Nova Scotia
Halifax Region
Halifax

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in , , Canada. 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.
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maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
    Wednesday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: maritime museum in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as: “maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca”
  • Address: 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1S3
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMCS Sackville and Dominion Public Building.

Photo: Bryson109, Public domain.
is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel. She is now a museum ship located in Halifax, , and the last surviving Flower-class corvette. is situated 130 metres east of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Government office
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The is an Art Deco-style office building located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Completed in 1936, it served as the central for the City of Halifax and housed various other government offices. is situated 100 metres northwest of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Public building
Photo: Louperivois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in is where the legislative assembly, known officially as the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has met every year since 1819, making it the longest serving legislative building in . is situated 200 metres west of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.

Locality
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The of Halifax is a neighbourhood of , occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the of the Halifax Peninsula in the , Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. is situated 3 km northwest of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Suburb
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is an urban neighbourhood in the community of , Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the eastern shore of in the North End of Dartmouth. is situated 3½ km northwest of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Latitude
44.6476° or 44° 38′ 51″ north
Longitude
-63.57097° or 63° 34′ 16″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Levels
4
Open location code
87PRJCXH+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62049157
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
10346630
Wiki­data ID
Q6765824
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Maritime Museum of the Atlantic” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大西洋海事博物館”
  • Chinese: “大西洋海事博物馆”
  • Chinese: “大西洋海洋博物館”
  • French: “Musée maritime de l’Atlantique de Halifax”
  • German: “Maritime Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הימי של האוקיינוס האטלנטי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Bahari Atlantik”
  • Italian: “Maritime Museum of the Atlantic”
  • Japanese: “大西洋海事博物館”
  • Japanese: “大西洋海洋博物館”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maritime Museum of the Atlantic”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maritime Museum of the Atlantic”. Photo: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0.