Declining government support, shortfalls in fundraising and a drop in tourism visitation in rural Nova Scotia led the formerly year-round museum to close for the winter in 2006 a move repeated in the following three years until Museum finances improved.
Declining government support and a drop in tourism visitation in rural Nova Scotia led to a severe financial shortfall at the Museum in 2006. The formerly year-round museum closed for the winter in 2006, a move repeated in the following three years until Museum finances improved.