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2013-10-27

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

CANADA'S FRONT DOOR

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (better known as 'Pier 21') is the location where over one million immigrants entered Canada for the first time from 1928-1971, Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The museum has offers history of those who entered into Canada this way along with a bit about their lives and journeys. Moreover, you can find the gift shop and Scotiabank Family History Centre, Exhibitions at Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is a must to see / discover the Museum’s main exhibition dedicated to the years when Pier 21 was open as an immigration shed. Learn about the one million immigrants, refugees, war brides, evacuee children and displaced persons who came through this gateway between 1928 and 1971. You'll also learn about Canada's participation during the desperate days of WWII when 500,000 military personnel departed from Pier 21. Go on an emotional journey through Pier 21’s historic past when you view the multimedia presentation Oceans of Hope.

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Pier 21, Halifax, NS


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