Museum · Downtown Halifax
Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum)
1747 Summer Street, Halifax B3H 3A6
The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History sits on Summer Street near the Halifax Citadel and the Public Gardens. It shows the province's plants, animals and ecosystems through permanent displays, temporary exhibitions and family programs, and it is also home to Carbon Arc Cinema on its lower level.
Permanent exhibitions
- Gus the gopher tortoise
- Mi'kmaw cultural heritage
- Nova Scotia geology, fossils and wildlife
