Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

Tourism Region: South Shore of Nova Scotia

The breath-taking Lunenburg waterfront is the home of the world-class Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Housed in brightly painted red buildings, with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions and nautical Gift Shop. Get your sea legs on the banks schooner Theresa E. Connor and talk with 'old' salts' who fished the North Atlantic. Enter the underwater world of our Millennium Aquarium. The Museum is filled with exhibits, displays and activities. Help with the launching of a schooner model and feel the thrill of watching a vessel 'slide down the ways'. Visit the boat shop -- or, spend a bit of time hooking a mat or quilting, in the Life in Fishing Communities exhibit. The Museum theatre shows films throughout the day. Nova Scotia's most famous schooner, Bluenose, is celebrated in an exhibit that contains the world's largest collection of Bluenose artifacts. Lunenburg's Fisherman's Memorial Room is located on the second floor, offering an evocative tribute to those lost at sea. Plan to visit The Old Fish Factory Restaurant and Ice House Pub with spectacular harbour view. If you've never been to sea, the Fisheries Museum is the place to start. If you have been to sea, this is the place to reaquaint yourself.

About the Collections

The collection includes artifacts, images, charts and plans related to the Canadian Atlantic Fishery.

Approximate number of objects in the collections: 30,000

Archives

Archival papers related to the Canadian Atlantic Fishery.

Films and Videos • Photographs • Sound Recordings • Textual Records

Human History

Fisheries • Imaging : Film : Photographs : Video • Maps, Charts, Plans or Blueprints • Marine History and Technology • Oral History • Transportation : Marine

Services & Activities

Reference library and documentation centre; demonstrations of traditional handcrafts including rug hooking, knitting and quilting; school programs; visitors' talks on lobster, codfish, scallops, whales, inshore fishing, Bluenose, dories; model schooner launchings; demonstrations of fishermen's skills

Research Services

Archival Records • Information Centre • Library • Video Library

Educational Programs

Classes or Workshops • Demonstrations • Films • School Programs : Age 5-11 (k-6) : Age 12-17 (7-13)(Quebec: Secondary 1-CEGEP)

Visitor Services

Films and Videos • Guided Tours : English : French • Children's Activities or Services • Information Centre or Desk • Meeting Room Rental • Parking Facilities : Charged : Bus • Gift shop • Special Needs Facilities : Parking : Signs : Washrooms : Wheelchairs available : Wheelchair access • Washrooms

Member Privileges

Dory Mate membership: Season pass to the museum; museum newsletter
"Dory Mates" 10% discount in our gift store; membership in the Lunenburg Marine Museum Society; Museum preview prior to opening for the season

Food Services

Licensed, 170 seat, air-conditioned full service seafood restaurant and pub operated as a concession.

Snack Bar or Vending Machines • Picnic Area • Restaurant

Internet Services

General Information

Publications and Products

"Dory Mates" newsletter

Brochures • Newsletters

Map

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Location

Address:	68 Bluenose Drive Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0 See Map
Telephone:	902-634-4794
Fax:	902-634-8990
Mailing Address:	Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic P. O. Box 1363, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0
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