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101: 29: 295: 348: 151:'s Faculty of Architecture and Planning). It was renamed the Nova Scotia Museum of Science in 1947. In 1970, the museum moved to the current building on Summer Street. In 1993, the Museum of Natural History was created as a constituent institution of the wider 404: 332: 419: 259: 120:. The museum includes collections and exhibits concerning the natural sciences as well as artifacts of cultural significance to Nova Scotia. 385: 434: 429: 100: 424: 325: 201: 378: 318: 409: 359: 306: 155:
system. The Nova Scotia Museum headquarters is located in the same building as the Museum of Natural History.
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The Provincial Museum was first established in 1868. In 1910, it moved into the
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Natural history museum
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Nova Scotia Museum
Halifax, Nova Scotia
gopher tortoise
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Nova Scotia Technical College
Spring Garden Road
Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia Museum
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"Gus the Halifamous tortoise is turning 97"
"About the Museum"
Museum of Natural History
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