Museum of Natural History

Museum of Natural History 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.

06/01/2026

Tres chic.

Why do green sea urchins wear shells? Could be fashion, could be camouflage, could be shelter, could be UV protection, could be fans of orcas, could be to weigh themselves down in the waves, could be they just like them. Who are we to judge?



Video description: zooming in on a green sea urchin in the tide tank wearing a small bay scallop shell as a hat. Text on screen reads “The green sea urchin we all love for its fabulous blue mussel hat has upgraded to a small, bay scallop shell.”

June at your Museum of Natural History 🦖🗣️ it is field trip season at your museum! Mornings in June will be bustling wit...
06/01/2026

June at your Museum of Natural History 🦖

🗣️ it is field trip season at your museum! Mornings in June will be bustling with young visitors on field trips. If you love the excitement, it’s a great time to visit! If you prefer a calmer atmosphere, visit on a weekday afternoon.

🦕🦖 join us on Thursday, June 25th between 4:30pm - 8:30pm for a Jurassic evening! Learn about dinosaurs, what the earth was like during the Mesozoic, and paleo art. Admission is free!

🌳 reminder that Wee Wild Ones is now on break for the summer. We’ll see you in September!

05/31/2026

Great plans, in our opinion.
Come for the toad, stay for everything else.



Video description: opens on an eastern American toad, text reads “Sorry, I can’t. I have plans.” Followed by quick clips from around the museum, including dinosaur skeletons, great white shark jaw, staff talking about coyotes and bees, Gus the gopher tortoise, Science on a Sphere, and a rock crab. Text on screen over the clips reads “The plans.”

05/30/2026

Everyone shush and get back to work.

Just kidding, these two could barely get through the skit without laughing and they would never tell each other to shush during a task. Even a very, very long cleaning task like the full axolotl tank cleaning.



Video description: cutting back between two staff working on a tank clean in the Nature Lab. Audio is captioned on screen. Text on screen also reads “When the tank cleaning has taken a bit too long.”

05/29/2026

…. Excuse me?

We beg to differ. Visit a museum, no, visit all the museums you can, and then see how you feel!

We’re open 9:30am - 4:30pm daily. If you like presentations about the Mesozoic, visit on Saturday or Sunday for an 11:00am Science on a Sphere show.
If you like watching animals eat, visit weekdays for a 2:00pm feeding or weekends at 10:00am.
If you like walking with old tortoises named Gus, join us everyday at 3pm.



Video description: staff posing in front of a museum logo, behind a shark jaw, in front of a dinosaur display and next to Gus and another staff. Text on screen reads “When someone says a museums are just okay.” Audio is someone saying “excuse me” four times.

05/29/2026

Museum Night Live! Thursday, June 25th we are open late. Visit for free between 4:30 - 8:30pm.

Join staff tours of the visiting dinosaur exhibit, explorations into the world during the Mesozoic, and discussions on paelo art.

It’s Museum Night Live!



Video description: a small picture of the Museum exterior at night, with the text “Museum Night Live” and “June 25, 4:30 - 8:30pm” held in front of different museum backgrounds, changing quickly. Text at the start of the video reads “We have something to tell you. Save the date!”

05/29/2026

You never quite know what the lobster will do - love you, hate you, fight you, fright you…it’s always a gamble. A fun, fun gamble.



Video description: blue and white lobster coming out of its cave and walking towards the person filming. Text on screen reads “everyone needs a lobster that will fight for them. Or with them. Pick your poison.

05/29/2026

Although we could make a display of forgotten water bottles, we don’t want to.

(This bottle IS pretty cool).



Video description: zoomed in on a Jurassic water bottle. Pulling back to reveal it was in the Dinosaur exhibit. Text on screen reads “Did you forget your water bottle at the Museum? Come back for it.” Audio is Rose from the movie Titanic, saying “Come back” over and over.

05/29/2026

We told you he was a bit judgy.

Root is a 20-30 year old wood turtle who came to live at the Museum in the fall of 2024. He came to us when another facility closed.

Wood turtles are omnivores. This means they eat plants like leaves and berries, as well as invertebrates like worms and insects. Unlike other Canadian turtles, foraging occurs mainly on land in forests, wetlands, and flood plains.

And they love to judge. Or at least, Root does.



Video description: short clips of Root the wood turtle in his enclosure and in the museum. Audio is captioned on screen.

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1747 Summer Street
Halifax, NS
B3H3A6

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