Fundy Geological Museum
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Location | Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Type | Geological Museum |
| Website | fundygeological |
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]
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.
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