New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Bay of Fundy, Canada | Museum

Welcome to the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Although many people are aware that Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada?s oldest incorporated city, few are aware that it houses Canada?s oldest continuing museum. The New Brunswick Museum was officially incorporated as the ?Provincial Museum? in 1929 and received its current name in 1930. Its history, however, can be traced back another 87 years to 1842, when Gesner?s Museum of Natural History opened to the public in Saint John.
Today, the New Brunswick Museum, a provincial institution funded by the Province of New Brunswick, continues to collect, preserve, research and interpret our natural and cultural heritage. As well as its remarkable natural sciences collection, the museum has diverse and extensive collections of artifacts from New Brunswick and all over the world.
By 1992, the museum had outgrown its Douglas Avenue location and plans were made to develop new exhibition galleries in a central Saint John location. In April 1996, the New Brunswick Museum officially opened its Exhibition Centre in leased space in uptown Saint John. The museum now offers three floors and 60,000 square feet of exhibition spaces and a wide range of public programs. The Collections Centre and Archives and Research Library continue to be situated at the Douglas Avenue location.