Fredericton Region Museum, Fredericton

It's a funky, oddball little museum and therefore I recommend it. As a tourist I found there was a lot of depth, but not always enough broad context. I felt like I was being shown the trees but couldn't see the forest. Some of the text and videos were overly long unless you're a local who's going to return often. And though I'm sure it takes a lot of time and hours to compile labels for all the artefacts, it seemed strange to have a label for a bucket, but not for a buckskin dress. (Was it Mi'kmaw? I was curious to know more about it.) BUT. There was also a spectacularly kooky exhibit about a Roswell investigator, and a funny room about a frog, and little frogs hidden throughout--and again, a lot of depth. So though not as coherent as the larger museums I've been to in my life, it's damn entertaining for $6 and definitely memorable. I think students, friends, families would all find something to amuse.

Great little museum with a variety of exhibits. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

We couldn't believe how much history of the area was covered here. We were also surprised by the UFO displays and Stanton Friedmans collection!

Not a world-class museum by any stretch, but it's still certainly a pleasant way to spend half an hour or so learning about Fredericton's heritage. You have everything you would expect, including exhibits on the major groups who have lived in the area (the indigenous population, the Acadians, the loyalists), and some things you probably wouldn't expect, including entirely too much space (almost three rooms) devoted to UFOs that even for a pseudo-science topic still manages to teach you remarkably little. That would actually be my main complaint: a lack of information. You're left to wander through a random order of exhibits (it's definitely not chronological), and while some do have a quite a bit of informative text (the room on confederation was quite good), some are just filled with a bunch of objects and not much in the way of explanation. Overall though I did learn a fair bit, and it's certainly priced fairly.

This is a real gem with some really cool artifacts including a demonstration “real life trench”. Staff person was very informative and went out of his way to offer additional information and enrich our experience. He was obviously passionate about this museum and it appeared that continued work was being done to create new and improved displays.