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Beginning May 21st (following Victoria Day long weekend)

Tuesday – Saturday
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July 1st, Canada Day

August 5th, Natal Day

September 1st & 2nd, Labour Day

September 30th, Truth and Reconciliation Day

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5 & Under: Free

Students/Seniors (55+): $9.00

Adults: $10.00

Recent Posts

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    How To Donate

    We are extremely grateful for your support in helping tell an important part of Black history in Nova Scotia. You can donate using one of the following options: – Online…

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    Museum Closure

    Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Africville Museum will close to the public.

  • Africville Cook Book coming soon

    Please stay tuned for more details.

  • Africville in the news

      Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 Please help us congratulate Shauntay Grant for the nomination of a Governor Generals Literary Award for her newest children’s book, Africville. Congratulations, Shauntay! http://ggbooks.ca  …

  • Welcome, Ms. Juanita Peters

      For Immediate Release April 23, 2018   The Board of Directors of the Africville Heritage Trust (AHT) is pleased to announce Juanita Peters as the new general manager of…

  • The Apology

    “On behalf of the Halifax Regional Municipality, I apologize to the former Africville residents and their descendants for what they have…

  • Africville Declared a National Historic Site

    When dump trucks roared in to ship Africville residents out, it seemed like a good idea to city planners. By the 1960s, years of neglect and racism had

  • Halifax Apologizes for Razing Africville

    The former residents of a bulldozed black community and their descendants have received an official

  • Tears, Smiles, Relief at ‘glorious’ Africville Apology

    Brenda Steed-Ross, a former resident of Africville and the founder of the Africville Genealogy Society, was moved to tears during

  • Africville Replica Church Complete for Reunion

    Africville, the former black settlement in north-end Halifax, was first settled in the 1830s when former American slaves and