The museum is compact but does have some interesting exhibits on wildlife, geology, history, industry and people. Children will be fascinated by some of the interactive displays, three dimensional animal exhibits and live insects (lucky for them they are in glass tanks...and I mean the insects, a group of school children were banging the tanks with glee when I was there). I was particulary taken with the display on the clothing and jewelry of the Mimac Indians, some of which were made from porcupine spines. At the time of my visit, an exhibit on whales was also on display, so you could find many people chilling out with nature in the whale noises room set up there.
As with most museums in Halifax it is closed on Monday but in Winter it is free to explore. Opening times in Winter is 9.30am to 5pm. There is a small shop selling a variety of souvenirs including Bug Candy...yes, real bugs in lolipops...yeah just the gift for the person you're not so keen on!