List of museums in New Brunswick


This list of museums in New Brunswick, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included.
NameTown/CityCountyTypeSummary
8th Hussars Regimental MuseumSussexKingsMilitaryHistory of the regiment
Aberdeen Cultural CentreMonctonWestmorlandArt
Agricultural Museum of New BrunswickSussexKingsHistory, local history including agricultural equipment, housewares, military memorabilia, railway display
Albert County MuseumHopewell CapeAlbertHistoryPrime Minister R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre; Tom Collins - Axe Murderer; 8 original buildings in their original locations featuring 22 themed galleries; Local history, historic household artifacts, antiques, a gaol, agricultural equipment, shipbuilding;
Andrew and Laura McCain Art GalleryFlorencevilleCarletonArt
Atlantic Salmon MuseumDoaktownNorthumberlandSports, salmon fishing and natural history of salmon
Barbour's General StoreSaint JohnSaint JohnHistory19th-century Victorian period general store
Beaubears Island Interpretive CentreBeaubears IslandNorthumberlandHistory, local history
Beaverbrook Art GalleryFrederictonYorkArtIncludes 19th- and 20th-century Canadian artists, works by some important European artists
Bonar Law Provincial Historic SiteRextonKentHistoric house, 1870s period home of Bonar Law
Boultenhouse Heritage CentreSackvilleWestmorlandHistory, local history, operated by the Tantramar Heritage Trust
Campbell Carriage Factory MuseumMiddle SackvilleWestmorlandIndustry, 19th-century horse-drawn carriage "factory" and equipment, operated by the Tantramar Heritage Trust
Campobello Public Library and MuseumCampobello IslandCharlotteHistory, local history
Canadian Military Engineers MuseumOromoctoSunburyMilitary, work and role of the Canadian Military Engineers in Canada, located at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Cape Jourimain Nature CentreCape JourimainWestmorlandNatural historyArea natural and cultural history
Carleton County Historical SocietyWoodstockCarletonHistoryLocal history
Carleton Martello TowerSaint JohnSaint JohnMilitaryIncludes restored powder magazine, restored barracks room and exhibits about the fort
Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's MuseumBoiestownNorthumberlandIndustryForestry industry camp
Charles Connell HouseWoodstockCarletonHistoryLocal history displays, operated by the Carleton County Historical Society
Charlotte County MuseumSt. StephenCharlotteHistory, local history
Chocolate MuseumSt. StephenCharlotteFoodHistory and manufacturing of chocolate and candy and the Ganong Bros. company
Clair Historical SiteClairMadawaskaHistoric house, managed by the Société Historique de Clair
Colville HouseSackvilleWestmorlandBiographical, home and works of artist Alex Colville, on campus of Mount Allison University
Currie House MuseumFredericton JunctionSunburyHistory, local history
Cyr Historical HouseSaint-BasileMadawaskaHistoric house, 1820s period house
Doak Historic SiteDoaktownNorthumberlandHistoric houseOpen in summer, early 19th-century period home with weaving studio
Du Réel au Miniature
Railroad Interpretation Center		EdmundstonMadawaskaRailway, railroad equipment, miniature train layout of New Brunswick
Éco-musée de l’HuîtreCaraquetGloucesterMultiple, oyster farming industry, local history and culture
Église historique de BarachoisGrand-BarachoisWestmorlandMultiple, 1824 Acadian church with art, culture and history exhibits; also known as the Msgr. Camille-André-LeBlanc Museum
Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic SiteAulacWestmorlandMilitarySite of two notable 18th-century battles
Fortin du Petit Sault BlockhouseEdmundstonMadawaskaMilitary, reconstructed 1841 blockhouse
Fredericton Region MuseumFrederictonYorkHistoryLocal history
Fundy Trail Interpretive CentreSt. MartinsSaint JohnHistory, area history of the logging, fishing and shipbuilding communities
Grand Manan MuseumGrand Manan IslandCharlotteMultiple, local and natural history, features large display of over 300 different species of birds, the island's geology, and maritime artifacts
Gaskin Museum of Marine LifeGrand Manan IslandCharlotteNatural history, operated by the Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station, marine mammals
Grand Falls MuseumGrand FallsVictoriaHistory, local history
Herman J. Good V.C Branch No.18 Royal Canadian Legion War MuseumBathurstGloucesterMilitary
Historic Beaverbrook HouseMiramichiNorthumberlandHistoric house, late 19th-century Victorian home of Lord Beaverbrook
Historic Museum of TracadieTracadie-SheilaGloucesterHistory, local history, features exhibits about 19th-century medical care of leprosy patients
John Fisher Memorial MuseumKingstonKingsHistory, local history
Joseph B. Michaud Blacksmith MuseumSaint-François-de-MadawaskaMadawaskaHistory, historic blacksmith shop and tools
Keillor House MuseumDorchesterWestmorlandHistoric house, mid-19th-century period house, operated by the Westmorland Historical Society
Kings County MuseumHamptonKingsHistory, local history
Kings Landing Historical SettlementPrince WilliamYorkLivingRecreation of a New Brunswick town from the period of 1780-1910
Loyalist HouseSaint JohnSaint JohnHistoric houseEarly 19th-century house, operated by the New Brunswick Historical Society
Lutz Mountain Heritage MuseumMonctonWestmorlandHistory, local history, located in an 1883 meeting house
MacDonald Farm Historic SiteOak Point-Bartibog BridgeNorthumberlandHistoric house, 1820s period house with costumed guide, farm animals
Maison Pascal-PoirierShediacWestmorlandMultiple, historic house with exhibits about Acadian senator Pascal Poirier, and an art gallery
Maritime Motorsports Hall of FamePetitcodiacWestmorlandAutomotive, includes race cars, antique vehicles, motorcycles, gocarts, snowmobiles
McAdam Railway StationMcAdamYorkRailway and ArchitectureProvincial and national heritage railway station, includes museum and special events venue
Metepenagiag Heritage ParkRed BankNorthumberlandFirst Nations, history and culture of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation
Middle Island Irish Historical ParkMiramichiNorthumberlandEthnic, area's Irish immigrants and culture
Minto Museum and Information CentreMintoQueensHistory, local history
Miramichi History MuseumMiramichiNorthumberlandNatural HistoryA collection of wildlife, artifacts, local and provincial heritage.
Miramichi Salmon Conservation CentreMiramichiNorthumberlandNatural history, salmon hatchery tours
Moncton MuseumMonctonWestmorlandHistoryLocal history
Monro Heritage CentrePort ElginWestmorlandHistory, local history
Monument Lefebvre National Historic SiteMemramcookWestmorlandEthnicAcadian history and culture
Musée AcadienMonctonWestmorlandEthnic, part of Université de Moncton, Acadian heritage and culture
Musée Acadien de CaraquetCaraquetGloucesterHistory, local history and culture of the Acadian Peninsula
, local history, Acadian culture, history of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception
Musée de l'automobileSaint-JacquesMadawaskaAutomobile, antique cars
Musée de MemramcookMemramcookWestmorlandHistory, local history
Musée des papes
Grande-AnseGloucesterReligious, history of Catholicism and the Pope
Musée des Pionniers de Grand-DigueGrande-DigueKentHistory, local history, pioneer artifacts
Musée Forestier de KedgwickKedgwickRestigoucheForestry, logging camp displaying forestry industry between the 1930s and 1960s
Musée historique du MadawaskaEdmundstonMadawaskaHistory, operated by the Université de Moncton in Edmundston, local history and an art gallery
Nepisiquit Centennial Museum and Cultural CentreBathurstGloucesterMultiple, local history and art gallery
New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine CentreShippaganGloucesterMaritime, aquarium, maritime and fishing industry museum
New Brunswick Internment Camp MuseumMintoQueensHistory, artifacts and history of the WWII internment camp
New Brunswick Military History MuseumOromoctoSunburyMilitary, history of CFB Gagetown and the military presence in Oromocto
New Brunswick Mining and Mineral Interpretation CentrePetit-RocherGloucesterMining,
New Brunswick MuseumSaint JohnSaint JohnMultipleArt, decorative arts, natural history, New Brunswick history, industry and culture
New Brunswick Railway MuseumHillsboroughAlbertRailwayRailroad equipment and artifacts
New Brunswick Sports Hall of FameFrederictonYorkSports
New Denmark Memorial MuseumNew DenmarkMadawaskaHistory, local history
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur Heritage RoomMonctonWestmorlandReligious, , artifacts, history and art of the Congregation of Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur
Old Bank MuseumRiverside-AlbertAlbertHistory
Old Carleton County Court HouseWoodstockCarletonHistoryMid-19th-century historic courthouse, operated by the Carleton County Historical Society
Old Government HouseFrederictonYorkHistoric houseHistoric residence of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, open for tours
Owens Art GallerySackvilleWestmorlandArt, part of Mount Allison University
Petitcodiac War MuseumPetitcodiacWestmorlandMilitary
Potato WorldFlorenceville-BristolCarletonFood, potato history, farming, industry and impact in the region
Quaco MuseumSt. MartinsSaint JohnHistory, local history
Quartermain Earth Science CenterFrederictonYorkScience, Showcases local geology and other geological topics as interactive exhibits.
Queens County HeritageGagetownQueensMultiple, includes local history exhibitions in the 1786 Tilley House, A National Historic Site, the 1836 Queens County Court House, a Provincial Historic Site, and the historic 1818 Anthony Flower House Museum & Gallery with art and family history.
Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph MuseumSaint-BasileMadawaskaMedical, includes instruments and apparatus used in the hospital or the pharmacy
Restigouche Regional MuseumDalhousieRestigoucheHistory, local history
Richibucto River MuseumRextonKentHistory, local history
Roosevelt Campobello International ParkCampobello IslandCharlotteHistoric houseFeatures the 1920s period Roosevelt Cottage and visitor center exhibits about the Franklin D. Roosevelt family and their visits to the island
Ross Memorial MuseumSt. AndrewsCharlotteArtHistoric 19th-century mansion with a collection of furniture and decorative arts
St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic SiteSt. AndrewsCharlotteMilitary, restored early 19th-century blockhouse with exhibits
St. James Textile MuseumDorchesterWestmorlandTextile, historic textiles, textile-making tools and a loom, carpenter's and blacksmith's tools, operated by the Westmorland Historical Society
St. Michaels MuseumMiramichiNorthumberlandHistory, local history and culture
Saint-Isidore MuseumSaint-IsidoreGloucesterHistory, local history
Saint John Arts CentreSaint JohnSaint JohnArt, includes several galleries
Saint John Firefighters' MuseumSaint JohnSaint JohnFirefighting
Saint John Jewish Historical MuseumSaint JohnSaint JohnEthnic, history of education in New Brunswick
Science EastFrederictonYorkScience
Sheriff Andrews HouseSt. AndrewsCharlotteHistoric house, early 19th-century house with costumed interpreters
Shogomoc Historical Railway SiteFlorenceville-BristolCarletonRailway, restored CPR railway station, artifacts and three railroad cars
Southern Victoria Historical MuseumPerth-AndoverVictoriaHistory, local history
Struts GallerySackvilleWestmorlandArt
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature CentreSt. AndrewsCharlotteArt, art exhibits and natural history programs
Tabusintac Memorial Library and MuseumTabusintacNorthumberlandHistory, local history
Tankville School MuseumTankvilleWestmorlandEducation, , early 20th-century period schoolhouse
Thomas Williams HouseMonctonWestmorlandHistoric house, late 19th-century Victorian period house
Village Historique AcadienNew BandonGloucesterLivingFeatures over 40 buildings, portrays life of the Acadians between 1770 and 1939
Walls Historic Site BlackvilleNorthumberlandHistoric house
Wild Salmon Nature CentreSt. AndrewsCharlotteNatural history, biology, research, issues affecting salmon, angling heritage and art, operated by the Atlantic Salmon Federation
William Henry Steeves House MuseumHillsboroughWestmorlandHistoric house, mid-19th-century period home of politician William Henry Steeves
W.S. Loggie Cultural CentreMiramichiNorthumberlandHistory