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        MUSEUM & ARCHIVES COLLECTION

        Items in the Museum Collection

        When not on display, items in the collection are stored in two large climate-controlled rooms on the lower level.  This area was renovated, expanded and reorganized in 2017-2019 with funding from a provincial Community Cultural Places grant and private and corporate donations. (1 photo of storage area shelf?)


        What We Collect


        Decorative Arts:  Ceramics, Porcelain or Pottery Ÿ Costumes Ÿ Furniture or Furnishings Ÿ Glass Ÿ Textiles or Tapestries Ÿ Items made of Wood


        Fine Arts:  The Museum has a small but interesting collection of historic and contemporary fine art items such as Paintings Ÿ Prints Ÿ Photographs Ÿ Drawings.


        Human History:  Many of the displays reflect aspects of the lives of lighthouse keepers, fishermen, and family households and include Archaeological Objects • Costumes and Accessories • Exploration and Survey • Fisheries • Furniture or Furnishings • Household Objects or Domestic Technology • Local History • Manuscripts • Maps, Charts, Plans or Blueprints • Marine History and Technology • Medals • Memorabilia • Oral History • Toys and Games • Transportation: Marine • Imaging: Photographs.


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        Natural Sciences:  Allan Moses Taxidermy Birds • Specimens from his African Expeditions  • Marine Collections • Endangered Species • Scientific Specimens • Zoology:  Invertebrates, Mollusks, Crustaceans, Vertebrates, Mammals

        Earth & Geological Sciences:  Minerals • Rocks •Precious Stones (Lapidary) • Drill Cores


        Paleontological Collection:  Fossil Collections


        Earth & Geological Sciences:  Minerals • Rocks •Precious Stones (Lapidary) • Drill Cores


        Paleontological Collection:  Fossil Collections


        First Nations Collection:  Stone tools • decorative arts


        Approximate number of objects in the Museum Collection: 3,750


        ARCHIVES

        The Grand Manan Archives, housed within the Museum, is jointly administered by three members of the Board of Directors of the Museum and three members of the External link opens in new tab or windowGrand Manan Historical Society.  It has hundreds of individual records. The Archives has a large, climate-controlled vault which houses collections of maps, textual documents, artwork and photography. It also holds the collections of the Historical Society and the Genealogical Society.  The Archivist’s office is adjacent to the Archives Storage Vault and the Reading Room.


        Items in the Archives Collection:  Cartographic Materials, Prints and Drawings, Manuscripts, Photographs, Textual Records, Paintings.


        Other: Eastport Sentinel, Island Times, The Sands of Time, and other local publications.

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        CONTACT US

        tel: 506-662-3524

        email: gmadmin@grandmananmuseum.ca

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        address: 1141 Rt. 776, Grand Manan, NB, E5G4E9

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        Our museum is open from June 13-September 23, 2022

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