I often visit the Age of Fishes Museum taking visitors to see the exhibits.It is extremely well laid out with accessible displays and easy to understand information.Fiona who manages the museum and the volunteer staff are all very friendly and helpful.The facilities are clean, comfortable and make the visits enjoyable.For those with any interest in biology, evolution, paeleontology, history,..... the museum is fascinating and well worth the time if you are in the area.This is a multi-award winning venue, and after visiting you will understand why!
Would have liked to have had more time to absorb the information. We found the museum so interesting and surprised that we hadn't heard of it before visiting Canowindra
Very Authentic & interestingly unexpected. This was interesting for young & old with tons of information. As my wife is disabled more seating would have been appreciated but it interested all the family from 73 years to 5 years so that was good.
The Age of Fishes Museum is a remarkable attraction that displays 360 million year old fossils of fish species some of which are unique to a dig site located not far from the museum. The fossil specimens are so good that palaeontologists can tell such things as what the fish ate. They are also unique because some of the fish had gills and lungs and fins with characteristics similar to the elbows and hands of mammals. So they are excellent specimens of the evolutionary process from water based to land based animals. An audioguide is provided so visitors can listen to interesting information about the fossils. The Museum also is a Visitor Information Centre for the region and has excellent facilities.
We were very disappointed, some displays needed attention, empty fish tanks, barbeque area has been blocked off and not in use for some time, very limited fossil fish displays and the grounds needed some attention also.
If you have a scientific bent you'll love this museum which tell the story of an amzing near-by find of 350 million year old fish fossils.
Australia's fossils are amazing and this museum shows locally found fish fossils to perfection. You won't see anything like it anywhere else, nor have have such unrestricted access to the original fossils. Large slabs of rock are on view along with magnifying glasses to study the concentration of fossil fish embedded in them. It's a friendly, welcoming and exceedingly informative display. Don't be tempted to rush off - stay and really read all the information; it's fascinating. There are also fossils for sale in the shop at very reasonable prices. Plus a lovely garden out the back with a BBQ.
This small museum showcases few samples of a local fossil deposit still largely hidden underground. I quite enjoyed the displays and valuable information about that 370 million year old Devonian era. I had to visit it twice to cover the displays. Both times not more than 5 visitors were at the museum. I also enjoyed the stroll down the main street of Canowindra and it's boutique shops and cafes. A place worth a visit.
This is so fascinating and unique. A collection of locally found fossils of fish from about 360 million years ago. These are unique and well displayed for a rural museum. Outside there is a geological time walk and garden for children to explore. This is a must for anyone interested in history of life on earth but would also appeal to others for general knowledge.
We attended the Age of Fishes Museum as part of a school group of 24 parents and teenage boys having an interest in fossils. The museum provided an excellent video presentation about the history of the fossils' discovery during the excavation for a nearby road. Make sure that you listen to the informative commentary as you stroll around the exhibits; it describes a time when some species of fish were just about to climb out of the water and colonize the land. The museum was also able to organize a fossil dig for us in one of the local quarries and most of us left with souvenirs of our own. In addition to organizing lunch for us at the museum and afternoon tea at the dig site, AoF provided a yummy BBQ dinner for us prior our viewing of the dark, country night sky with the assistance and telescopes of volunteers from the local Astronomical Society. Seeing the rings of the planet Saturn was yet another "first" for our trip of exploration.