Makers, Performers and Artists of Atlantic Canada

by Emma Lang  | Canoo, Cultural Heritage Centre, Cultural Landscape, Historic Building, Historic District / Neighbourhood, House Museum/Homestead, Industrial, Library / Archive, Monument / Landmark, Museum/Gallery, National Trust Passport Place, Parks Canada Site, Places of Faith, Queer Historic Place, Theatre/Dance Hall

Atlantic Canada is full of places where you can learn about and engage with our rich heritage of craft, fine and performing arts–including our unique musical traditions and our rich history of storytelling. Stop by the sites on this list and celebrate the art and craft that come from this corner of Canada. Maybe you’ll even find a bit of it to bring home with you!

Places

Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island

Miscouche, Prince Edward Island

Evergreen House

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Beothuk Interpretation Centre

Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Chester Playhouse

Chester, Nova Scotia

Colony of Avalon

Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dory Shop Museum

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

La Vieille Maison

Meteghan, Nova Scotia

Église Sainte-Marie

Church Point, Nova Scotia

Memory Lane Heritage Village

Lake Charlotte, Nova Scotia

Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Barrington Woolen Mill Museum

Barrington, Nova Scotia

Highland Arts Theatre

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Sites

New Brunswick

Beaubears Island

Miramichi, New Brunswick

John Fisher Memorial Museum

Kingston, New Brunswick

Kings Landing

Prince William, New Brunswick

Le musée historique de Tracadie, inc.

Tracadie-Sheila, Nouveau-Brunswick

Monument-Lefebvre National Historic Site

Memramcook, New Brunswick

Gallery 78 in the Crocket House

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Imperial Theatre

Saint John, New Brunswick

St. John’s (Stone) Church

Saint John, New Brunswick

Capitol Theatre

Moncton, New Brunswick

Old Carleton County Court House

Woodstock, New Brunswick

Battle Harbour National Historic District

Newfoundland and Labrador

Colonial Building

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cupids Cove Plantation

Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador

Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site

Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador

kItjigattalik – Ramah Chert Quarries National Historic Site of Canada

Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador

Road to Yesterday Museum & Christopher Pratt Gallery

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador

Shore Club

Hubbards, Nova Scotia

Power House Art Gallery

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Sketch Harbour Department of Tourism & Social Club

Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia

Sherbrooke Village

Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia

Shelburne County Museum

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Road Map

Miscouche, Prince Edward Island to Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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