The Topic You Want, The Expertise You Need
Ideal For: Ages 10+
Maximum number of participants: 50
Looking for the ultimate customization? We have a number of experts available to talk your group when you visit. Contact us to find out if the theme or topic you would like a presentation on is available. Special lectures are usually 30 minutes in length and feature a content expert from the museum.
Our content experts work in a variety of positions at the museum; when booking a Special Lecture, please allow at least 2 weeks prior to your visit to allow us to schedule a content expert.
Some topics we’ve covered in the past include:
- History of Canadian immigration policies and practices
- Twentieth-century refugee movements to Canada
- History of immigration facilities in Halifax
- MS St Louis, anti-Semitism, and Canadian immigration
- Health, medicine, and immigration to Canada in the twentieth century
- Inclusion and exclusion of various groups in Canadian immigration policy
- Military history at Pier 21
- Specialized tours of permanent exhibitions: The Pier 21 Story and The Canadian Immigration Story
- Pier 21 site history
- Understanding historic sites