Two people exploring Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax.
Four children, viewed from the back, stand in front of a large aquarium or glass tank, looking at a scuba diver inside. The diver, wearing a yellow tank and black fins, is positioned upside down near the bottom of the tank, seemingly interacting with the habitat. Another diver is partially visible in the background, along with a school of small fish.

Shipwrecks

Exhibition
Before the colonization of Nova Scotia, the shores of Miꞌkmaꞌki—the ancestral and enduring territory of the Mi’kmaq—were treacherous and temptingly rich in resources. Trade, politics and technology lured many ships to our rocky coasts, and many met their ends here. No fewer than 10,000 ships lie beneath the waves.

Location

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax

Date

Always on

Pricing

Regular admission rates apply.

Enter our gallery and uncover secrets of warfare, natural disaster, and piracy. See through the eyes of an underwater archeologist as you dig through layers of seafaring history. Meet the enemies of high-seas researchers: storms, ocean currents and microorganisms. Moving through the gallery you will learn how a humble pewter spoon can be worth more than a golden doubloon.

Ships from all over the world and from four centuries wait for you. Examine the remains of vessels whose wrecks caused global scandals, or dive deep into local mysteries. Meet tragic captains, foolhardy mutineers, and some of the earliest trans-Atlantic travellers in our Shipwreck exhibit.