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• APPLY NOW: Summer Employment Opportunity

  The Africville Museum is now accepting applications for the position of Museum Interpreter. This is a dynamic position suitable for an individual who has an interest in history, heritage interpretation,…

  April 3, 2024

• Saltwire features book Launch in Annapolis Royal

  https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/communities/author-brenda-thompsons-black-loyalist-research-digs-up-horrors-of-maritime-history-100949863/

  March 25, 2024

• Museum Closure March 29th – April 1st

  The Africville Museum will be closed for Easter weekend, March 29th-April 1st.

  March 14, 2024

• Summer Hours of Operation Beginning May 28th

  Beginning May 28th 2024 the Africville Museum will switching to summer hours and will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.

  March 13, 2024

• Africville’s 40th Anniversary – CBC Information Morning NS

  “The Africville Gospel Choir is performing for the community’s 40th anniversary reunion. The choir’s director tells us about praising through the ages.” – CBC Information Morning NS

  July 20, 2023

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  Walking Africville Audio Tour

  Walking Africville is a historic audio walking tour of 1950s-60s Africville, narrated by former residents. Click on the photo to visit the Walking Africville audio tour website.

  July 20, 2023

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  Africville 40th Reunion Interview – Global News Morning Halifax

  “We speak with Juanita Peters from the Africville Museum and Beatrice Wilkins form the Africville Genealogy Society about what’s planned for the Africville 40th Reunion. The 10-day event starts later…

  July 20, 2023

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  George Dixon Plaque Unveiling – Media Releases

  Global News – Interview with Africville Museum’s Educator, Carm Robertson https://globalnews.ca/video/9764620/plaque-to-honour-george-dixon-unveiled-at-africville-park/ CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/africville-george-dixon-boxing-plaque-1.6873838 Global News  https://globalnews.ca/news/9763028/george-dixon-plaque-africville-boxing/ Atlantic News https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/commemorative-plaque-unveiled-to-honour-boxing-legend-george-dixon-1.6437743 Mirage News https://www.miragenews.com/canada-honors-george-dixon-1st-black-world-champ-1025124/ rdNewsNow https://rdnewsnow.com/2023/06/12/new-tribute-unveiled-for-george-dixon-the-first-canadian-to-win-a-world-boxing-title/ Winnipeg Press https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2023/06/12/new-tribute-unveiled-for-george-dixon-the-first-canadian-to-win-a-world-boxing-title HotCountry https://hotcountry1035.ca/2023/06/12/36620/

  June 21, 2023

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  In The Dumps by Shauntay Grant – Hosted by the Africville Museum

  Climate Change and Other Small Talk created by Sunny Drake and produced in association with Why Not Theatre and 9 companies around the world. In The Dumps by Shauntay Grant…

  April 20, 2023

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  Congratulations to the 2022 AHT Scholarship Winners!

  September 2, 2022