Categories
Cultural, Economuseums, Genealogical, Historic Museums, Industrial, Religious
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Musée acadien - Université de Moncton
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| Moncton |
| *Open year-round* Founded in 1886, this Must-See Attraction now owns a collection of over 35,000 objects related to the Acadians of the Maritime Provinces. The permanent exhibition gives a historical overview of the Acadians as well as the culture. Temporary exhibits and films also available and guided tours upon reservation. |
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Le Pays de la Sagouine
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| Bouctouche |
| Le Pays de la Sagouine is located in Bouctouche just 40 minutes north of Moncton, one hour from the fixed link to Prince Edward Island and 2 1/2 hours south of Caraquet. Created from internationally-renowned Acadian novelist, playwright and author Antonine Maillet's imagination, Le Pays is the island where Acadians celebrate. Characters speak a colourful language rooted in the living Acadian culture. |
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New Brunswick Museum
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| Saint John |
| *Open year round* Canada's oldest continuing museum features the Changing Earth Geology Gallery as well as other natural science areas including the Hall of the Great Whales and Birds of New Brunswick. A new exhibit Wind, Wood and Sail - shipbuilding in the 19th century. This creative gallery depicts the bustling shipbuilding industry in New Brunswick from the 1820s to 1870s. |
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Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum
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| Boiestown |
| Authentic tools, documents and photographs, a rebuilt trapper's cabin, man-made lake, woods, trails and examples of machinery help to make vivid the saga of the deep woods and chart the course of local history to the present day. Also Miramichi culture (fishing, hunting and farming). Newly renovated gift shop and coffee bar, at this Must-See Attraction. |
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Village Historique Acadien
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| Caraquet |
| A remarkably authentic historical site, the Village Historique Acadien Phoenix Award Winner strives to portray the lives of Acadians between 1770 and 1939. More than 40 buildings are staffed by interpreters in period costumes who bring ancestral customs and traditional trades back to life. Each of them has a story to tell! |
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Popes Museum
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| Grande-Anse |
| *Open from mid-June to end of August* A Must-See Attraction. A museum that relates the evolution of Christianity since year one up to the present religious congregations. Discover an impressive work 20-centuries old, an influence which even today continues to mark our vision of the world. |
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