Wallace and Area Museum Society

Identity area

Identifier

Authorized form of name

Wallace and Area Museum Society

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Wallace and Area Museum
  • Wallace Museum
  • Wallace & Area Museum

Type

  • Community

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

13440, Route 6

Locality

Wallace

Region

Nova Scotia

Country name

Postal code

B0K 1Y0

Telephone

902-257-2191

Fax

902-257-2191

Email

Note

Description area

History

The Wallace and Area Museum is located 2 km /1.5 mi west of Wallace in the Northumberland Shore region in the restored home (c 1839) of local shipbuilder James Davison. The picturesque village of Wallace boasts a diverse cultural heritage: first a Mi'kmaq settlement, then an Acadian village and, in 1784, a land grant for over 460 United Empire Loyalists. It has remnants of Mi’kmaq habitation and Acadian dykes as reminders of their early settlers. The museum houses various exhibits of the Davison family, local history, and the area’s industrial history.

Geographical and cultural context

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Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Buildings

Holdings

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

The Museum is closed on statutory holidays and assistance with archival items is available:

May & June
Monday to Friday: 9am to 4pm

July & August
Monday to Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 1 to 4pm

September & October
Monday to Friday: 9am to 4pm

Access conditions and requirements

The archival holdings of the Wallace and Area Museum are not open to the public unless requested. Specific items and holdings can be viewed by appointment only from May to October. See dates above.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible.

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

All public areas of the Wallace and Area Museum have free wireless connectivity.

Control area

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Access points

Access Points

  • Clipboard

Primary contact

13440, Route 6
Wallace, Nova Scotia B0K 1Y0