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13440, Route 6
Wallace, Nova Scotia B0K 1Y0
Wallace and Area Museum Society
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.
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
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.
Wheelchair accessible.
All public areas of the Wallace and Area Museum have free wireless connectivity.