Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Open Year-Round

Visit us on the scenic waterfront of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to experience Atlantic Canada's seafaring heritage. Housed in brightly painted red buildings with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions.

Get your sea legs on the banks schooner Theresa E. Connor and talk with 'old' salts' who fished the North Atlantic. Explore the new Millennium Aquarium, featuring both fresh and salt water aquariums with live native fish. Learn about whales and whaling, shipbuilding, rum running and life in fishing communities. See demonstrations of fish filleting, lobster trapping and traditional crafts. 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. Located on the Lighthouse Route.

Tours

Daily programs available May through October, including lobster lore, whaling, net mending, a model boat launch and more. Guided tours may be available with advance reservation. Maximum recommended tour group size is 30. Tour length: 1-2 hours. Or, ask about our VIP Express Tours of 30 - 45 minutes in length.

Contact Information

Angela Saunders, General Manager

Phone: Toll free 1-866-579-4909 or (902) 634-4794
Fax: (902) 634-8990
Email: fma@gov.ns.ca
To get there: Take Exit 11 off Route 103 to Lunenburg. Follow museum signs to waterfront.

Parking

Visitor and motorcoach parking is available in visitor parking lot.

Bilingual Services
French and German brochures are available. French speaking interpreters are available daily until August 23rd, 2008. German speaking interpreters are available five days a week until October 18th, 2008. Sept - April: French and German speaking interpreters may be available with advance reservation.

Accessible
Site is wheelchair accessible.

Gift Shop
Large gift shop on site featuring nautical and coastal-inspired wares.

Food Service
Fully-licensed restaurant on site. Picnic tables also available outside.