Museum Day came into being in 1996 with its proclamation by the Nova Scotia government. This year, Museum Day is a weekend. Education and Culture Minister Robbie Harrison extends an invitation to all Nova Scotians interested in learning and preserving our heritage to visit and support our museums. Museums not only tell us stories about our past, they can also teach us so much about our future. Museum Day Weekend is the perfect time to experience Nova Scotian history.
Museums are full of life and open to inquisitive minds.
Experience the food, clothing, music and machines once common among our ancestors. Sample food as it was prepared in the 1700s and 1800s. Check out a model railroad or a butterfly garden. Explore the Fundy Shore where sailing ships of every kind once slipped down greased rails and set a course for distant continents. Children can keep busy playing games popular a century ago, riding an antique fire engine, or creating toys and musical instruments from everyday items such as rags or apples.