Fundy Geological Museum

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Fundy Geological Museum
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Fundy Geological Museum
Established1993
Location Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
TypeGeological Museum
Website fundygeological.novascotia.ca

The Fundy Geological Museum is a geological museum in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] [2] It first opened in 1993. [3] It has received over 300,000 visitors since it opened, averaging more than 21,000 per year. The museum is part of the Nova Scotia Museum system. [4]

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Exhibits

Its exhibits contain fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur, Plateosaurus engelhardti . It also contains exhibits on local minerals, as well as an explanation of the Bay of Fundy tides. [5]

Other resources

The museum also has a gift shop and a laboratory where researchers are currently uncovering the skeleton of a 200-million-year-old Prosauropod dinosaur. It also hosts Nova Scotia's Gem and Mineral Show every year. The Gem and Mineral Show has been held annually for more than 40 years. [6]

Opening hours

From June 1 to October 15, the museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For the rest of the year it operates on reduced winter hours.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Al-Hakim, Aya (26 January 2021). "Fundy Geological Museum studying evidence of ancient life found along the Parrsboro Shore". Global News . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Hingley, Adam (15 June 2002). "Learning made fun: Nova Scotia's Fundy Geological Museum has lots to offer for kids and adults". Telegraph-Journal . p. 12. Retrieved 11 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ [Communities, Culture and Heritage] (3 July 2014). "Fundy Geological Museum Welcomes New Director". Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage (Press release). Halifax, N.S.: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Hodge, Neil (13 June 2015). "Walk with dinosaurs in Jurassic Parrsboro". Times-Transcript . pp.  F1, F4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Fundy Geological Museum". Tourism Nova Scotia. 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Hodge, Neil (17 August 2018). "Rock show a must-see for New Brunswick fans of gem". Times-Transcript . p. A3. Retrieved 11 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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