Thanks to the Australian Museum, the AOF has acquired a series of panels detailing the creation of fossils, the evolution of life and an easy to follow timetable, for visitors to learn more about the wonder of Canowindra's unique fish fossils.

The panels are on display in the Newcrest Gallery section of the museum and have added to not only to the visual landscape of the museum, but also to the scientific background.

The lit panels are simple and easy to follow and are very graphical, appealing to the eye.

Museum manager Fiona Ferguson is excited about its arrival and how well it has fitted within the Gaskill St venue.

"This exhibition is ours to keep. And, it was free, apart from the cost of transport."

Volunteers gave up hundreds of hours to pack up the display in Sydney, then to unpack it in Canowindra and set it up in its new home.

Bruce Loomes in particular, she said, played an important part finetuning the display in the gallery area.

"The exhibition will really enhance the education program of the museum, and is designed to line up with the primary and lower secondary syllabus."

Aside from the new acquisition, Ms Ferguson is also looking forward to arrival another fossil arrival.

"The original slab is coming back soon too," Ms Ferguson said, "on a loan".

The news bodes well for the museum, she said.

"Visitation is going really well, and the shop has improved, which helps as well."

Palaeontologist model-maker Anne Musser is still in residence at the AOF, relocating to Canowindra from Sydney for the duration of the project.

Anne is creating model fishes for the Canowindra Story diorama and is also running a series of art workshops for the Museum.

She is in the final throes of creating, sculpting and casting models of Canowindra grossi, Cabonnichthys burnsi, Mandageria fairfaxi, Gooloogongia loomesi, Soederberghia simpsoni and Groenlandaspis.

The finished diorama, with life sized fishes swimming in a recreated late Devonian environment, will bring the Canowindra story to life.

On most days, she is at the museum working, and often has a chat with visitors, explaining the model making process.

Anne's project will wrap up at the end of this month.