Welcome to the Africville Museum!
The Sunday Times features Africville Museum in an article
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Free Movie Night Under the Stars – July 26th, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/community/africville-movie-night-july-26-1.7269608
Africville Shoreline Cleanup with Halifax Ocean Week
Group dives for debris, picks up garbage along shoreline at Africville Park
Community members gathered in Africville Park to clean up litter on the shoreline and dive for debris in Halifax harbour. The Ocean Week event was also an opportunity to learn. CBC’s Luke Ettinger reports.
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, addressing social injustice and museum programming. The individual will enjoy engaging with a cross-cultural public, has strong interpersonal and communication skills, is a team player, hard-working and eager to level-up their skills toolkit.
Located on the shores of Bedford Basin, Halifax, the Africville Museum tells the story of the historic African Nova Scotian Community of Africville. Africville was a community that existed for over 100 years. Its physical destruction occurred in the late 1960s. The Museum tells the story of survival and resilience of a people who show the world what the Spirit of community can do.
This position begins 13th May 2024 and ends 23rd August 2024.
Who can apply:
An individual may be eligible for an internship if they:
are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or have refugee status;
are legally entitled to work in Canada;
are legally entitled to work in Canada;
are between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
are willing to commit to the full duration of the work term;
will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours per week) while employed with the program;
are unemployed or underemployed;
are a post-secondary student or graduate of a post-secondary institution;
are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits;
The Africville Museum is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates who are: Black Nova Scotian, Indigenous, and the 2LGBTQI+ community.
Deadline for applications is the 1st of May 2024.
Please apply by sending your resume to: projectafricvillemuseum@gmail.com
Come be a part of the Africville experience. Make a difference!
Saltwire features book Launch in Annapolis Royal
Museum Closure March 29th – April 1st
The Africville Museum will be closed for Easter weekend, March 29th-April 1st.