• Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for Renovations
    Media Release December 11, 2020 Halifax, NS Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for Renovations The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road, will be closing temporarily for renovations beginning on December 14, 2020 . The planned closure will allow …
  • Search for the First Families of Pier 21
    Media Advisory October 1, 2020 Halifax, NS Search for the First Families of Pier 21 Late February, more than 90 years ago the steam ship Nieuw Amsterdam departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands and landed at Pier 21 on March 8 1928. It was the first ship to arrive at the newly opened Pier 21 and an …
  • Katarina Marinic - 2019 Artist-in-Residence
    Media Release June 17, 2019 Halifax, NS Katarina Marinic Named as Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Artist-in-Residence The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is delighted to welcome Katarina Marinic as Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Katarina’s work is inspired by Family Bonds & …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker Woven together through interviews with his maternal grandmother, Mitsue Sakamoto, and paternal grandfather, Ralph MacLean, Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift from My …
  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    Media Release August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and Veneto in search of a brighter future, Lino and Mirella Saputo took their very first steps in Canada at Pier 21 in the …
  • Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    Media Release March 9, 2018 Halifax, NS   Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Opening March 10, Refuge Canada explores Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis. Through images, soundscapes, first person accounts and artifacts, this powerful exhibition begins “no …
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