DesBrisay Museum

DesBrisay Museum

Location	130 Jubilee Road Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Type	Municipal museum
Website	www.desbrisaymuseum.ca

The DesBrisay Museum is a museum showcasing the history of the town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia and the surrounding area, including its inhabitants and architecture, whose collection is due to the efforts of Judge Mather Byles DesBrisay.^[1] Upon his death, DesBrisay left his collection to the town and in 1967, the museum was established.^[2]

The museum is funded, in part, by the Province of Nova Scotia as well as by the town of Bridgewater^[3] and a number of different fundraising initiatives.^[4] In 2017, a Nova Scotia Community Museum Assistance Program evaluation declared the DesBrisay the top community museum in the province, out of a roster of 67.^[5]

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

1. "DesBrisay Museum". The Future of Our Past. Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Archived from the original on 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
2. Dunlop, Dale; Alison Scott (2003). Exploring Nova Scotia. Formac Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 0887805868.
3. Keith Corcoran. "DesBrisay Museum Gets $60,000 Provincial Boost". South Shore Now. Lighthouse Publishing. Retrieved 2008-05-13. ^{[dead link‍]}
4. Renee Stevens (2008-05-12). "Fundraiser Aims to Answer Question: Are Lawyers Smarter than Fifth Graders?". The Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2008-05-13. ^{[dead link‍]}
5. Carol Dobson, Cole Harbour Heritage Farm takes second place out of 67 community museums in N. Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Chronicle Herald, January 9, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2016.

External links

• Official website

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