Albert County Museum & R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre

Discover the rich history of Albert County through original 19th-century buildings and exhibits, including the R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre.

Planning your visit

The Albert County Museum at Hopewell Cape occupies the former county courthouse and jail, with a group of nineteenth-century buildings around it — a schoolhouse, church, forge and barns — preserving the material life of a rural New Brunswick community.

Its national significance rests on R.B. Bennett, born in the county, who became Prime Minister of Canada in 1930 and led the country through the worst years of the Depression. The commemorative centre covers his career, including the New Deal-style reforms he attempted late in his term, and his unusual afterlife as the only Canadian prime minister buried in England, having moved there and been made a viscount.

The area is better known for the Hopewell Rocks a short distance away, where the Bay of Fundy's extreme tides — the highest in the world — expose flowerpot-shaped sea stacks at low water and submerge them entirely at high.

The museum runs an annual quilt show and seasonal programming.

Bookable options are general entry tickets. Current availability is shown below.