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The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a Canadian maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a member institution of the Nova Scotia Museum and is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada with a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 70 small craft and one ship: the CSS Acadia, a 180 foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913. Some of the Theodore Tugboat TV models are on display here. Others are apart of the museum’s collection, but are in storage. The Museum itself appears in the Theodore Tugboat series as an accurate model of the museum's south wing and anchor yard.

History of the Display[]

The museum and Cochran Communication built a Theodore Tugboat exhibit in 1999 using the television production models when the series was still being broadcast. This original display was simple, showcasing various characters which were occasionally swapped out when a model was needed on the show. When the show ceased production, some models were put in storage but the museum retained the collection and constructed a large display showing the Halifax side of the Big Harbour and many of the key characters. Additionally, some character models were also donated by the family of Fred Allen. In March 2014, an Instagram user named DG_Kay97 (who is now private) uploaded some pictures of the display taken between Seasons 4 and Season 5. Amongst Emily and Clayton, other characters that were on display were Owan the Oil Rig, Sigrid and Colchester (only the front part of him is showing).

The TV models[]

Tugboats[]

  • Theodore
  • George (Removed in 2009, Added again in 2015)
  • Hank
  • Emily (Removed in 2009, Added again in 2014)
  • Foduck (Removed in 2009, Added again in 2014)

Boats[]

Barges[]

Ships[]

Buildings[]

Docks[]

Others[]

Trivia[]

  • Some of props that were formerly displayed in early 2000s were accidentaly thrown away by a Museum volunteer.
  • The model of the Museum itself (seen in the TV series by The Great Ocean Dock) is on display.
  • Kingston is only cargo ship to be displayed in the public.
  • There was the unseen photo of Denny Doherty, Andrew Cochran, Fred Allen and Robert D. Cardona were visiting the museum when the displays is opened.
  • Between filming of seasons, some characters' models were put on display for public viewing. Some characters were later modified into different ones, and some models that were previously on display were not returned after filming. Notable examples of these include Brunswick, Digby, and Colchester.
  • Some models, such as Fundy and Bluenose, as well as tugboat face masks, are in storage at the museum, but are not on display.
  • Pugwash's model was displayed at the museum, but was returned to Cochran Communications for the production Pugwash's Underwater Adventures series. The model was never returned to the museum and may have been destroyed.
  • All of the characters usually wear their happy expressions when they're on display. Interestingly, Sigrid did not wear her happy expressions when she was on display. Rather, she presumably wore her shocked or sad expression.
  • Silhouettes of a few people may be seen in some windows of the office tower models near the ferry dock.
  • Every winter the museum continues a tradition, originally started by Cochran employees, of dressing the Theodore display with snow and icicles along with piles of holiday presents on the hatches of the ships.
  • In 2014, a model of the S.S. Acadia was added to the display complete with eyes and eyebrows.
  • There was a small second display where a second model of Theodore on a prototype wheel base was shown, it was removed for unknown reasons.
  • A small monitor that played episodes was present prior to gift shop being added.
  • Charlotte Allen, the wife of Fred Allen. Put up his collection of character models for sale on eBay in 2007. She later donated the rest of the models that did not sell on eBay to the museum.
  • The models were temporarily removed from the display to undertake a thorough cleaning for a period of time in 2019. They were returned to the display in late October 2019.

Gallery[]

Original Display (1999-2003)[]

2004 to 2017 Display[]

Current Display[]

Refrences[]

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