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Explore Nova Scotia’s forest, ocean and more at your Museum of Natural History. Stroll with a tortoise, travel through space, or listen to the Mi'kmaw language.
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From the sands of Sable Island to the wings of a honeybee, there’s something for everyone.

11/05/2026

We love a local author and a love story. 💚

Hudson Williams Connor Storrie Heated Rivalry Heated Rivalry (we tried to tag Rachel Reid but couldn’t 😢)

11/05/2026

They don’t know what Friday is, or Monday, or even Tuesday.

Axolotls are a species of mole salamander, like yellow spotted salamanders. It is neotenic, reaching sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis, and the adults remain fully aquatic with external gills (the frilly bits).

Wild axolotls have been driven to near extinction due to habitat loss/destruction, and invasive species like tilapia and carp.

11/05/2026

What exhibit would you be super excited to see?

Video description: two museum staff standing in front of a green museum logo wall. Text on screen reads “When there’s a rumour a super exhibit is coming to the Museum this February”. Audio is captioned on screen.

11/05/2026

Poor Root the wood turtle 😉…don’t worry, he can’t really hear us singing.

Root is a roughly 30 year old wood turtle. He has lived at the Museum for 3 years. You can meet him daily in our Turtle Island section.

Video description: turtle in enclosure. Text on screen reads “When your staff are terrible singers but they’re also the providers of worms and salads.”

11/04/2026

Sound on for carrot cronches. 💚

Video description: one minute of Gus the gopher tortoise eating carrots from a staff person.

11/04/2026

Pjila’si, meaning “welcome” in Mi’kmaw, is not just a gallery. It’s an interactive space that celebrates Mi’kmaw culture. It brings to life the knowledge, skills, and adaptability of the Mi’kmaw people throughout history and to this day. It’s a place to engage, learn, and reflect.

The creation of Pjila’si was a collaborative effort. A Mi’kmaw Advisory Group (MAG) took the lead in the exhibit process, partnering with the Museum of Natural History and the Nova Scotia Museum. MAG identified the goals and objectives they wanted the exhibit to fulfill, created the gallery’s voice, and selected the community belongings to be displayed. They also guided the look and feel of the space.

Come in, sit down, and experience.

11/04/2026

Temporary exhibition The Art of Birding 🪶

Birds are often the first animals you see (or hear) on a walk. With over 400 species of birds living in, and visiting, Nova Scotia, our lands, waters, and skies provide endless opportunities to experience birds. The Art of Birding exhibition celebrates the history and hobby of birding through photography, visual art, fibre art, and more.

On view until early January 2027.

11/04/2026

This simulation from Science on a Sphere shows an average day of commercial air traffic from 9,000 civil airports worldwide. Each yellow tail is one plane.

This does not include all planes, such as military or private flights.

Science on a Sphere shares data on human travel, the solar system, plate tectonics, and more. Take the world into your hands during your next visit.

Video description: watching a 24 hour airplane simulation on Science on a Sphere, with the camera aimed at the east coast of North America.

11/03/2026

Painted turtles are omnivorous. They eat a variety of aquatic insects and their larvae, invertebrates - particularly snails, carrion, and small vertebrates like fish and frogs. Small pieces of lily pads and other plant materials also make up part of their diet.

So yeah, they are cute and yeah, they might bite you later.

11/03/2026

It’s a good question.

Open daily, 9:30am - 4:30pm.
Reduced hours and free admission on November 11th, open 12:30pm - 4:30pm.

Address

1747 Summer Street
Halifax, NS
B3H3A6

Telephone

+19024246548

Website

https://naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/

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