Operational Changes Regarding Farm Animals
Due to operational changes, for the 2026 season livestock and farm animals will not be present on site at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum this year.
A view from a grassy hillside path looking down toward the modern visitor centre at Highland Village Museum. A group of children is walking down the gravel pathway in the foreground, with other visitors visible further ahead. The building features a contemporary design with multi-peaked metal roofs, grey wood siding, and rusted metal accents. A hillside field with purple lupins stands to the left, and a vast body of water is visible under an overcast sky in the background.

School Groups

Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village is a living history museum and folk-life center that interprets and celebrates Gaelic Nova Scotia. On forty acres of hillside over-looking the Bras d’Or Lakes, the Gaels’ customs and rural life come alive through costumed animators, period buildings and artifacts. Daily demonstrations of culture and crafts place the visitor in the Gaels’ world from immigration to the early 1900s.

Class visits to Highland Village prompt students to consider historical artifacts in relation to the people who used them. Students can trace the development of tools, implements, machines and other technologies during early nineteenth-century life in the Scottish Highlands up to the Great Depression era. The Village tour is based on an historical progression over succeeding time periods. Students will find an exceptional environment for comparing themselves with the people who came before them.

Visits to the Highland Village can accommodate both elementary and secondary students. 

 

On Site Educational Excursions for Schools 

Let your students experience the lifestyle of the Gaelic-speaking Scots in Nova Scotia with a visit to Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. Learn a phrase in Gaelic. See activities such as spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, carding, and more. Full animation is available from June1st to the end of Celtic Colours Festival in October. Programming can be tailored to meet group needs.
 
  • Suitable for all ages, tailored to the needs of the group.
  • Allow 1.5-2 hours on site.
  • Cost: $8 per student (HST included)

  • Teachers and chaperones free.

  • We require one chaperone for every 10 students.

  • Pre-visit information packages are available.

  • Advanced bookings for tours are required and bookings are on a first come, first serve basis.

  • Picnic facilities are available at no extra charge.
 
For more information phone 902-725-2272 or e-mail [email protected]