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Visit us on the Halifax waterfront where summer festivals, exciting outdoor programs, and food and music awaits! Our museum brings alive maritime heritage and stories of Nova Scotia history, past and present. Enjoy live museum views right on the waterfront With Nova Scotia webcams.
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Situated in the heart of Halifax’s historic Waterfront, the...
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The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic will be closed,...
- What to See & Do
Take a Front Row Seat to History Located in the heart of...
- Research
The Museum conducts research to develop exhibits, to...
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Conserving our Maritime Heritage The collection of the...
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Artifact Donations Donors are asked to email or call ahead...
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The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is the oldest and...
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Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour...
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Put yourself in another place and time. Our permanent...
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Situated in the heart of Halifax’s historic Waterfront, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is located on Lower Water Street, at the base of Prince Street. The Museum is also accessible from the Halifax Harbourwalk, a 3-km boardwalk that spans the length of the city’s downtown core.
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.
The museum is a member institution of the Nova Scotia Museum and is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada with a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 70 small craft and a steamship: the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913.
Located in the heart of Halifax’s historic waterfront, there’s no better place to get immersed in Nova Scotia’s rich maritime heritage than the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Visit Canada's la...
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