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Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia The Black Cultural Centre for NS celebrates and tells the story of the Black Nova Scotian community.

Admission into the Museum
Adult- $6.00
Senior & Student - $4.00

Happening Now: 9 am to 12 noon Community Market @ the BCC. A weekly Community Saturday Market from October 17th to Decem...
10/17/2026

Happening Now: 9 am to 12 noon Community Market @ the BCC. A weekly Community Saturday Market from October 17th to December 19th.

This week our featured vendors include:
CNC By Alysha
Ataraxy Farm
Oye Royale Couture
Be You 902 Soap & Body Butter
Rooted Radiance Naturals
Goodies By Cee Gee
Two Hellers Farms.

Come out and support local!

Join us this Saturday, October 17th from 9 am to 12 noon for Community Market @ the BCC. A weekly Community Market from ...
10/17/2026

Join us this Saturday, October 17th from 9 am to 12 noon for Community Market @ the BCC. A weekly Community Market from October 17th to December 19th. This week our featured vendors include: CNC By Alysha, Ataraxy Farm, Oye Royale Couture, Be You 902 Soap & Body Butter, Rooted Radiance Naturals, Goodies By Cee Gee, Two Hellers Farms.

Come out and support local!

Introducing: the Seniors in Song Program! Every Tuesday starting October 27th, join fellow community members here at the...
10/16/2026

Introducing: the Seniors in Song Program! Every Tuesday starting October 27th, join fellow community members here at the Black Cultural Centre for a 90 minute sing-a-long facilitated by the Maritime Conservatory Centre for Music Therapy. No prior experience or payment required! This free program will run Tuesdays from October 27th to March 16th, from 10:00am - 11:30am. For more information or to register, please call the Black Cultural Centre at (902) 434-6223 or email Rielle at [email protected]! 🎶

It’s Throwback Thursday! Today we’re sharing a photograph of a past exhibit on Mrs. Edith Clayton's basketmaking here at...
10/15/2026

It’s Throwback Thursday! Today we’re sharing a photograph of a past exhibit on Mrs. Edith Clayton's basketmaking here at the Centre. Edith Clayton (1920-1989) was a well known basketmaker from the community of East Preston. We’re proud to have some of her work on display today. What’s your favourite exhibit at the BCC?

Don't miss the first in our series of community markets, happening this Saturday at the Black Cultural Centre from 9:00a...
10/14/2026

Don't miss the first in our series of community markets, happening this Saturday at the Black Cultural Centre from 9:00am - 12:00pm! Have questions about the markets or wondering how to get involved? Please reach out to [email protected]! Happy shopping 😊

This Mystery Monday, we're taking a look at a photograph from our archives. Museum staff have been charmed by photos of ...
10/12/2026

This Mystery Monday, we're taking a look at a photograph from our archives. Museum staff have been charmed by photos of this ventriloquist performance, so the mystery we're presenting to you today is: who is the performer? (Bonus points if you know the name of the puppet!)
For last weeks Mystery Monday, we posted a photo of a flashlight from our collection - a US OD Green Fulton MX-212/U Flashlight. It came with interchangeable lenses, including a red option as is seen in the photo. Using a red lens in a flashlight has the function of reducing perceivability and preserving night vision.

Today's Throwback Thursday is in celebration of World Teacher's Day on October 5th. This photograph shows Carrie Toussai...
10/08/2026

Today's Throwback Thursday is in celebration of World Teacher's Day on October 5th. This photograph shows Carrie Toussaint-Hill giving a tour of the Africville Exhibit in May of 1991. Since this photo was taken, the Africville Museum has become a space for visitors to learn about the community of Africville, in a replica of the Seaview United Baptist Church. We invite you to share fond memories of the teachers or lessons that have made a difference in your life in the comments!

Halifax Public Libraries & the Preston Township Library Office will be holding a crafting session on Friday, October 9th...
10/07/2026

Halifax Public Libraries & the Preston Township Library Office will be holding a crafting session on Friday, October 9th from 2-3:30PM at the Black Cultural Centre. Friday's session will focus on making DIY votive candle holders. The session will be free and most importantly… fun! No experience is required and supplies are provided. All you have to do is sign up and bring your creativity! To learn more or sign up, please call (902) 490-3823 or email [email protected]

We the staff and board of the Black Cultural Centre/Society for Nova Scotia are so pleased to extend a heartfelt congrat...
10/06/2026

We the staff and board of the Black Cultural Centre/Society for Nova Scotia are so pleased to extend a heartfelt congratulations to our CEO, Russell Grosse, who is set to receive an honourary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King's College, Halifax at the upcoming invocation of their 26th President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Timothy Vine.

This honour recognizes Russell's ongoing and tireless commitment to sharing and preserving Black Canadian history and culture, and the conferral of this degree is particularly meaningful, given that he has been instrumental in building a partnership between the university and the Black Cultural Centre, with a shared goal of making King's a more welcoming place for Black students, staff, and faculty. His passion and dedication to the community is inspirational to us all, and we couldn't be more proud to see him receive this well-deserved honour. Congrats, Russell!

King's will also be awarding an honourary Doctor of Civil Laws to renowned writer and journalist, Inglis Professor Stephen Kimber, who spent decades training the next generation of storytellers at King's, and whose work has left an indelible impact on the university. We want to congratulate Prof. Kimber on this honour, as well.

Please note that we will be closing the Centre at 1:00pm tomorrow, October 7th, so that the BCCNS team can attend the invocation and cheer Russell on. 🙂

September recap in photos: what a wonderful, busy month! Highlights included the 43rd anniversary of the opening of the ...
10/05/2026

September recap in photos: what a wonderful, busy month! Highlights included the 43rd anniversary of the opening of the Black Cultural Centre; an Aquakultre listening party and exhibit launch; a visit from the first Bring the Black Folks to Nova Scotia Retreat, hosted by Vanessa Smithers and René Boudreau; the Michaëlle Jean National Black Canadians Summit, which included the unveiling of the Order of Sleeping Car Porters Memorial Garden, the opening of the new permanent Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit on Black Canadian history, At the Knees of Our Ancestors, curated by Alia Aluma - and of course, a group photo of the Scotian delegates. 😉 This month, we also launched a new petition for folks to show their support for our journey towards expansion and achieving a national mandate - you can sign the petition here: https://form.jotform.com/262611446618256 .🍂 🍎

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Dartmouth, NS
B2Z1A8

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