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ID Fashion Awards Provide Basis For Exciting New Exhibition
Monday, 15 February 2021, 3:01 pm | Otago Museum
Dunedin fashion, like its sound, has always been distinct, and on Saturday 27 March 2021 an exhibition is opening to celebrate it. From icons in New Zealand fashion to new global players in cool, from the internationally known iD Fashion Awards to ... More >>
Upland Moa Video Updates At Otago Museum
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 5:15 pm | Otago Museum
Otago Museum has long been home to an articulated upland moa skeleton and housed underneath is a video which tells the story of its discovery. This moa was found by Jonathan Carr and Josh Clark while hunting in the North Routeburn Valley in 2002 ... More >>
Women In STEM Exhibition Opening Tomorrow
Friday, 4 December 2020, 11:33 am | Otago Museum
In an era of instant photographic gratification, it may seem a little odd for a digital portrait exhibition to take months to come together, but Otago Museum’s upcoming exhibition 100 women, 100 words… infinite possibilities is more than just ... More >>
Museum Loses Living Treasure
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 3:40 pm | Otago Museum
Otago Museum and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou are sad to report that, Manawa, the treasured moko kākāriki (jewelled gecko), was euthanised on late Friday, 13 November after expert treatments could not revive him from a series of ailments. Otago Museum had ... More >>
Applications For 2021 Grass-roots Science Projects Are Now Open
Friday, 20 November 2020, 2:47 pm | Otago Museum
Where are the kākā and are they safe? Why do some rat traps catch more rats than others? How can communities work together to improve their local stream health? The funding round for the 2021 Otago Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is now open. ... More >>
Dinosaur REvolution Opens Early!
Friday, 25 September 2020, 10:08 am | Otago Museum
Otago Museum’s biggest exhibition of 2020 is opening a week early, on Saturday 26 September. The reason for the unusual early opening is the impact of COVID-19. “Usually we would have a team from Gondwana Studios in Australia fly over and lead ... More >>
Dinosaurs Are Descending On Dunedin
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 7:57 am | Otago Museum
Otago Museum has just announced a dinosaur-themed exhibition opening on Saturday 3 October – Dinosaur rEvolution . The travelling exhibition was created by Gondwana Studios in Australia and Otago Museum is the only South Island location. Featuring ... More >>
Youth-led Exhibition On Climate Change To Open In October
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 3:53 pm | Otago Museum
Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time, a challenge the next generation of decision-makers needs to rise to. More and more the New Zealand youth are taking the lead in highlighting the urgency of this issue. Otago Museum ... More >>
Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition Opens This Weekend At Otago Museum
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 6:05 am | Otago Museum
The Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition is ready to open again at Otago Museum. The result of close to 1900 entries to the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition (OWPC), shortlisted entrants and winners are all being exhibited in the Museum’s ... More >>
Great Response To Southern STEM Nominations
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 4:49 pm | Otago Museum
The hidden talents of southern STEM won’t be hidden for much longer. Nominations for the upcoming exhibition 100 women, 100 words… infinite possibilities , recently closed, and Otago Museum received over 300 nominations for women and girls who have ... More >>
Spying For Sharks, Caring For Kākā, And Burying Briefs – Community Research Projects Receive Funding
Monday, 18 May 2020, 12:12 pm | Otago Museum
While Otago carefully begins to return to normal activity, eight newly funded community research project teams are also planning for their year ahead. From using 3D models to communicate about local climate change impacts in Queenstown Lakes District, to ... More >>
Welcome Back!
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 9:32 am | Otago Museum
After seven weeks, Otago Museum is very excited to be opening its doors again to the public this Saturday 16 May. The Museum will be open 10am - 5pm, with the Café opening at 9am and closing at 4pm. As with every other public space and business ... More >>
Who Are The South’s Women Of STEM? Otago Museum Seeking Nominations
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 11:32 am | Otago Museum
Who are the women in your community who make science, technology, engineering, or maths interesting and meaningful to you? Is your friend always taking things apart to figure out how they work? Is Dissection Day your classmate’s favourite? Does ... More >>
Who Are The South’s Women Of STEM? Otago Museum Seeking Nominations
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 11:29 am | Otago Museum
Who are the women in your community who make science, technology, engineering, or maths interesting and meaningful to you? Is your friend always taking things apart to figure out how they work? Is Dissection Day your classmate’s favourite? Does ... More >>
Otago Museum's @hOMe – Your Museum, In Your Home Goes Live For The Lockdown
Friday, 3 April 2020, 4:19 pm | Otago Museum
We're bringing the Museum to the public. Virtually at least. Since the COVID-19 Alert 4 lockdown began, Otago Museum staff from all divisions have been working busily creating an enormous range of material for the public to access while confined to ... More >>
Otago Museum To Close Temporarily
Monday, 23 March 2020, 7:31 pm | Otago Museum
From 3pm today, Otago Museum has closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the Government announcement at 1.30pm that the country has moved from alert level 2 to level 3, and will progress to level 4 in 48 hours. Our responsibility ... More >>
Otago Museum Appoints New Curator Māori And Pouhere Kaupapa Māori
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 5:02 pm | Otago Museum
Otago Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Gerard O’Regan to the roles of Curator and Pouhere Kaupapa Māori. Gerard has more than 30 years’ experience in heritage management through different museum, iwi and research staff positions, ... More >>
Otago Wildlife Photography Competition Open But Change Is Coming
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 2:19 pm | Otago Museum
A little later than its usual summer season, Otago Museum’s Otago Wildlife Photography Competition kicks off on Sunday 1 March this year. Following a slight decline in entries last year, Museum staff took the opportunity to survey past entrants about ... More >>
Jim Cooper installation opens at Otago Museum
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 1:21 pm | Otago Museum
Otago Museum has started the year with an appreciation for the arts, and internationally recognised artists are now on display and free to the public. More >>
Exploration Extended at Otago Museum
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 12:18 pm | Otago Museum
Otago Museum has extended the James Cameron – Challenging the Deep exhibition for two weeks, giving Dunedin residents – and out of town visitors – who have not yet visited a extra chance to do so before it leaves the city. More >>
