Ta'n me'j Tel-keknuo'ltiek:
How Unique We Still Are

Ta'n me'j Tel-keknuo'ltiek: How Unique We Still Arereflects how Mi’kmaw people remain connected to the lands and waters of Mi’kma’ki. This exhibit offers a platform for Mi’kmaw people to express their continued experiences with an understanding of the lands and the waters of Mi’kma’ki. Mi’kmaw single-word concepts are represented through personal testimony and histories of individual Mi’kmaw people, featured objects, artifacts, images and symbolic artwork. These experiences and understandings are rooted in cultural expressions that connect past, present and future in this place. 

Read our Land Acknowledgement

Russell Grosse

Tuesday Night Talks Launched!

We have launched our spring season of amazing guest speakers! On Tuesday, Feb. 18, we have Russell Grosse, Executive Director of the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia! Join us at 6:30 pm for his presentation, Black Museums and the Effort to Preserve African Nova Scotian History, as we celebrate African History Month and this year’s theme, “Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance.”

Heritage Day

February 17, 2025

Free Admission!

This year’s Heritage Day honouree is Nora Bernard. In honouring her legacy and sharing our maritime heritage and culture, the museum will be open, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

 

 

Titanic deck chair.

Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax

Put yourself in another place and time. Our permanent exhibit tells the story of Titanic’s creation and demise, drawing out the key role Halifax played in the disaster. While Titanic’s survivors went to New York, all who perished came to Halifax.

Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 9:30 am - 8 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Welcome Wednesdays!

Join us for Wednesday morning fun with sea creatures, colouring and books! 10 am – 12 noon is playtime for daycares and preschoolers. Sea you here!

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