Interested in learning more about the many museums that are a part of the ANSM family? Click the links to explore by region and visit their sites.
ANSM services and programs are made possible with support from the Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage.
Member Museums
Cape Breton Region
- Basin and River Inhabitants Historical SocietyCleveland, NS
- Cape Breton Miners MuseumGlace Bay, NS
- Cape Breton University Art GallerySydney, NS
- Chestico Museum & Historical SocietyPort Hood, NS
- Cossit House MuseumSydney, NS
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic SiteLouisbourg, NS
- Heritage Cape Breton Connection Cooperative
- Highland VillageIona, NS
- Isle Madame Historical SocietyArichat, NS
- Jost House MuseumSydney, NS
- Les Trois Pignons: Museum of the Hooked RugCheticamp, NS
- Mabou Gaelic & Historical SocietyMabou, NS
- MacDonald House MuseumLake Ainslie, NS
- Margaree Salmon MuseumMargaree Valley, NS
- Membertou Heritage ParkMembertou, NS
- Nicolas Denys MuseumSt. Peter’s NS
- North Highlands Community MuseumDingwall, NS
- Orangedale Station MuseumOrangedale, NS
- Strait Area MuseumPort Hastings, NS
- Sydney & Louisbourg Railway MuseumLouisbourg, NS
- Sydney MuseumSydney, NS
- Whitney Pier Historical MuseumWhitney Pier, NS
Central Region
- Acadian House MuseumWest Chezzetcook, NS
- Africville Heritage TrustHalifax, NS
- Association of Health Sciences Archives and Museums of Nova ScotiaHalifax, NS
- Atlantic Canada Aviation MuseumHalifax, NS
- Black Cultural Centre for Nova ScotiaHalifax, NS
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21Halifax, NS
- Cole Harbour Heritage Farm MuseumDartmouth, NS
- Dartmouth Heritage MuseumDartmouth, NS
- East Hants Historical SocietyElmsdale, NS
- Fisherman's Life MuseumJeddore Oyster Pond, NS
- Fultz House MuseumLower Sackville, NS
- Hooked Rug Museum of North AmericaHubbards, NS
- MacPhee House Community MuseumSheet Harbour, NS
- Maritime Museum of the AtlanticHalifax, NS
- Memory Lane Heritage VillageLake Charlotte, NS
- Museum of Natural HistoryHalifax, NS
- Musquodoboit Harbour Railway MuseumMusquodoboit Harbour, NS
- Naval Museum of HalifaxHalifax, NS
- Nova Scotia Sport Hall of FameHalifax, NS
- Saint Mary's University Art GalleryHalifax, NS
- Scott Manor HouseBedford, NS
- Shearwater Aviation MuseumShearwater, NS
- SS Atlantic Heritage ParkTerence Bay, NS
- The Army MuseumHalifax, NS
- Urban Farm MuseumHalifax, NS
- Waverley Heritage MuseumWaverley, NS
North East Region
- Age of Sail MuseumParrsboro, NS
- Amos Seaman School MuseumRiver Hebert, NS
- Antigonish Heritage MuseumAntigonish, NS
- Balmoral Grist MillTatamagouche, NS
- Bass River Heritage MuseumBass River, NS
- Carmichael-Stewart HouseNew Glasgow, NS
- Colchester HistoreumTruro, NS
- Congregation of the Sisters of Saint MarthaAntigonish, NS
- Creamery Square Heritage CentreTatamagouche, NS
- Cumberland County Museum & ArchivesAmherst, NS
- Debert Military MuseumDebert, NS
- Fundy Geological MuseumParrsboro, NS
- Lawrence House MuseumMaitland, NS
- Little White Schoolhouse MuseumTruro, NS
- Malagash Salt Mine MuseumMalagash, NS
- McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy CentrePictou, NS
- Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural CentreTruro, NS
- Millbrook Cultural & Heritage CentreMillbrook, NS
- Museum of IndustryStellarton, NS
- Northumberland Fisheries MuseumPictou, NS
- Old Court House MuseumGuysborough, NS
- Ottawa House MuseumParrsboro, NS
- Pictou County Military Heritage MuseumWestville, NS
- Sherbrooke VillageSherbrooke, NS
- Sutherland Steam MillDenmark, NS
- Wallace & Area MuseumWallace, NS
South West Region
- Admiral Digby MuseumDigby, NS
- Annapolis Heritage SocietyAnnapolis Royal, NS
- Annapolis Valley Macdonald MuseumMiddleton, NS
- Argyle Township Courthouse & GaolTusket, NS
- Avon River Heritage MuseumAvondale, NS
- Barrington Woolen Mill MuseumBarrington, NS
- Black Loyalist Heritage CentreShelburne, NS
- Cape Sable Historical SocietyBarrington, NS
- Charles Macdonald Concrete HouseKentville, NS
- DesBrisay Museum & Exhibit CentreBridgewater, NS
- Dory Shop MuseumShelburne, NS
- Firefighter's Museum of Nova ScotiaYarmouth, NS
- Fisheries Museum of the AtlanticLunenburg, NS
- Fort Point MuseumLaHave, NS
- Greenwood Military Aviation MuseumGreenwood, NS
- Haliburton House MuseumWindsor, NS
- Islands MuseumFreeport, NS
- James House MuseumBridgetown, NS
- Kentville Heritage CentreKentville, NS
- Kings County MuseumKentville, NS
- La Musée Acadien et Archives de Pubnico-OuestWest Pubnico, NS
- LaHave Islands Marine MuseumLaHave, NS
- Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-ÉcossePubnico, NS
- Lordly House MuseumChester, NS
- Lunenburg Heritage SocietyLunenburg, NS
- Mahone Bay MuseumMahone Bay, NS
- Middleton Railway MuseumMiddleton, NS
- Milton Blacksmith ShopMilton, NS
- Musee des Acadiens des PubnicosWest Pubnico, NS
- Musée Eglise Sainte-Marie MuseumChurch Point, NS
- North Hills MuseumGranville Ferry, NS
- North Queens Heritage House MuseumCaledonia NS
- Oak Island Interpretive CentreWestern Shore, NS
- Old Meeting House MuseumBarrington, NS
- Parkdale-Maplewood Community MuseumMaplewood, NS
- Perkins House MuseumLiverpool, NS
- Prescott House MuseumStarrs Point, NS
- Queens County MuseumLiverpool, NS
- Randall HouseWolfville, NS
- Ross Farm MuseumNew Ross, NS
- Ross-Thomson House & Store MuseumShelburne, NS
- Shand House MuseumWindsor, NS
- Shelburne County MuseumShelburne, NS
- Smith's Cove Old Temperance Hall MuseumSmith's Cove, NS
- St. John's Anglican ChurchLunenburg, NS
- Tupperville School MuseumTupperville, NS
- Uniacke Estate Museum ParkMt Uniake, NS
- West Hants Historical SocietyWindsor, NS
- Wile Carding Mill MuseumBridgewater, NS
- Yarmouth County Museum & ArchivesYarmouth, NS