Dartmouth Heritage Museum
Protecting, preserving, and promoting our heritage.
Canada Summer Jobs Dartmouth Heritage Museum Museum Assistant (3 positions) May 24 – August 31, 2021 The Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society collects, preserves, interprets, promotes, and makes accessible the cultural material of Dartmouth and vicinity. We operate the museum from...
NS Summer SKILLs Position Marketing Assistant Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society May 10 to August 31, 2021 Rate: $14/hr, 35 hrs/wk. (9-5) Apply by April 30, 2021 The ideal candidate will be enrolled in a Marketing Program, have experience in the...
Happy New Year! Big News: We’re re-opening for appointments! We’re so excited to have guests return to the museum! We’ll also be working towards some exhibit updates – so stay tuned for more on that! If you would like to...
Photo by Dale Wilson The Christmas of Covid ‘Twas the year of the covid, with no end in sight So the great world of science, worked hard day and night. No one could remember a time such as this, No...
Statement of the Moral Treatment Adopted at the Provincial Hospital for the Insane (From the Nova Scotia Hospital Annual Report for 1866) Its first requisites are Kindness, winning the confidence of the patient; occupation suited to each case, individually; and...
Job title:Â Archives Assistant Organization name:Â Dartmouth Heritage Museum Job location:Â Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Length of assignment:Â 2020-10-05 to 2021-03-31 (25.29 weeks) Hourly wage:Â $16.00 The Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society (DHMS) manages the civic collection for the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Society acquires, conserves, researches,...
The Museum requires at least a 24 hours notice in booking a visit. Masks are mandatory. All visitors are asked to bring their own masks. Maximum Occupation: 5 maximum grouped or less Call: 902-464-2300 Text: 902-478-0378 Email: info@dartmouthmuseum.ca or manager@dartmouthmuseum.ca...
When is the best time to record history? When it’s happening of course! So while we socially distance let’s take a few moments to reflect and record our lives for future generations. We want to preserve YOUR story in our...
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the board, staff and volunteers at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum! From December 21 to March 31, the Dartmouth Heritage Museum will be open by appointment only. Through those long winter months,...
Dale Wilson has been a professional commercial and editorial photographer for more than 30 years, and a historic photography process volunteer at Dartmouth Heritage Museum. He is the only known photographer in Atlantic Canada making glass negatives and salted silver...