Ta'n me'j Tel-keknuo'ltiek:
How Unique We Still Are

Ta'n me'j Tel-keknuo'ltiek: How Unique We Still Arereflects how Mi’kmaw people remain connected to the lands and waters of Mi’kma’ki. This exhibit offers a platform for Mi’kmaw people to express their continued experiences with an understanding of the lands and the waters of Mi’kma’ki. Mi’kmaw single-word concepts are represented through personal testimony and histories of individual Mi’kmaw people, featured objects, artifacts, images and symbolic artwork. These experiences and understandings are rooted in cultural expressions that connect past, present and future in this place. 

Read our Land Acknowledgement

March Break at the MMA graphic.

Tuesday Night Talk, free

The Halifax Explosion 6 December 1917 at 9:05 in the Morning, author Dr. Afua Cooper

Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 pm

The 1917 Halifax Explosion and the experiences of Black Haligonians in poetic verse will be shared by Halifax’s seventh poet laureate, Dr. Afua CooperThe Halifax Explosion 6 December 1917 at 9:05 in the Morning is a recent publication of Dr. Cooper’s powerful words magnified in this book with dramatic historical photographs and poignant art.

Taproom Growlers

Challenging Traditions: Women in the Royal Canadian Navy

Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 pm
Tuesday Night Talk, free

For many decades women have played an integral role in the formation of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). No matter their age, race, marital status, or preferred term of identity; women are now successfully employed in a variety of occupations and all rank levels in today’s navy. As part of International Women’s Month, this talk will explore the historical journey of Canadian women joining the navy and how the challenges and successes they faced have shaped the Canadian Navy of today.  

Titanic deck chair.

Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax

Experience being aboard Titanic – from the crew stocking the boilers, to the immigrants in third class, and the passengers who travelled in style, first-class. Discover the story of how Halifax played a key role in the aftermath of the disaster with the ships’ sinking on April 15, 1912. Glimpses of personal stories include the brave cable ship crews who endured treacherous conditions in recovering bodies, and the victims buried in Halifax.v

Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 9:30 am - 8 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, exterior.

Free Easter Weekend at the MMA!

On March 30 & 31 (Easter Sunday), we are offering free admission for everyone!

(Please note, we’ll be closed on March 29 and April 1).

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