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New Brunswick Museum
New Brunswick Museum
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This property is temporary closed The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) provides a remarkable introduction to New Brunswick's rich cultural history and diverse natural environment. At Canada's oldest continuing museum, visitors will discover stories of New Brunswick's past and present on three floors of creative exhibitions, and fun events.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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VMMF
Bathurst, Canada48 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
I very much recommend visiting this museum, even though the 3rd floor was closed and some sections of the first floor were under repair. The first floor has a good exhibition of the early activities new brunwickers used to do. You can see all the original tools they used for forestry, farming and ship building. The part of ship building is just amazing. They discribe the process in a high detail. They even have samples of the different wood types that go in different parts of the ship. The second floor is also very good. It has multiple fossils of large mammals that used to live in the region during the last ice age. It also has a very complete collection of birds typically found mostly in the bay of Fundy
Written 2 August 2020
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,572 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
At this museum, I especially liked the Hall of Great Whales and its skeletal display of whales, other sea-life and other pre-historic mammals, Eskimo carvings, displays of model ships and information on the local shipbuilding industry, and those dealing with New Brunswick forestry, and New Brunswick art. This is Canada’s oldest continuous museum.
Should the museum have a room dedicated to the Irving family, who created much of the province's industry?
Should the museum have a room dedicated to the Irving family, who created much of the province's industry?
Written 11 November 2018
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globeseeker007
globeseeker0073,246 contributions
This museum is located in a mall in the downtown area. It has 3 floors with exhibits.The top floor has paintings and other miscellaneous items. The 2nd floor contains natural science exhibits. However, the ground floor exhibits are the ones I found the most interesting. They cover the industrial development of the city and province from the 19th century. There are exhibits covering logging and shipbuilding. There are also a lot of heavy machinery from that era including steam engines, a printing press, a machine used in making beer, drill presses, and other heavy industrial machinery. Black & white photos and explainations help to make the exhibits interesting to the visitor.
Written 7 July 2010
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retireeVancouver
Vancouver, Canada1,826 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
Located inside the mall in Market Square close to the cruise ship port and the Hilton Hotel, this museum offers 3 floors of displays about the province's shipbuilding and logging industry, early history, and geological history - the lifeforms and fossils from the geological ages. There are even some skeletons from (hopefully) beached whales hanging from the ceiling. However, the display that appealed to me most was the shipbuilding display on the first floor. It was the best display I've seen so far with explanations and small models showing how a ship was built from the the keel to the sail. The British colonies in the Maritimes were involved in the War of 1812 so the displays on that war and the colony's participation in it are much more in depth than I have read about in history books. This floor was the only one that looked like there should be more displays as the floor space was very open. There were other displays on NB's 19th century furniture which my hubby found interesting - saw some well thought out furniture for saving space. There was a nod to the First Nation tribe, the Mikmaw, recognizing their lifestyles with some early pots and description in both their language and English. All displays had both French and English signage. The display on ornamental china, from Russia even - Faberge eggs - eluded me as to its purpose in this museum. Well worth an 1 1/2 hour of our time. Check to see if the Museum has free entry after 5 pm on some days. If not, use your AAA card to get a discount. There is a food court nearby in the mall.
Written 17 October 2014
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Bklyn08
Brooklyn, NY8 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
After lunch in the food court and a visit to the public library, we visited the New Brunswick Museum, on the recommendation of locals. And it was definitely worth it. I got to touch the mouth of a baleen whale. There was an exhibition about the War of 1812 that explained it very clearly from all four points of view - British, American, Canadian and Native American/Canadian. A very nice small museum, worth a visit if you visit Saint John.
Written 11 February 2014
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bglhvn
So. California1,203 contributions
Located next to the cruise ship pier, most people seemed to pass this museum on their way sightseeing and shopping. It has excellent displays on shipbuilding, whales, geology, local industry, art gallery, etc. It was about the best thing we saw in St. John, including visiting the Reversing Falls and a fishing village.
Written 8 October 2010
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magicalnomore
Woodstock, CT94 contributions
Aug 2013 • Family
Even though this is a small museum, it had some fun & interesting displays. There was a film that we caught the end of about tracking whales. We took in two of the informative tours that happened to be going on when we were there. The first one took place in the geological area. We were guided through the history of New Brunswick's land formation & given explanations of the types of plants and animals alive in each period. This was given by a young lady who was both knowledgeable and excited by what she was showing us. The second was given in the area where the skeletons of the sea animals were. A very enthusiastic man showed us the skeletons of many of New Brunswick's sea animals & explained various interesting facts about each animal. I was there with my 10 & 16 year old children, both were very interested. I enjoyed seeing the artwork on display there, too. Worth the visit!
Written 4 November 2013
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Connie B
Dushore, PA36 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
Although we arrived late in the day, the policy of the museum is to take visitors through the exhibits to help them get a better understanding of what they are seeing. A young staff member took us under her wing and gave us an individually guided tour of the exhibits. She added so much depth of understanding to the already interesting information provided. It made it a wonderfully personal experience and will now view it as the BEST museum visit we have ever had!! Thank you, Emma! Congratulations to the museum for its well thought out exhibits!
Written 29 June 2013
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Travel_Student2010
Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada8 contributions
There is lots to see in the NB Museum. It is the museum for the province of New Brunswick. You can learn alot there about the province and the bay of fundy. I really like the tidal tower where it shows you how high the Tides rise and fall in Saint John. Its the perfect place to spend a few hours even with the kids the staff is great and alot of fun!
Written 31 July 2010
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Barheat
Hamilton, Canada1,773 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
The museum is located inside Market Square. It has something for everyone. Our favorite was the temporary exhibit Passionate About Moths. The artist, Jim des Rivieres, has collected moths, scanned them and then printed the pictures on 24 - 36 inch wide paper. You can see every hair on the moths and their vibrant color.
The history of ship building in New Brunswick and the maritime paintings piqued my interest as well as the War of 1812 displays. There are the usual displays of natural history and industry as they relate to New Brunswick. The original James Barry painting of the death of General Wolfe is here in the art section.
There is a discount for CAA/AAA members. I liked the fact that the staff asked first.
The history of ship building in New Brunswick and the maritime paintings piqued my interest as well as the War of 1812 displays. There are the usual displays of natural history and industry as they relate to New Brunswick. The original James Barry painting of the death of General Wolfe is here in the art section.
There is a discount for CAA/AAA members. I liked the fact that the staff asked first.
Written 13 November 2015
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