Thank you for your e-mail and also for suggesting your friends stop
by for a visit while they are in Halifax.
During the high season, we find that around two hours is an average
time for folks to enjoy the site. We have a number of videos that are
available in various exhibits, two of which have small theatres set up
for viewing. These are the presentations in the Halifax Explosion exhibit,
which is 17 minutes long and the theatre on the second floor, which
shows a double-bill. The first film is on Titanic and Halifax and the other
is a short documentary on underwater archaeology at Louisbourg. Each
of these films lasts about fifteen minutes.
The main exhibits include the Halifax Explosion, the Canadian Navy, the
sinking of RMS Titanic and Nova Scotia's Shipwrecks. We also have a
large collection of small craft, on display in both the Museum and also
in our boatshed.
We also have a 20 minute film that is not included in the admission. It
is a 3D presentation called Dive to the Titanic, produced by Dr. Joseph
MacInnes, who has taken part in a number of dives to the wreck site.
The film costs $3.85 per person. and showings take place at the top
of each hour.
During the summer season, our Museum ship, CSS Acadia is also open
for viewing. She is a retired hydrographic research vessel, built in 1913
in England and had a 56 year career, during which she conducted tests
and surveys from the south shore of Nova Scotia to the Arctic circle.
Our interpretive staff offer a variety of programs and tours, which are
usually scheduled for 11:00, 1:00 and 3:00. These are updated daily
and can be found on the dry erase board at the main admissions desk.
! Makes me even more excited to visit the museum, too!
? Assume they mean, "Available starting on the 6/10/2012 sailing...". Thoughts?
