Admiral Digby Museum
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The Admiral Digby Museum is a museum
located in Digby, Nova Scotia
exploring the history of Digby the surrounding communities of Digby County. It is housed in a restored Georgian
style house facing Digby Harbour known as the Woodrow/Dakin House, one of the oldest buildings in Digby. The museum is named after Admiral Robert Digby
, who brought Loyalists settlers to the town in 1783. Initially founded as the Admiral Digby Library in the 1968, it became the Admiral Digby Museum in 1972. The Museum is free and open year round. The museum collection includes rare furniture, textiles, photographs and maps. A marine room displays many artifacts from Digby's maritime history. A highlight of the collection is the Gilpin Collection of spectacular watercolour paintings of Sable Island
made by a Digby resident who visited Sable during 1850's.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located in Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby is a Canadian town in western Nova Scotia. It is the shiretown and largest population centre in Digby County.The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.Named after Admiral Robert Digby, RN,...
exploring the history of Digby the surrounding communities of Digby County. It is housed in a restored Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style house facing Digby Harbour known as the Woodrow/Dakin House, one of the oldest buildings in Digby. The museum is named after Admiral Robert Digby
Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Robert Digby was an officer in the Royal Navy officer who also served briefly as an Member of Parliament .- Naval career :...
, who brought Loyalists settlers to the town in 1783. Initially founded as the Admiral Digby Library in the 1968, it became the Admiral Digby Museum in 1972. The Museum is free and open year round. The museum collection includes rare furniture, textiles, photographs and maps. A marine room displays many artifacts from Digby's maritime history. A highlight of the collection is the Gilpin Collection of spectacular watercolour paintings of Sable Island
Sable Island
Sable Island is a small Canadian island situated 300 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is a year-round home to approximately five people...
made by a Digby resident who visited Sable during 1850's.