Nova Scotia Museum of History shutting down some beloved exhibits after 50 years
CBC
The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History is saying goodbye to several beloved exhibits next week — some that have been around for more than 50 years.
The museum announced the changes on Facebook earlier this week, saying that it will be removing the birds, mammals and geology displays to make way for a new permanent gallery that will be unveiled in 2023.
That means visitors will have to say goodbye to the rock wall display, the puffins and eagles, the bobcats and lynx, and the bear that growls as people walk by.
"It was a little upsetting because when we were kids, we always went to the museum and it's just that long-standing display that's always been there," Stephanie Tanner said Saturday.
Tanner, who lives in Mahone Bay, grew up visiting the exhibits with family and on field trips at school. Now she takes her own children about four times a year.
"Having kids of my own now, [those displays are] just the constant that they know is there."
Tanner is one of many people who was saddened by the upcoming changes.
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