton Road	Pictou	24 May - 30 September	Sporadic	Sporadic
Sutherland Steam Mill	660 Matheson Brook Road	Tatamagouche	Year-round (except 16 July, 6 August, 13 August, 3 September, and 10 September)	Wednesday - Sunday (closed Monday)	9:30 - 16:30

South Shore

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
Barrington Woolen Mill	2368 Highway 3	Barrington	1 June - tentative	Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday)	10:00 - 16:30
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre	119 Birchtown Road	Shelburne	Year-round	Weekly	10:00 - 17:00
The Dory Shop Museum	11 Dock Street	Shelburne	1 June - 15 October	Tuesday - Saturday (closed Sunday-and-Monday)	10:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00 (closed between 12:00 - 13:00)
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic	68 Bluenose Drive	Lunenburg	Year-round	Weekly	9:30 - 17:00
Old Meeting House	2408 Highway 3	Barrington	1 June - tentative	Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday)	10:00 - 16:30
Perkins House Museum	105 Main Street	Liverpool	1 June - tentative	Weekly	Monday - Saturday (9:30 - 17:00) Sunday (13:00 - 17:00)
Ross Farm Museum	4568 Highway 12	New Ross	Year-round	Tuesday - Sunday (closed Monday)	9:30 - 16:30
Ross-Thomson House & Store Museum	9 Charlotte Lane	Shelburne	1 June - 15 October	Tuesday - Saturday (closed Sunday-and-Monday)	10:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00 (closed between 12:00 - 13:00)
Wile Carding Mill	242 Victoria Road	Bridgewater	Closed	N/A	N/A

Yarmouth & Acadian Shores

Museum	Address	Place	Season	Schedule	Hours
The Acadian Village of Nova Scotia	91 Old Church Road	Lower West Pubnico	30 May - 23 September (three seasons)	30 May - 3 July: Monday - Friday (closed Saturday-and-Sunday) 4 July - 27 August: Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday) 28 August - 23 September: Monday - Friday (closed Saturday-and-Sunday)	9:00 - 17:00
Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia	451 Main Street	Yarmouth	Year-round	Weekly	Monday - Saturday (9:00 - 17:00) Sunday (10:00 - 17:00)

Notes

1. The following is the total attendance figure from all 28 Nova Scotia Museum locations.

References

1. "Nova Scotia Museum Attendance (by region) 2006–2015" (PDF). Nova Scotia Museums. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
2. Allan Billard (3 October 2016). Lighthouses of Nova Scotia: Discovering their history and heritage. Formac Publishing Company. pp. 23–. ISBN   978-1-4595-0449-3.
3. "Nova Scotia Museum". Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12.
4. "Collaborators launch new 'Harmful Nova Scotia Plants' app". Halifax Magazine, Sara Sawyer, March 9, 2017.
5. "Model Building - Ships". Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement Magazine, August/September 2004
6. "N.S. history comes to life in calendar". Chronicle Herald, Elissa Barnard, December 22, 2017
7. A. J. Bowden; Cynthia V. Burek; R. Wilding (2005). History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays. Geological Society of London. pp. 106–. ISBN   978-1-86239-174-1.

External links

• Nova Scotia Museum

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