Exterior of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Located in the heart of Halifax’s historic waterfront, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is Canada’s premier maritime museum. Here, you can immerse yourself in the stories, events and people that define Nova Scotia’s relationship with the sea.

What's On

Oceans & You graphic.
  • Event
Oceans & You! Celebrating World Oceans Day at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
5 Jun 2026
Join us for our flagship, annual event where featured ocean and…
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Masked family looking at model ships in the Age of Steam gallery
  • Exhibition
Age of Steam and Cunard
Permanent
The Age of Steam and Cunard gallery pays tribute to the workers…
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Entrance to the Days of Sail exhibit.
  • Exhibition
Days of Sail
Permanent
Wooden floors creak, the smell of pine tar tickles your nose,…
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Entrance to Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion
  • Exhibition
Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion
Permanent
Halifax Harbour the morning of December 6, 1917, will be forever…
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A large model of Theodore Tugboat, the main character from the Canadian children's television show, is displayed in a miniature version of a city harbor. Theodore is a smiling tugboat with a red cap. The background features models of various buildings, including a prominent hill with a white clock tower (resembling the Halifax Citadel Clock Tower), suggesting the setting is based on Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Exhibition
Theodore Tugboat and Friends
Permanent
When you walk past the Reception Desk and into the museum, you…
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A student building the frame of a boat in the boat shed at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Boat School

Boat School, part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is located on the Halifax Waterfront. We offer unique, hands-on boat building programs and maritime experiences.

Building Boats and Belonging

Stories

Diorama of the sinking of the Titanic.
  • Marine History
As the twentieth century dawned, many felt marine tragedies were a thing of the past. Science promised solutions to everything, from poverty to disasters. The engineering marvels at the time were…
Side view of a leather children’s shoe is believed to be from Body No. 4, the “Unknown Child”
  • Marine History
This pair of leather children’s shoes (Accession Number: M2005.4.1 A+B ) is believed to be from Body No. 4, the “Unknown Child”. This very young boy, recovered by the crew of Mackay-Bennett, was buried at…
CSS Acadia
  • Marine History
Throughout their careers, some vessels acquire a certain mystique that sets them apart from other ships. CSS Acadia, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's Canadian Scientific Ship, is one such vessel.
Entrance to the Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion exhibit.
  • Marine History
On the morning of December 6th, 1917, the steamship Mont-Blanc, inbound from the Atlantic with war material for France, entered the Halifax Harbour Narrows. The Norwegian ship Imo left Bedford Basin,…
Vincent Coleman's id card.
  • Marine History
On the morning of December 6th, 1917, railway dispatcher Vincent Coleman left his home on Russell Street in Halifax’s North End neighbourhood of Richmond. While he went to work, he left behind his wife…
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