10 am - 4 pm, Daily activities
Let's shell-abrate together as the best ships are FriendSHIPS! Here's our schedule of fun things to "sea and do" with your besties!
Call us to say shell-o for daily program times, 902-424-7491.
MMA March Break FriendSHIP Fun!
We’re in our FriendSHIP! era where you can craft your own colourful friendship bracelets for you and your friends, in our beautiful Small Craft Gallery!
Dress up in fun costumes and transform into a pirate or ocean creature! Enjoy this activity in the William Robertson & Son Chandlery, a heritage building that provided accessories and supplies to the fishing and shipping industries over 150 years ago!
From Ocean’s Week Canada, visitors can step into a giant ocean floor map of Canada to explore from coast-to coast- to coast! In the Small Craft Gallery, experience a downloadable 3D experience, taking you across our oceans to experience Canada’s waterways!
Check out barrel demos in the Days of Sail gallery, Warehouse Theatre films, museum tours and discovery learning stations throughout our exhibits!
Museum FriendSHIP Dates!
Friday, March 13: The Canadian Sea Turtle Network and Parks Canada are our Friday museum friends to start our March Break off on the right flipper! Our sea turtle experts will be on hand with specimens and life-sized models of different sea turtle species we find in Canada. Come share your turtley awesome break with us! Our buddies from Parks Canada will explore the wildlife of Sable Island National Park Reserve. Colour Parka, the Parks Canada mascot, and interact with their collection of maps, artefacts, and animal bones that teach about life and ecosystems on this special island.
Saturday, March 14: Our buddies from Parks Canada will explore the wildlife of Sable Island National Park Reserve. Colour Parka, the Parks Canada mascot, and interact with their collection of maps, artefacts, and animal bones that teach about life and ecosystems on this special island.
Monday, March 16: Mellow Mondays. We offer lighter hands-on activities, and softer sounds for our museum friends. Call 902-424-7491 for more details.
Tuesday, March 17: Free admission, 4 pm - 8 pm! Join friends from the Halifax Amateur Radio Club in the Wireless Room, Age of Steam and Cunard gallery, and learn about Morse Code! Get certified and learn the short signals (dots or "dits") and long signals (dashes or "dahs").
At 3 pm - 7 pm, meet museum friends from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Marine Protected Area (MPA) team, for a hands-on exploration on how MPAs help conserve ocean ecosystems while supporting sustainable human-uses. Test your knowledge with MPA trivia on the Giant Ocean Floor Map, identify ocean noises from the deep, design your own MPA, and drop by the craft table for colouring books, activity pages, and more!
Wednesday, March 18: Special Welcome Wednesday event, 10 am - 11 am with The Canadian Sea Turtle Network! Calling all hatchlings (aka preschool) for our fun program, where friendly experts will be on hand with specimens and life-sized models of the different sea turtle species we find in Canada. Come share your turtley awesome break with us!
Join friends from the Halifax Amateur Radio Club in the Wireless Room, Age of Steam and Cunard gallery, and learn about Morse Code! Get certified and learn the short signals (dots or "dits") and long signals (dashes or "dahs").
Thursday, March 19: We welcome friends COVE from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm! COVE is Canada’s leading marine technology hub, based right here at the North Atlantic gateway! Through hands-on testing, innovation, and real-world problem solving, COVE supports new ideas in ocean, energy, and climate solutions—and helps inspire the next generation of technology leaders.
Experience OffshoreWind4Kids (OW4Ks), designed especially for children ages 6–12. This interactive, family-friendly program introduces kids to: renewable energy in Nova Scotia, how offshore wind turbines work, and exciting future careers in the blue and green economy. Families will also take part in fun, hands-on activities—working together to build and test model wind turbines.
Join friends from the Halifax Amateur Radio Club in the Wireless Room, Age of Steam and Cunard gallery, and learn about Morse Code! Get certified and learn the short signals (dots or "dits") and long signals (dashes or "dahs").
Friday, March 20: Our buddies from Parks Canada will explore the wildlife of Sable Island National Park Reserve. Colour Parka, the Parks Canada mascot, and interact with their collection of maps, artefacts, and animal bones that teach about life and ecosystems on this special island.
Join friends from the Halifax Amateur Radio Club in the Wireless Room, Age of Steam and Cunard gallery, and learn about Morse Code! Get certified and learn the short signals (dots or "dits") and long signals (dashes or "dahs").
Saturday, March 21: Our buddies from Parks Canada will explore the wildlife of Sable Island National Park Reserve. Colour Parka, the Parks Canada mascot, and interact with their collection of maps, artefacts, and animal bones that teach about life and ecosystems on this special island.