Otago Museum

Otago Museum

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Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin

Phone: (0)3 474 7474

Websites: Otago Museum, Otago Museum on NZ Museums

Hours Open:

Weekdays: 10am–5pm
Weekends: 10am–5pm

Closed on Public Holidays

Venue Types: Museum, Conference & Function, Discovery

Amenities: Wheelchair Access, Toilets, Food Available, Guided Tours Available, Gift Shop

Suitable for Ages: Families

Ticket Information:

Admission: Free

Ignite your interest and inspire your mind at Otago Museum! Explore outstanding collections and discover great stories from Otago, New Zealand and the world as you venture through a tempting variety of exhibitions.

Get hands-on with science in Discovery World then enter the Tropical Forest to discover lush gardens, hundreds of live butterflies and other hot-weather-happy inhabitants including birds, turtles and geckos!

Take some time out during your visit to enjoy something fresh and delicious from the Museum Café with a menu that caters for everyone in the family. Then take home a memento – you’ll find a great range of gift ideas from crafts and jewellery to children’s toys in the Museum Shop.

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Upcoming events at Otago Museum

2013 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

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Collegiate Orchestra Semester 1 Concert

Otago Museum, Dunedin

Sun 26 May
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Celebrating Puaka Matariki 2013

Otago Museum, Dunedin

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Mountain Mugs

Otago Museum, Dunedin

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Past events at Otago Museum

Beyond the Galleries

Otago Museum, Sun 19 May 2013
Mastering Molecular Chess

Otago Museum, Thu 9 May 2013
Neoclassical Architecture Guided Walking Tour

Otago Museum, Fri 26 Apr 2013
Celebrate Otago: Ota-Grow

Otago Museum, Mon 25 Mar 2013
The Big Get Together

Otago Museum, Sun 17 Mar 2013
Bob Parker: Managing a City Through Disaster

Otago Museum, Thu 7 Feb 2013
School Holidays of Doom

Otago Museum, Tue 8 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Canterbury Quakes

Otago Museum, Sat 24 Nov 2012 – Sun 5 May 2013
Mirror Magic!

Otago Museum, Sat 27 Oct 2012 – Sun 3 Mar 2013
Otago Museum October School Holiday Fun

Otago Museum, Sat 29 Sep 2012 – Sun 14 Oct 2012
Weta Workshop Wonders - Concept Design with Paul Tobin

Otago Museum, Fri 21 Sep 2012 – Sat 22 Sep 2012
The Moriori of Rekohu, T'chakat Henu - People of the Land

Otago Museum, Sat 15 Sep 2012 – Wed 30 Jan 2013
Philip Savory

Otago Museum, Sun 19 Aug 2012
Bodytok Quintet: The Human Instrument Archive

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Aug 2012 – Sun 25 Nov 2012
Munchable Moa Choc-prolites

Otago Museum, Wed 11 Jul 2012
Fruits of the Forest Fondue

Otago Museum, Sun 8 Jul 2012 – Fri 13 Jul 2012
Otago Museum School Holiday Activities

Otago Museum, Sat 30 Jun 2012 – Sun 15 Jul 2012
Dame Suzie Moncrieff: World of WearableArt™

Otago Museum, Sat 30 Jun 2012
World Butterfly Day

Otago Museum, Sun 24 Jun 2012
Mirek Smíšek: 60 Years 60 Pots

Otago Museum, Sat 9 Jun 2012 – Sun 2 Sep 2012
Young Enterprise Scheme Business Plan Oral Presentations

Otago Museum, Tue 29 May 2012
Kelvin Cruickshank presents Soul Food

Otago Museum, Sat 19 May 2012
Otago Museum April School Holiday Activities

Otago Museum, Fri 6 Apr 2012 – Sun 22 Apr 2012
The Big Get Together

Otago Museum, Sun 11 Mar 2012
Let It Rain - Monsoon Season At the Otago Museum

Otago Museum, Sun 15 Jan 2012 – Sun 29 Jan 2012
Christmas Comes to The Animal Attic

Otago Museum, Tue 20 Dec 2011 – Sat 24 Dec 2011
Music and Dance of France

Otago Museum, Sun 4 Dec 2011
Antique Fair

Otago Museum, Fri 14 Oct 2011 – Sun 16 Oct 2011
Reaching New Heights With Wood

Otago Museum, Mon 12 Sep 2011
The Mysterious Maya

Otago Museum, Thu 25 Aug 2011
Hero Hunt Chocolate Challenge

Otago Museum, Sat 23 Jul 2011 – Sun 31 Jul 2011
How to Make Life from the Primordial Soup-Rutherford Lecture

Otago Museum, Wed 20 Jul 2011
Peter Bush - Photographer's Floor Talk

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Jul 2011
World Butterfly Day

Otago Museum, Sun 19 Jun 2011
Your Face Here

Otago Museum, Tue 7 Jun 2011 – Sun 3 Jul 2011
2011 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

Otago Museum, Fri 3 Jun 2011 – Sun 4 Sep 2011
Marie Curie Lecture Series - From Minerals to Miracles

Otago Museum, Tue 19 Apr 2011
Otago Museum School Holiday Activities

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Apr 2011 – Sun 1 May 2011
Faces of Otago - Museum Mask-making Workshops

Otago Museum, Sat 15 Jan 2011 – Sat 19 Mar 2011
Your Face Here

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Dec 2010 – Fri 3 Jun 2011
Taiko Drumming Performance

Otago Museum, Thu 9 Dec 2010
Mō Tātou - The Ngāi Tahu Exhibition

Otago Museum, Tue 7 Dec 2010 – Sun 17 Apr 2011
Encounters with the Southern Right Whale - Dr Will Rayment

Otago Museum, Tue 16 Nov 2010
Contemporary Traditions - Dunedin & Otaru Celebrate 30 Years

Otago Museum, Mon 8 Nov 2010 – Sun 28 Nov 2010
Taoka Pūoro: Māori Musical Instruments

Otago Museum, Thu 4 Nov 2010
Grand Celebration Day

Otago Museum, Sun 17 Oct 2010
Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

Otago Museum, Mon 11 Oct 2010 – Mon 7 Feb 2011
Finely Furnished from the Otago Museum Collection

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Sep 2010 – Sun 8 May 2011
Elegant Wedding Shows

Otago Museum, Sun 12 Sep 2010
Survival Factor

Otago Museum, Mon 23 Aug 2010 – Mon 31 Jan 2011
Future Forum - 20th Century Architectural Heritage

Otago Museum, Thu 12 Aug 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 20 Jun 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 6 Jun 2010
The Vault: Neil Pardington

Otago Museum, Wed 2 Jun 2010 – Sun 1 Aug 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 23 May 2010
Opening the Vault with Neil Pardington

Otago Museum, Sat 15 May 2010 – Sun 16 May 2010
Discovery World Tropical Forest

Otago Museum, Mon 3 May 2010 – Fri 3 Dec 2010
Long Live the Modern: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 1 May 2010 – Sun 3 Oct 2010
The Chordwainers Leather Band

Otago Museum, Fri 23 Apr 2010
Through the NW Passage

Otago Museum, Mon 8 Mar 2010
Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking

Otago Museum, Wed 27 Jan 2010 – Sun 30 May 2010
Dinosaur Eggs and Bacon

Otago Museum, Wed 20 Jan 2010 – Sun 7 Feb 2010
Dinosaur Eggs and Babies

Otago Museum, Sat 12 Dec 2009 – Sun 2 May 2010
Halloween - Murder at the Museum

Otago Museum, Sat 31 Oct 2009
Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition 2009

Otago Museum, Mon 28 Sep 2009 – Sun 24 Jan 2010
100+ Southern Architecture Then, Now and Next

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Apr 2009 – Mon 1 Jun 2009

Marvellous Mums

Otago Museum, Sun 12 May 2013
Animal Incredible: The Story of Animal Attic

Otago Museum, Sun 28 Apr 2013
The Pretty Weird School Holidays

Otago Museum, Sat 20 Apr 2013 – Sun 5 May 2013
Earthquake Proof Your Home

Otago Museum, Thu 21 Mar 2013
Fish Frenzy

Otago Museum, Sun 3 Mar 2013
A Land on Fire: Dunedin's Geological Wonders

Otago Museum, Sun 3 Feb 2013
Christmas Comes to Animal Attic

Otago Museum, Thu 20 Dec 2012 – Mon 24 Dec 2012
Beyond the Grave

Otago Museum, Sat 3 Nov 2012 – Thu 22 Nov 2012
Antique and Collectables Fair

Otago Museum, Fri 19 Oct 2012 – Sun 21 Oct 2012
Barry Blanchard Speaker Tour

Otago Museum, Fri 28 Sep 2012
Animal Stories in the Attic: A Lion in the Meadow

Otago Museum, Sun 16 Sep 2012
Made in New Zealand: An Evening of Fashion and Design

Otago Museum, Thu 13 Sep 2012
Carnival of Creatures in the Animal Attic

Otago Museum, Sun 12 Aug 2012
Totally Tarantulas

Otago Museum, Sun 29 Jul 2012
Discovery World Tropical Forest

Otago Museum, Tue 10 Jul 2012 – Fri 12 Apr 2013
Hero Hunt Chocolate Challenge

Otago Museum, Fri 6 Jul 2012 – Sun 15 Jul 2012
Off the Wall: World of WearableArt™ Up Close

Otago Museum, Sat 30 Jun 2012 – Sun 28 Oct 2012
Te Pārekereke - Preparing The Seedbed

Otago Museum, Fri 29 Jun 2012
Otago Museum Matariki Activities

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Jun 2012 – Sun 17 Jun 2012
Astronomical Adventures

Otago Museum, Mon 4 Jun 2012
Semester One Concert

Otago Museum, Sun 20 May 2012
The Ultimate ODT Quiz

Otago Museum, Thu 17 May 2012
2012 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

Otago Museum, Thu 5 Apr 2012 – Sun 15 Jul 2012
Focal Point: Photo Journalism Workshop

Otago Museum, Thu 19 Jan 2012
School Holidays at Otago Museum

Otago Museum, Tue 20 Dec 2011 – Sun 29 Jan 2012
The Crescent Moon: The Asian Face of Islam in New Zealand

Otago Museum, Sat 17 Dec 2011 – Sun 27 May 2012
Focal Point: 150 Years of The Otago Daily Times

Otago Museum, Tue 22 Nov 2011 – Sun 17 Jun 2012
School Holiday Programmes

Otago Museum, Sat 8 Oct 2011 – Mon 24 Oct 2011
NHNZ and Otago Museum Present: I Survived 9/11

Otago Museum, Fri 9 Sep 2011 – Sun 11 Sep 2011
Munchable Moa Choc-prolites

Otago Museum, Wed 27 Jul 2011
Fruits of the Forest Fondue

Otago Museum, Sat 23 Jul 2011 – Sun 31 Jul 2011
Hard on the Heels: Peter Bush - Capturing the All Blacks

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Jul 2011 – Sun 6 Nov 2011
Otago Museum School Holiday Activities

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Jul 2011 – Sun 31 Jul 2011
Luke Jacomb: Translation - New Works in Glass

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Jun 2011 – Sun 4 Dec 2011
Celebrating Puaka Matariki 2011

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jun 2011 – Mon 6 Jun 2011
Living Life My Way: Disability Information Expo

Otago Museum, Thu 5 May 2011
A Muri Ake Nei - Mō Tātou Ends Its National Journey

Otago Museum, Sun 17 Apr 2011
The Big Get Together

Otago Museum, Sun 27 Mar 2011
Christmas Comes to Animal Attic

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Dec 2010 – Fri 24 Dec 2010
Otago Museum School Holiday Activities

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Dec 2010 – Sun 30 Jan 2011
Discovery World Tropical Forest

Otago Museum, Tue 7 Dec 2010 – Mon 1 Aug 2011
The Natural & Human History of Subantarctic Campbell Island

Otago Museum, Tue 23 Nov 2010
The Mighty Tasman Sea

Otago Museum, Tue 9 Nov 2010
Traditional Māori Instruments - A Talk With Rob Thorne

Otago Museum, Sat 6 Nov 2010
Otago's Shelf and The Other CO2 Problem

Otago Museum, Tue 2 Nov 2010
Antiques Fair

Otago Museum, Fri 15 Oct 2010 – Sun 17 Oct 2010
School Holiday Fun

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Sep 2010 – Sun 10 Oct 2010
The Great Mindball Challenge

Otago Museum, Sun 19 Sep 2010
Extending the Capabilities of SharePoint 2010

Otago Museum, Thu 26 Aug 2010
Contemporary Traditions:Dunedin & Otaru Celebrate 30 Years

Otago Museum, Sat 14 Aug 2010 – Sun 7 Nov 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 27 Jun 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 13 Jun 2010
Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

Otago Museum, Thu 3 Jun 2010 – Mon 4 Oct 2010
Q & A with the Collection and Research Team

Otago Museum, Sun 30 May 2010
International Museum Day: Public Basement Tours

Otago Museum, Sun 16 May 2010
Survival Factor

Otago Museum, Mon 3 May 2010 – Sun 22 Aug 2010
Modern Icons - A Bus Tour of Modern Architecture

Otago Museum, Sun 2 May 2010
Modern Treasures - A Walking Tour of Modern Architecture

Otago Museum, Sat 1 May 2010
The Big Get Together at the Otago Museum

Otago Museum, Sun 21 Mar 2010
Survival Factor

Otago Museum, Sat 20 Feb 2010 – Sat 1 May 2010
First Flight: Daily Butterfly Release

Otago Museum, Wed 27 Jan 2010 – Wed 3 Mar 2010
Dino Bash!

Otago Museum, Sat 16 Jan 2010
Beyondsemble

Otago Museum, Sun 29 Nov 2009
Bobbo Ahiagble: Master Weaver from West Africa

Otago Museum, Tue 6 Oct 2009 – Sun 25 Oct 2009
West Africa: Rhythm and Spirit

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Jul 2009 – Sun 22 Nov 2009
Andris Apse: Focus on a Frozen Land

Otago Museum, Fri 3 Apr 2009 – Sat 20 Jun 2009

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