Get yourself to the sea! Come and explore the historical buildings and vessels in the UNESCO town of Lunenburg. The breath-taking Lunenburg waterfront is the home of the world-class Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, recently named as one of the top 1000 best places to see in the US and Canada before you die. The Museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Housed in brightly painted red buildings, with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions, a maritime gift shop and restaurant.
Visit our three floors of exhibits including the world's largest collection of BLUENOSE artifacts. Stroll our wharf side exhibits, which include full access to the schooner Theresa E. Connor and the side trawler Cape Sable, where you can attempt to get your 'sea legs'. Visit our aquarium and get the scoop on scallops and lobster lore. Launch a model schooner and listen to a yarn from our old salts that have lived on the North Atlantic all of their lives.
Sit, relax and enjoy our featured films in the Ice House Theatre. Browse the Salt Store Gift shop and dine in the Old Fish Factory restaurant. Come rain or shine, you will surely enjoy your visit as you talk, walk, shop and feast with us. If you've never been to the sea, the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is the place to start your ocean experience. If you have been to sea, this is definitely the place to reacquaint yourself! Welcome aboard.
Site Information
Dates of Operation: May 17 – Oct 18
Hours of Operation: June, Sept, Oct 9:30 – 6:00; July & Aug 9:30 – 7:00; Winter hours Mon - Fri 9:30 - 4:00 except Holidays. We are pleased to book tour groups or school groups for weekend bookings, by appointment.
Contact Information
PO Box 1363, 68 Bluenose Drive
Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
Tel: 1-866-579-4909
Fax: (902)-634-8990
E-mail: fma@gov.ns.ca
Web: fisheries.museum.gov.ns.ca
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