The museum is now know as the Naval Museum of Halifax and is located within the Canadian Forces Military Base. Heads up when following your GPS. The street address is now gated. You need to enter about one block away at the sentry gate of the military base and let then know you want to visit the museum. The museum it self is Free, but donations are excepted to further expand the exhibits. While we were wandering around, we met a museum volunteer named, Jim would was very helpful. He spent probably 30 minutes of his time showing off the highlights of the museum and talked about the ghosts that apparently haunt the building. The exhibits are very well done and informative covering many generations of Canadian Navy History. Definitely worth a visit if your in the area.

A nice museum about the Canadian Naval during the last centuries. There is also a library inside related to naval history.

The former Maritime Command Museum is now known as the Naval Museum of Halifax. Located within Canadian Forces Base Halifax, in the Admiral's Residence, originally built by the Royal Navy, you have to have photo ID as you entering a military installation My wife and I enquired at the guard station for the location of the museum. We did not have any difficulty in getting in but parking was very limited.

The elegant Admiral's Residence is a working building and a number of meetings that were going on precluded visiting all the rooms with displays. The museum is able to be toured as a self-guided expedition although a docent was available at the front desk to answer questions. A professional curator, as well as several volunteers were always on hand.

The Naval Museum of Halifax is more of a traditional - read ancient, museum with displays in glass cases, rather than being interactive as in more modern facilities. Each room is crammed tightly with uniforms, equipment, ship's name-boards, bells, and naval equipment. A research library is accessible for historians and researchers and seems to be well stocked.

If you want to learn more about Canada's Navy, its warships, and the proud sailors who serve and served in it, this is the place to be. I particularly enjoyed viewing the many scale model ships and the room devoted to relating the stories of the Halifax Explosion of 1917.