Nova Scotia Museum

Nova Scotia Museum Telling Nova Scotia’s extraordinary stories. Over 620,000 people visited last year, making it a huge part of the province's tourism infrastructure.

Nova Scotia Museum (NSM) is the corporate name for the most decentralized museum in Canada - 28 museums across the province, including over 200 historic buildings, living history sites, vessels, specialized museums and close to a million artifacts and specimens. These resources are managed either directly or through a unique system of co-operative agreements with societies and local boards. The NS

M delivers its programs, exhibits and products to serve both local residents and tourists in Nova Scotian communities.

Welcome to week 8 of , a weekly challenge bringing our Family of Nova Scotia Museum sites together for a friendly show-...
09/04/2026

Welcome to week 8 of , a weekly challenge bringing our Family of Nova Scotia Museum sites together for a friendly show-and-tell.

FRIDAY: We drop the theme.
WEEKEND: Sites hunt through their galleries and grounds for their entry.
MONDAY: EVERYONE POSTS!
THE VIBE: Hype each other up (or spark some friendly rivalry).

WEEK 8 PROMPT:
Museums, we are looking for objects that look like one thing but served a completely different (and surprising) purpose.

No two visits are the same.Discover exhibitions, attend a festival, experience a special event, or simply spend time exp...
09/03/2026

No two visits are the same.

Discover exhibitions, attend a festival, experience a special event, or simply spend time exploring the people, places, and stories that make Nova Scotia special.

See what's happening across our family of sites: https://museum.novascotia.ca/visit

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1. Museum of Natural History
2. Old Meeting House
3. Sherbrooke Village

09/02/2026

Today marks the final for the Nova Scotia Museum family, concluding with the colour violet. We thought a photo of our own lavender would be the best way to feature this colour.

09/02/2026

Rainbow Wednesday has come to a close. The last color is violet . We went searching and found these flowers on the lawn. W**d or flower, it doesn’t matter; they’re pretty.
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09/02/2026
Gorgeous 💜
09/02/2026

Gorgeous 💜

💜 Rainbow Wednesday: Violet 💜

This week, we’re featuring these beautiful hand-dyed wool skeins from the Barrington Woolen Mill.

A simple reminder of the skill, craft, and local wool traditions woven into our community’s history. 💜

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09/02/2026

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It’s , and this week’s colour is violet!
Our selection for the violet pick is the I.O.D.F. Grand Scribe’s chain, crafted from purple satin twill with gold edging. This chain is adorned with various Oddfellows symbols and features a pendant highlighting the Grand Scribe emblem. It was worn as a symbol of office by the Grand Scribe of the organization.
A little violet, a little gold, and a lot of history!
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09/02/2026

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Twin 💜
09/02/2026

Twin 💜

This week's colour is Violet which means we're pulling out this gorgeous specimen of Amethyst from collections! (This beauty most likely comes from Amethyst Cove, NS but we're still working on uploading specimens into the Provincial database 🤖)

Did you know? Amethyst gets it colour from trace amounts of Iron (Fe3+) in the crystal structure that has been exposed to Gamma Radiation... which begs the question- should the Hulk be purple instead of green? ☢ (Don't worry folks, we're aware of the Happy Hogan/Norman Osborne Hulks)

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09/02/2026

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For our final , we have a patch from Mountain View Fire, featuring purple highlights in the mountains. Due to lacking provenance on this item, we do believe that this patch is from Mountain View, California. If you know which Mountain View this is, let us know in the comments.
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