Age Of Fishes Museum Canowindra in Canowindra, New South Wales | Science museum

Age Of Fishes Museum Canowindra

Locality: Canowindra, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6344 1008

Address: Cnr of Gaskill and Ferguson St 2804 Canowindra, NSW, Australia

Website: https://linktr.ee/ageoffishesmuseum

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24.01.2022 Monty the Corgi and Lion the Terrier are on their quad bike heading straight to the Museum in the hope of finding a large bone. Sorry we only have Fossils - but impressive world class ones!!!!

24.01.2022 The Age of Fishes Museum has been shut down as it is a non essential service. Thank you to our volunteers for your dedication and hard work. Keep safe everyone. See you soon.

24.01.2022 Come and see why TEN THOUSAND people come and visit us every year...not just fabulous fossils but a journey of exploration through time, a chance to sit out in the garden in the sun while the children play with the educational spinners and games, and a great little shop to start looking for your Christmas goodies. We are open 7 days a week from 10-4, and we are also the Visitor Information centre, so come in and check us out! Take a 30 second look at our regional TV advert..like and follow us to keep up to date with what's going on at your Museum

23.01.2022 Thank you Sharon D'Elboux (our retiring Chairperson) for your leadership and dedication to the Age of Fishes Museum. Your 10 year commitment to the Museum has been remarkable.

22.01.2022 Happy winners! Our Kids Fossil Club now has nearly 300 members. Join today. It is free and your children will receive (in the post) an educational newsletter for each school holiday period. So much to learn!!

22.01.2022 Monty the corgi thought that whales were fish. They are mammals because they produce milk for their young. Go figure! Never mind. Monty is often mistaken for a beached whale!!

21.01.2022 Gourmet Tall Poppy hampers and delights now in stock for Christmas at the Gift Shop. Yum!

20.01.2022 Did you know? Fish have been on the earth for 500 million years. They were here long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Fishes are found in more species than all the other species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined. There are approximately 32,000 different kinds of fishes.... Source: sanctuaries.noaa.gov See more

19.01.2022 New stock arriving daily. Something for everyone.

17.01.2022 Rainy days in the school holidays are boring. Monty the Corgi thinks all tired mums should put their feet up and send their children to the Age of Fishes Museum for some holiday fun.

17.01.2022 The Age of Fishes Museum is open for business. Please disregard any notifications that state otherwise. They are incorrect. The Museum is run by 12 dedicated volunteers and their safety is our prime objective. The Board is currently reviewing its options and we will let you know as soon as a decision has been made.... Take care everyone. See more

14.01.2022 Did You Know! - The Monkey Puzzle Tree "The tree was alive 200 million years ago and rubbed shoulders with the dinosaurs. Its spine-like needles acted as protection from ancient grazing animals now long extinct. It can live for 1,000 years and grows to 50m high with a trunk diameter of over 3m. Its large seeds, pinones, take two years to mature. -(The Eden Project,)"

13.01.2022 POP QUIZ for all you locals-free shark's tooth necklace to the first three children to come in this afternoon and tell us the age of our famous fish fossils! It's quiet and cool in the Museum and Shop today- why not come down this afternoon and bring the children to look at the live fish or take a selfie with the velociraptor, and there's plenty of room in the free garden garden area. See you soon!

13.01.2022 Sorry - our free Kids Activity Day will now take place later in the year when the world returns to normal. We will still post out our free Fossil Kids Club newsletter (which is full of fun, activities and interesting scientific facts). More than 200 families love it.!!!!! Please email us at [email protected] if your family would like a copy.Take care and see you soon!!!!.

12.01.2022 Dr Ritchie, his son, Bruce Loomes, Fred Fewing and his family recently visited the Age of Fishes Museum. Great to see everyone after the lock down.

10.01.2022 Lovely to see the Cootmundra Car Club's spectacular cars today as they visited the Age of Fishes Museum.

10.01.2022 Eliza Ryan (aged 4) has been enjoying her latest purchase from the shop at the Age of Fishes Museum. She has been giving her growing experiment hair cuts over the weeks. Check out our new stock and web page: agefishes.com Both are improving all the time!!

09.01.2022 Canowindra is clean and green and Monty and Coco love all the visitors that are coming to the Museum.

09.01.2022 Thanks Tom for the thumbs up! Tom loved the educational activities at the Museum. You know it is a small world - Tom's mum Cath was taught by Dr Ritchie (who found the fossils) when she did her Zoology degree!

09.01.2022 Our new woodchipper does an excellent job in reducing, reusing and recycling garden waste into wood chips for our garden beds. These woodchips also reduce water consumption and costs. A win win for everyone. Thank you to the Communities Environment Program for this wonderful machine.

09.01.2022 Have a look at our wonderful new website https://www.agefishes.com/

07.01.2022 Canowindra's #1 attraction! Come and see our great museum where you can touch and explore the exhibits, let the children burn off some holiday energy in the garden and then get a head start on your gift shopping in our great store- look at all our beautiful new stock! Educational, inspirational, furry and fun, we have everything for all the family. Like and follow us to see what is happening as the Central West opens up #canowindra #ageoffishes #centralwestnsw

07.01.2022 Some of our wonderful Kid's Club members have sent us beautiful whales this month! Thank you Sienna, Evelyn and Angus, we look forward to more great pictures. To join our FREE Kid's Club just pop in and see us @AgeOfFishesMuseumCanowindra. We're open every day 10-4 and have lots of hands on activities, a great garden area and family games #canowindra #ageoffishes #centralwestnsw

07.01.2022 New stock arriving daily. Gifts from $1.00 to $2,700. Come and see our fun educational selection that is for all ages.

05.01.2022 Fun new children's clothing has just arrived for Christmas. Our shark T shirts even include a mask!! How good is that!

05.01.2022 SO...how many of you children out there know what a coprolite is? Scroll down to see but here's a few clues....!! These fossilised turtle droppings have taken 25 million years to get from Madagascar to our Museum and we'd love you all to come and see them in your holidays. Bring Mum and Dad and explore the activities and interactive displays. Follow us to see what happens here@AgeOfFishesMuseumCanowindra because we're not Just a Museum.....

05.01.2022 Want to see our amazing country. Pop into the Visitor Information Centre at the Museum and help yourself to our free maps and brochures. So much to see and do!

05.01.2022 Did you know - The Ginkgo ( Maiden Hair Tree) is a living Fossil? Fossils of the Ginkgo date back 270 million years. It is native to China and was used for medicine and as a source of food. Some trees lived for more than 2500 years.... 6 specimens survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (in Japan) even though they were 1-2km from ground zero. They are still alive today!! See more

03.01.2022 We have some wonderful new stock for Christmas which is just around the corner.

03.01.2022 Come for a drive in the countryside and enjoy the spectacular Canola crops and the Age Of Fishes Museum!

03.01.2022 School holidays are coming- bring the family to see us and let the children explore our interactive displays, burn off some energy in the outdoor area or get their photo taken with our life size velociraptor! Tag us with one of our displays to go into a draw for a hamper to be given away after the holidays! It's fun, interesting for children and adults too, and there is a great little shop to get a start on your Christmas gifts. We are open 10- 4 every day. Follow us to keep up to date with developments @AgeOfFishesMuseumCanowindra

02.01.2022 Monty the Corgi and Lion the Terrier love Christmas! Hop on your bikes and head to the Age of Fishes Museum for lots of Chrissy goodies. Pop your receipt into our draw (with your phone number) to be in the chance of winning a large hamper. Win win for everyone. The winner will be announced on New Year's Day.

02.01.2022 The Age of Fishes Museum's AGM will take place on Wednesday 1st July at 6 pm. It will be held at the Museum.Looking forward to seeing you there!!

02.01.2022 International Volunteer Day was this weekend. Good on you all!! Thank you to all of our volunteers at the Age of Fishes Museum. We could not run without you! Did you know: Volunteerism has a value of $184 billion world wide. 35-54 year olds are the most likely age group to volunteer.... Volunteering improves your mood, health and lessens stress. It also improves your leadership skills and gives you a 27% greater chance of employment. Win win for everyone. See more

01.01.2022 How exciting -The Age of Fishes Museum reopens in the morning - Monday 1st June. The Museum is freshly painted and looks brand new. We have new stock and goodies in our shop. Hope to see you soon!!

01.01.2022 Monty and Coco love volunteering at the Museum and the Visitor Information Centre. If you are bored, want to meet interesting people or add skills to your resume please volunteer by phoning Anne Clark on 0263441008 or drop into the Museum at 129 Gaskill Street. All ages and any amount of time is valued.

01.01.2022 Shop local and support Canowindra. We now have Canowindra's beautiful Meeraboo candles in our Gift Shop.

01.01.2022 Thank you Dr B Huxtable and Mr Richard Glasson for your generous donations to the Age of Fishes Museum. Your kindness and generosity of spirit is appreciated by our members, the community and Canowindra. It will allow us to improve and upgrade the Museum for future generations to enjoy. Thank you again.