List of museums in Nova Scotia

This list of museums in Nova Scotia, 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.

Name Town/City County Region Type Summary
Acadia University Art GalleryWolfvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyArtwebsite, located in the Beveridge Arts Centre
Acadian House MuseumWest ChezzetcookHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreHistoryLocal history, period room displays
Acadian MuseumChéticampInvernessCape Breton IslandHistoryLocal history and Acadian culture[1]
Admiral Digby MuseumDigbyDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryHistoric house with 19th-century-period rooms, local maritime and cultural history displays, clothing and children's items
Africville MuseumHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistorywebsite, Museum about the Africville community that was situated on the northern shore of Halifax Harbour until the 1960s
Age of Sail Heritage CentrePort GrevilleCumberlandFundy ShoreMaritimewww.ageofsailmuseum.ca Area's shipbuilding and lumbering heritage
Alderney LandingDartmouthHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtIncludes an art gallery
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic SiteBaddeckVictoriaCape Breton IslandBiographicalLife and works of inventor Alexander Graham Bell
Amos Seaman School MuseumMinudieCumberlandFundy ShoreHistoryLocal history exhibits in a former one room schoolhouse[2]
An Drochaid MuseumMabouInvernessCape Breton IslandHistoryLocal history and Gaelic culture, also known as the Bridge Museum
Anna Leonowens GalleryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtwebsite, part of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, three galleries with exhibitions of contemporary studio and media art, craft and design
Annapolis Valley Macdonald MuseumMiddletonAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyMultiplewebsite, local history, Nova Scotia Museum's clock and pocket watch collection, art gallery, 1940s general store and early 20th century schoolroom displays, operated by the Annapolis Valley Historical Society
Anne Murray CentreSpringhillCumberlandFundy ShoreBiographicalLife of singer Anne Murray
Antigonish Heritage MuseumAntigonishAntigonishNorthumberland ShoreHistorywebsite, local history
Apple Capital MuseumBerwickKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoryLocal history and area apple industry
Archelaus Smith MuseumCentrevilleShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryLocal history and culture of Cape Sable Island, life of Archelaus Smith[3]
Argyle Township Court House & GaolArgyleYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaPrisonwebsite, restored 19th century courthouse and jail
Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtIncludes house and folk art by Maud Lewis
Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaArtWestern branch
Atlantic Canada Aviation MuseumEnfieldHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxAviationAtlantic Canada's aviation heritage
Avon Heritage MuseumAvondaleHantsFundy ShoreMultiplewebsite, local maritime history, New England Planters, local house histories, family histories and Avon River ecology; operated by the Avon River Heritage Society
Baird's Tradesmen MuseumAspenGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistoryAntique tools from different trades[4][5]
Balmoral Grist Mill MuseumBalmoral MillsColchesterNorthumberland ShoreMillWater-powered grist mill, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Bangor Sawmill MuseumBangorDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaTechnologyRestored 19th-century water-powered turbine lumber sawmill[6]
Barney's River Station School MuseumBarney's River StationPictouNorthumberland ShoreEducationwebsite, typical one room school
Bass River Heritage MuseumBass RiverColchesterFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, local history, period room displays
Bayhead Radio MuseumBayheadColchesterFundy ShoreTechnologyAntique radios, also hubcaps, license plates[7]
Bear River Heritage MuseumBear RiverAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistorywebsite, local history, operated by the Bear River Historical Society
Black Cultural Centre for Nova ScotiaCherrybrookHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxEthnicBlack Nova Scotian history and culture
Black Loyalist Heritage CentreShelburneShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaEthnicwebsite, local history of the Black Loyalists
Blair House MuseumKentvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoryArea agriculture industry and local history
Blue Beach Fossil MuseumHantsportHantsFundy ShoreNatural historywebsite, fossil tetrapods, fish, invertebrates and plants
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21HalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistoryCanadian immigration experience, located at a historic immigration entry point
Canso Islands National Historic SiteCansoGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistorywebsite, information, visitor center exhibits about local history and history of Grassy Island Fort
Candle in the WindowPort GeorgeAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistoryLocal history, collectibles and craft shop; may be closed[8]
Canning Heritage CentreCanningKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistorywebsite, local history, memorabilia and artifacts of country singer Wilf Carter, operated by the Fieldwood Heritage Society[9]
Cape Breton Fossil CentreSydney MinesCape BretonCape Breton IslandNatural historywebsite, plant fossils from the Sydney coal field
Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and ScienceSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, operated by the Old Sydney Society, local history
Cape Breton Highlanders MuseumSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandMilitarywebsite, history of the 2nd Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders
Cape Breton Miner's MuseumGlace BayCape BretonCape Breton IslandMiningwebsite, coal mining, mining village and underground tour of the Ocean Deeps Colliery
Cape Breton University Art GallerySydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandArtwebsite, located in the Student, Culture and Heritage Centre
Cape Forchu LighthouseCape ForchuYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaMaritimeMuseum in the lighthouse keeper's quarters
Cape George Heritage School HouseCape GeorgeAntigonishCape GeorgeHistoryHistoric school house displaying artifacts from life in a fishing community.[10]
Carmichael Stewart House MuseumNew GlasgowPictouNorthumberland ShoreHistoryHistoric house with local history and antiques displays[11][12]
Celtic Music Interpretive CentreJudiqueInvernessCape Breton IslandMusicwebsite
Chapel Hill MuseumShag HarbourShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryLocal history, located in a historic church building[13]
Charles Macdonald Concrete House MuseumCentrevilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyArtArt and home of Nova Scotia artist Charles Macdonald
Chestico MuseumPort HoodInvernessCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history
Churchill HouseHantsportHantsFundy ShoreHistoric house19th century Victorian period house
Colchester HistoreumTruroColchesterFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, local history, operated by the Colchester Historical Society
Cole Harbour Heritage FarmCole HarbourHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxAgriculturewebsite, historic working farm museum, farmhouse with household artifacts from three centuries, farm machinery
Cornwallis Military MuseumClementsportAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyMilitarywebsite, history of the CFB Cornwallis
Cossit HouseSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistoric housewebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, 18th century period house with costumed guides, operated by the Old Sydney Society
Creamery Square Heritage CentreTatamagoucheColchesterNorthumberland ShoreMultiplewebsite, includes Giantess Anna Swan Museum, Sunrise Trail Museum with local history and culture exhibits, Brule fossils exhibit of conifers and footprints of amphibians and reptiles older than the dinosaurs, and a creamery exhibit
Crombie HouseNew GlasgowPictouNorthumberland ShoreArtwebsite, display of 19th- and 20th-century Canadian art, paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff, the Group of Seven (artists) and their contemporaries
Cumberland County MuseumAmherstCumberlandNorthumberland ShoreMultiplewebsite, industrial and social history of Cumberland County, art exhibits
Dalhousie Arts CentreHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtPart of Dalhousie University, includes a contemporary art gallery
Dartmouth Heritage MuseumDartmouthHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistoric housewebsite, operates the late 18th century Quaker House with whaling ties, and the Victorian period Evergreen House
Debert Military MuseumDebertColchesterFundy ShoreMilitaryMilitary artifacts and history of CFS Debert
deGarthe GalleryPeggy's CoveHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreArtWorks by and home of painter and sculptor William E. deGarthe
DesBrisay MuseumBridgewaterLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryLocal history
Discovery CentreHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxScience
Dory Shop MuseumShelburneShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, dory shop
East Hants Historical Society MuseumSelmaHantsFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, local history, also known as the Lower Selma Museum
Firefighters' Museum of Nova ScotiaYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaFirefightingwebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, vintage firefighting equipment, artifacts, memorabilia
Design Fort Computer MuseumAnnapolis RoyalAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyTechnologyVintage microcomputers and video games[14]
Fishermen's Life MuseumJeddore Oyster PondHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreHistoric housewebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, early 20th century period fishermen's house
Fisheries Museum of the AtlanticLunenburgLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Fort Anne National Historic SiteAnnapolis RoyalAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyMilitaryFort ruins and museum of over 400 years of military history
Fort Edward National Historic SiteWindsorHantsFundy ShoreMilitary18th century blockhouse with exhibits
Fort Petrie Military MuseumNew VictoriaCape BretonCape Breton IslandMilitary[15]
Fort Point LighthouseLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, lighthouse, keeper's house, costumed interpreters, maritime history
Fort Point MuseumLaHaveLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, local history
Fortress of LouisbourgLouisbourgCape BretonCape Breton IslandLivingReconstructed 18th-century French fortified town
Fraser's HomesteadGlen MargaretHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreHistoric housewebsite
Fultz HouseLower SackvilleHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistoryLocal history
Fundy Geological MuseumParrsboroCumberlandFundy ShoreNatural historyGeology, rocks, minerals, fossils, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Fundy Tidal Interpretive CentreSouth MaitlandHantsFundy ShoreMultiplewebsite, natural history of the Bay of Fundy tides, local history and maritime heritage
George and Mary Lynch Heritage MuseumBerwickKingsAnnapolis ValleyTransportationCarriages, sleighs and equipment[16]
Giant MacAskill MuseumEnglishtownVictoriaCape Breton IslandBiographicalLife history of Angus MacAskill and the local Scottish heritage
Gilberts Cove LighthouseGilberts CoveDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, lighthouse museum operated by the Gilberts Cove and District Historical Society
Glace Bay Heritage MuseumGlace BayCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistoryLocal history
Goldboro Interpretive CentreGoldboroGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistoryLocal history and mining[17]
Grand-Pré National Historic SiteWolfvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoryHistory and culture of the Acadians and the story of the Acadian deportation
Great Hall of Clans MuseumEnglishtownVictoriaCape Breton IslandEthnicwebsite, part of The Gaelic College, social and military history of the Scottish Highlanders who settled in Nova Scotia
Greenwood Military Aviation MuseumGreenwoodKingsAnnapolis ValleyAviationwebsite, military aviation in Atlantic Canada
Gut of Canso MuseumPort HastingsInvernessCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history, formerly the Port Hastings Museum
Halifax Citadel National Historic SiteHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMilitary19th-century fort with living history demonstrations
Haliburton House MuseumWindsorHantsFundy ShoreBiographicalPart of the Nova Scotia Museum, home of author Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Halifax and South Western Railway MuseumLunenburgLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaRailwaywebsite, 1940s period stationmaster's office, model railroad layout, artifacts
Hank Snow Home Town MuseumLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaMusicwebsite, musician Hank Snow, includes Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame, railroad exhibit room
HMCS SackvilleHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMaritime1940s WW II-era Flower-class corvette museum ship, open in summer
Hector Heritage QuayPictouPictouNorthumberland ShoreMaritimewebsite, includes replica 18th-century ship Hector, interpretive center of Scottish settlers, a working blacksmith shop, rigger's shop, carpentry shop, resident artist's studio
Highland Village Museum/An Clachan GàidhealachIonaVictoriaCape Breton IslandLivingPart of the Nova Scotia Museum, early 19th century pioneer Scottish Gaelic village
Hildaniel Brown HouseNew RossLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoric house19th century period house[18]
Inverness Miner's MuseumInvernessInvernessCape Breton IslandMiningCoal mining and area pioneer history, located in a railway station, operated by the Ned MacDonald Historical Society[19][20]
James House MuseumBridgetownAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistorywebsite, local history, military and art exhibits
Joggins Fossil CentreJogginsCumberlandFundy ShoreNatural historyFossils from the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, area coal mining
Jost HouseSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistoric housewebsite, 18th-century house with rooms from different periods, operated by the Old Sydney Society
Killam Brothers' Shipping OfficeYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaMaritimeOperated by the Yarmouth County Museum & Archives, restored 19th century period shipping office
Kings County MuseumKentvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoryLocal history
Khyber Centre for the ArtsHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtContemporary art centre
Knaut-Rhuland House MuseumLunenburgLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoric houseOperated by the Lunenburg Heritage Society, early 19th century period house
Lady Vanessa Fisheries ExhibitDigbyDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, 98' fishing vessel museum ship
LaHave Islands Marine MuseumLaHaveLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, history of the inshore fisheries and life on LaHave Islands
Lawrence House MuseumMaitlandHantsFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, mid-19th century Victorian period mansion of a shipbuilder
Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-ÉcossePubnicoYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaOpen airwebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, early 20th century Acadian village
LeNoir Forge MuseumArichatRichmondCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history
Les Trois PignonsChéticampInvernessCape Breton IslandMultiplewebsite, Acadian cultural centre including Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life, local history and culture
Little River Harbour Fisheries & Heritage MuseumLittle RiverVictoriaCape Breton IslandMaritimeinformation, local fishing industry
Little School MuseumLockeportShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaEducationwebsite, 19th century one room schoolhouse
Little White School House MuseumTruroColchesterFundy ShoreEducationwebsite, located in a one-room school, history of education in Nova Scotia from the mid-19th century to the early 1970s
Loch Broom Log ChurchLoch BroomPictouNorthumberland ShoreReligiousinformation, photos, replica of the first church built in Pictou County in the 1780s
Lordly House MuseumChesterLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoric housewebsite
Louisbourg Marine MuseumLouisbourgCape BretonCape Breton IslandMaritimewebsite, marine life, shipwreck artifacts, fishing
Lunenburg Art GalleryLunenburgLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaArtwebsite
Lyceum MuseumSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history, operated by the Old Sydney Society
MacAskill House MuseumSt. Peter'sRichmondCape Breton IslandHistoric housewebsite, 20th century period home of marine photographer Wallace MacAskill
MacDonald House MuseumEast Lake AinslieInvernessCape Breton IslandHistoric house1850s period house, barn with agriculture equipment, one room school, operated by the Lake Ainslie Historical Society[21]
MacPhee House Community MuseumSheet HarbourHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistoryDomestic and institutional life on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia from about 1850 to 1950
Mahone Bay MuseumMahone BayLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, local history
Main-a-Dieu Fishermen's MuseumNew VictoriaCape BretonCape Breton IslandMaritimeinformation
Malagash Area Heritage MuseumMalagashCumberlandNorthumberland ShoreHistoryinformation, site of the first rock salt mine in Canada, salt industry, fishing, farming, local history
Marble Mountain Library & MuseumMarble MountainInvernessCape Breton IslandMininginformation, history of the marble quarry
Marconi National Historic SiteGlace BayCape BretonCape Breton IslandTechnologySite of Guglielmo Marconi's first transatlantic wireless station
Margaree Salmon MuseumNortheast MargareeInvernessCape Breton IslandSportswebsite, trout and salmon fishing, life of the salmon[22]
Maritime Command MuseumHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMilitaryHistory of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Maritime Museum of the AtlanticHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMaritimeIncludes small craft and the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Mary E. Black GalleryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtwebsite, contemporary crafts, operated by the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
Mastodon RidgeStewiackeColchesterFundy ShoreNatural historywebsite, roadside attraction that includes a craft store, toy store, mini golf, and an interpretive centre which displays area mastodon bones and a Bay of Fundy exhibit
McCulloch Heritage CentrePictouPictouNorthumberland ShoreHistorywebsite, local history
McCulloch House MuseumPictouPictouNorthumberland ShoreEthnicPart of the Nova Scotia Museum, story of Dr. Thomas McCulloch and his roles in education and politics in Pictou in the early 19th century
Memory Lane Heritage VillageLake CharlotteHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreLivingwebsite, 1940s period village
Memory Lane Railway MuseumMiddletonAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyRailwaywebsite, memorabilia and artifacts from the Dominion Atlantic Railway
Millbrook Cultural and Heritage CentreTruroColchesterFundy ShoreFirst Nationswebsite, Mi'kmaq heritage and culture, formerly known as the Glooscap Heritage Centre
Milton Blacksmith Shop MuseumMiltonQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaTechnologywebsite, blacksmith shop with tools and equipment
Moose River Gold Mines MuseumMoose River Gold MinesHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMininginformation under attractions, park and gold mining museum
Mount Hanley Schoolhouse MuseumMount HanleyAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyEducationOne room schoolhouse
MSVU GalleryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtwebsite, part of Mount Saint Vincent University, contemporary art with a focus on the representation of women as cultural subjects and producers
Muir-Cox Shipbuilding Interpretive CentreShelburneShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, area shipbuilding industry
Mulgrave Heritage CentreMulgraveGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistoryinformation, local history
Muriel's Doll MuseumBerwickKingsAnnapolis ValleyToyinformation
Musée des Acadiens des PubnicosWest PubnicoYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaMultiplewebsite, Acadian history and culture, located in an 1864 historic house, collection of cameras
Musée La PirogueChéticampInvernessCape Breton IslandMaritimewebsite, fishing industry
Musée Église Sainte-Marie MuseumChurch PointDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaReligiousEarly 20th century wooden church, largest wooden church in North America
Musquodoboit Railway MuseumMusquodoboit HarbourHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreRailwayinformation
Nicolas Denys MuseumSt. Peter'sRichmondCape Breton IslandBiographicalwebsite, New France leader Nicolas Denys
North Highlands Community MuseumCape NorthVictoriaCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history and rural life
North Hills MuseumGranville FerryAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistoric housewebsite, website, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, operated by the Annapolis Heritage Society, 1764 farmhouse with collection of 18th-century paintings, ceramics, glassware and furniture
North Queens Heritage House MuseumCaledoniaAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistoryinformation under Attractions, local history, period room displays
North Sydney Historical MuseumNorth SydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history
Northumberland Fisheries MuseumPictouPictouNorthumberland ShoreMaritimewebsite, area fishing industry and sea heritage; 3 sites in town, including a Canadian former National Railway Station, a lobster hatchery, and a replica lighthouse
Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental MuseumAmherstCumberlandNorthumberland ShoreMilitarywebsite, history of The Nova Scotia Highlanders
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Interpretive CentrePort BickertonGuysboroughEastern ShoreMaritimeinformation, information, located at the Port Bickerton Lighthouse, restored 1930s keeper's house and lighthouse, exhibits on lighthouses in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Museum of IndustryStellartonPictouNorthumberland ShoreIndustryPart of the Nova Scotia Museum, includes mines, factories, railroads, home-based industries, computers, railroads and more
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural HistoryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxNatural historywebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Nova Scotia Sports Hall of FameHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxSportsOutstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in Nova Scotia
O'Dell House MuseumAnnapolis RoyalAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Annapolis Heritage Society, Victorian period stagecoach inn and tavern
Old Courthouse Museum, GuysboroughGuysboroughGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistorywebsite, information, local history
Old Hall Wilderness Heritage CentrePorters LakeHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreMultiplewebsite, local history and natural history
Old Meeting House MuseumBarringtonShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, 18th century meeting house and non-conformist house of worship, managed by the Cape Sable Historical Society
Old Temperance Hall MuseumSmith's CoveDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryinformation, local history
Orangedale Historical Society MuseumOrangedaleInvernessCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history
Orangedale Railway MuseumOrangedaleInvernessCape Breton IslandRailway1886 railroad station with artifacts, model railroad and equipment[23]
Ottawa House by the Sea MuseumParrsboroCumberlandCentralHistorywebsite, local history
Out of the Fog Lighthouse MuseumHalf Island CoveGuysboroughEastern ShoreMaritimeinformation, information, way of life on a lightstation
Parkdale-Maplewood MuseumMaplewoodLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, local history, rural life from 1840 to present
Parrsboro Rock & Mineral Shop & MuseumParrsboroCumberlandCentralNatural historywebsite, fossils, rocks, minerals
Pelton-Fuller HouseYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Yarmouth County Historical Society, late Victorian period summer home of Alfred Fuller, the original "Fuller Brush Man"
Perkins House MuseumLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoric housePart of the Nova Scotia Museum, 18th century period house, history of early Nova Scotia pre-Loyalist culture and colonial lifestyle
Pictou County Military Heritage MuseumNew GlasgowPictouNorthumberland ShoreMilitaryinformation, area's military past
Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of FameNew GlasgowPictouNorthumberland ShoreSportsinformation
Point Tupper Heritage Association MuseumPoint TupperRichmondCape Breton IslandHistoryinformation, local history
Port Bickerton LighthousePort BickertonGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistorywebsite, local history and area maritime history
Port Loggia GalleryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtwebsite, part of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University's Port Campus
Port Royal Farm and Country MuseumGranville FerryAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyAgricultureinformation, farm implements and tools, farm household utensils, rural household items
Port-Royal National Historic SitePort RoyalAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyOpen airRecreated early 17th-century French colony with costumed interpreters
Prescott House MuseumStarr's PointKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoric housePart of the Nova Scotia Museum, mid-19th-century manor home of horticulturalist Charles Ramage Prescott
Queens County MuseumLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryinformation, local history
Randall House MuseumWolfvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyHistoric house19th century period house, operated by the Wolfville Historical Society
River Hebert Miners Memorial MuseumRiver HebertCumberlandCentralMininginformation, coal mining
Riverview Ethnographic MuseumBear RiverAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyTextilesinformation, folk costumes and artifacts from over 90 countries
Ross Creek Centre for the ArtsCanningKingsAnnapolis ValleyArtwebsite, art centre with gallery
Ross Farm MuseumNew RossLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaAgriculture19th century working farm
Ross-Thomson House & Store MuseumShelburneShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoric housewebsite, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, 18th century period store and house
Rossignol Cultural CentreLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaMultiplewebsite, complex includes the Apothecary Museum; Museums of Hunting, Fishing, Guidesports & Mi’kmaq History; Wildlife Museum; Folk Art Museum; open air Cultural Village; Laing Art Gallery; Wildlife Art Gallery; Outhouse Museum
Royal Canadian Legion Military MuseumDartmouthHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxMilitaryinformation
Saint Mary's University Art GalleryHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxArtwebsite, part of Saint Mary's University (Halifax), contemporary art
Samuel Wood MuseumLower Woods HarbourShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistoryinformation, local history
Scott Manor HouseBedfordHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxHistoric house18th-century house with local history artifacts
Seal Island Lighthouse MuseumBarringtonShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, operated by the Cape Sable Historical Society, 1/2 size replica of original lighthouse, exhibits of artifacts and memorabilia from lighthouses in the area
Shand House MuseumWindsorHantsFundy ShoreHistoric housePart of the Nova Scotia Museum, late 19th century Victorian period house
Shearwater Aviation MuseumShearwaterHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreAviationCanadian maritime military aviation
Shelburne County MuseumShelburneShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, local history
Sherbrooke Village MuseumSherbrookeGuysboroughEastern ShoreLivingwebsite, depicts a typical Nova Scotian village from 1860 to pre-WW1, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Sherman Hines Museum of PhotographyLiverpoolQueensSouthern Nova ScotiaPhotographyswebsite, images, cameras and artifacts from key figures in Nova Scotian photography
Sinclair Inn MuseumAnnapolis RoyalAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Annapolis Heritage Society, 18th century inn
Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive CentreWedgeportYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, equipment, memorabilia and photos of sport tuna angling
Springhill Miners' MuseumSpringhillCumberlandCentralMininginformation, area coal mining
SS Atlantic Heritage ParkTerence BayHalifax Regional MunicipalityEastern ShoreArtwebsite, interpretive center with recovered artifacts and monument at site of 1873 sinking of the transatlantic ocean liner SS Atlantic
St. Francis Xavier University Art GalleryAntigonishAntigonishNorthumberland ShoreArtinformation, part of St. Francis Xavier University
St. Mary's River Association Education and Interpretive CentreSherbrookeGuysboroughEastern ShoreNatural historywebsite, salmon angling, life cycle of salmon, local wildlife, river ecology
St. Patrick's Church MuseumSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history exhibits in an 1828 church, operated by the Old Sydney Society
Stewiacke Valley MuseumUpper StewiackeColchesterFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, website, local history
Sutherland Steam Mill MuseumDenmarkColchesterNorthumberland ShoreTechnologyRestored steam woodworking mill from the 1890s, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Sydney & Louisburg Railway MuseumLouisbourgCape BretonCape Breton IslandRailwaywebsite, coal-hauling times of the Sydney & Louisburg Railway and its marine connections
Sydney Mines Heritage MuseumSydney MinesCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history, located in a former railway station
Sydney Steel Plant MuseumSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandIndustrywebsite, history of the Sydney Steel Corporation
Thomas McCulloch MuseumHalifaxHalifax Regional MunicipalityMetro HalifaxNatural historywebsite, part of Dalhousie University, preserved bird specimens, ceramic mushrooms, corals, shells, insects, butterflies
Tupperville School MuseumBridgetownAnnapolisAnnapolis ValleyEducationinformation, one room schoolhouse
Uniacke Estate Museum ParkMount UniackeHantsFundy ShoreHistoric housePart of the Nova Scotia Museum, early 19th century period Georgian estate with fine antiques
U.N.I.A. Cultural MuseumGlace BayCape BretonCape Breton IslandEthnicwebsite, history and contributions of African Nova Scotians
Valley Medical Heritage MuseumKentvilleKingsAnnapolis ValleyMedicalinformation, history of the former Nova Scotia Sanatorium
Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage CentreWagmatcookVictoriaCape Breton IslandFirst Nationswebsite, history and culture of the Mi’kmaq People
Wallace and Area MuseumWallaceCumberlandNorthumberland ShoreHistorywebsite, information, local history
Watson Smith & Sons Tin Smith Shop MuseumShubenacadieHantsFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, also known at the Shubenacadie Tin Shop Museum, includes 1890s tin shop, a hardware store from the 1920s,an artisans room, local handcrafts, period living rooms and clothing, farm relics, military tribute
Waverley Heritage MuseumWaverleyCumberlandMetro HalifaxHistorywebsite, local history exhibits in a former church
West Hants Historical Society MuseumWindsorHantsFundy ShoreHistorywebsite, local and county history
Western Counties Military MuseumBarringtonShelburneSouthern Nova ScotiaMilitarywebsite, operated by the Cape Sable Historical Society
Weymouth Historical SocietyWeymouthDigbySouthern Nova ScotiaHistorywebsite, local history
Whale Interpretive CentrePleasant BayInvernessCape Breton IslandNatural historyinformation, natural history of whales
Whitman House MuseumCansoGuysboroughEastern ShoreHistoryinformation, information, local history
Whitney Pier Historical MuseumSydneyCape BretonCape Breton IslandHistorywebsite, local history, located in a former synagogue
Wile Carding MillBridgewaterLunenburgSouthern Nova ScotiaTextileWater-powered wool carding mill, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Windsor Hockey Heritage CentreWindsorHantsFundy ShoreSportsinformation, information, history of ice hockey
W. L. Sweeney Fisheries MuseumYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaMaritimewebsite, includes simulation of a traditional fishing wharf with fishing, processing and ship repair sheds, wharf decks and a coastal freighter, marine art, maritime gear and equipment
Yarmouth County Museum & ArchivesYarmouthYarmouthSouthwestern Nova ScotiaHistoryLocal history

See also

Defunct museums

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