Country
Canada
City / Region
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Atlantic, Canada, North America
Museum Characteristics
Canada's oldest and largest maritime museum. Preserves relics of Canada's naval past.
Collection Type
Objects, artifacts, images, and artworks related to the Mi'kmaw people; items related to the Titanic disaster; research vessel CSS Acadia; vessel plans.
Collection Size
Over 30,000 artifacts (including 24,000 shipwreck artifacts, such as one of the only Titanic deck chairs). About 1,500 vessel plans.
Main Exhibitions
Ta'n me'j Tel-keknuo'ltiek: How Unique We Still Are (Mi'kmaw people's connection to the region); "Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax" (history of the Titanic and Halifax's role).
Observations
Part of the Nova Scotia Museum system. Operating hours: Monday, Wednesday to Sunday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM; Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM.
Source(s)
COUNCIL OF AMERICAN MARITIME MUSEUMS. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Disponível em: https://councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org/resources/ship-plans-directory/maritime-museum-of-the-atlantic/. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..MARITIME MUSEUM OF THE ATLANTIC. About. Halifax, NS. Disponível em: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/about. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..MARITIME MUSEUM OF THE ATLANTIC. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Halifax, NS. Disponível em: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..MARITIME MUSEUM OF THE ATLANTIC. Niels Jannasch. Halifax, NS. Disponível em: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/research/niels-jannasch-library/niels-jannasch. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..