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Otago Museum

Phone: (0)3 474 7474

Websites:

Hours Open:

Weekdays: 10am–5pm
Weekends: 10am–5pm
Closed on Public Holidays

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.

Visit Tūhura, our stunning science engagement development. The Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre has over 45 hands-on interactives, including a giant DNA-inspired helical slide, and a three-tier tropical butterfly enclosure.

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.

Note : Museum is only CLOSED on Christmas Day.

Upcoming events at Otago Museum

Tūhura Club Term 1

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Tomorrow 3:30pm – more dates / Children, Kids, Holidays
Glow With The Flow

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 6 Mar 2:00pm – more dates / Museums
Get Mortgage-Free and Build Wealth in 10 Years or Less

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Tue 9 Mar 5:30pm / Public Talks & Tours
Pokémon - The First Movie

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Fri 12 Mar 7:00pm / Film
Akira in the Planetarium

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 13 Mar 7:00pm / Film
Quantum Shorts Film Festival Screening

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Fri 19 Mar 5:30pm / Film
Quantum Shorts Film Festival Screening

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Fri 19 Mar 5:30pm / Film
Equinox Stargazing

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 20 Mar 7:30pm / Family Entertainment
Faovale Imperium

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 20 Mar 1:00pm / Comedy
Faovale Imperium

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 20 Mar 1:00pm / Literary
Fashion Fwd - Disruption through Design

Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago

Sat 27 Mar 10:00am – more dates / Craft & Object Art
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Yoga with the Butterflies

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Thu 13 May 5:45pm – more dates / Mind & Body

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Past events at Otago Museum

Back To The Future

Otago Museum, Fri 26 Feb 2021
The Abyss

Otago Museum, Thu 6 Feb 2020
No Rain, No Rainforest

Otago Museum, Sat 14 Dec 2019 – Sun 26 Jan 2020
City Choir

Otago Museum, Sat 21 Dec 2019
Explorers' Club January 2020

Otago Museum, Mon 13 Jan 2020 – Fri 24 Jan 2020
Love Actually

Otago Museum, Sat 21 Dec 2019
Ōtepoti Theatre Lab: Dive Into Writing

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Jan 2020
Museum of Broken Relationships

Otago Museum, Sat 21 Dec 2019 – Sun 15 Mar 2020
Pixar's Up in the Planetarium

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Jan 2020
Ice Age

Otago Museum, Sun 12 Jan 2020
The Science of Fire and Fireworks

Otago Museum, Tue 31 Dec 2019
Find Your Feet – Gallery Trail

Otago Museum, Sat 14 Dec 2019 – Sun 26 Jan 2020
Amazing Universe 3D

Otago Museum, Thu 26 Dec 2019 – Sun 26 Jan 2020
Lovingly Broken Mosaic Workshop

Otago Museum, Sat 14 Mar 2020
Legal Sound Bites

Otago Museum, Thu 16 Jan 2020
Looking Back to Inform Our Future

Otago Museum, Mon 3 Feb 2020
Get Mortgage-free & Retirement Ready In 10years Or Less

Otago Museum, Tue 25 Feb 2020
Valentine's Under the Stars: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 15 Feb 2020
Shark Spy

Otago Museum, Thu 5 Mar 2020
The Physiology of Love and Grief

Otago Museum, Thu 27 Feb 2020
Late Night Planetarium

Otago Museum, Thu 20 Feb 2020
Gravity – Sci-fi Friday

Otago Museum, Fri 13 Mar 2020
From Skin Cell to Brain Cells

Otago Museum, Sat 7 Mar 2020
Found in Translation: Targeting Post-Stroke Inflammation

Otago Museum, Sat 7 Mar 2020
Genetics and The Developing Brain

Otago Museum, Tue 10 Mar 2020
Yoga With the Butterflies

Otago Museum, Thu 18 Jun 2020 – Thu 3 Dec 2020
The Psychological Brain

Otago Museum, Wed 11 Mar 2020
The Science Beneath Our Feet

Otago Museum, Tue 17 Mar 2020
Tūhura Club: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Wed 11 Mar 2020 – Wed 8 Apr 2020
2001: A Space Odyssey

Otago Museum, Fri 3 Apr 2020
The Jungle Book

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Apr 2020
Anzac Day: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Apr 2020
Fight for The Forests: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sun 19 Apr 2020
Wild Movies at OM – Orangutan Jungle School: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Mon 20 Apr 2020 – Tue 21 Apr 2020
Wild Tropics: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2020 – Sun 26 Apr 2020
Wild Weather: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2020
Fabulous Wild Frogs: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 18 Apr 2020
Getting to The Root of It

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2020 – Sun 26 Apr 2020
Teddy Bear Hunt

Otago Museum, Sat 16 May 2020 – Tue 16 Jun 2020
Georgi Hampton

Otago Museum, Sun 31 May 2020
OM Friends – In Focus

Otago Museum, Tue 16 Jun 2020
Pyjamarama!

Otago Museum, Fri 3 Jul 2020
Tūhura Club

Otago Museum, Wed 29 Jul 2020 – Wed 16 Sep 2020
After Dark at OM - A Night in the Tropics

Otago Museum, Fri 10 Jul 2020
Puaka Matariki Makerspace

Otago Museum, Mon 6 Jul 2020 – Fri 17 Jul 2020
Weaving a Whale Tale

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020
Humpback Whales

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
Wonderful Whales of Aotearoa

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020
Science Station

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Jul 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
No Rain, No Rainforest

Otago Museum, Sat 20 Jun 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
Storytime With UBS

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020
2001: A Space Odyssey – Sci-fi Friday

Otago Museum, Fri 26 Jun 2020
Econaut Dunedin: Explore a new way to save the planet

Otago Museum, Wed 15 Jul 2020
Wildlife Hospital

Otago Museum, Sat 1 Aug 2020
Lights, Camera… Action!

Otago Museum, Sun 9 Aug 2020
Science and Technology Fair

Otago Museum, Wed 5 Aug 2020 – Sun 9 Aug 2020
Weaving With the Multicultural Weavers Association

Otago Museum, Sun 20 Sep 2020
Distinctive Soundz

Otago Museum, Sun 29 Nov 2020
Tivaivai Demonstration

Otago Museum, Sat 19 Sep 2020
Glow with the Flow

Otago Museum, Mon 28 Sep 2020 – Fri 2 Oct 2020
Wheeling, Dealing & Moa Collecting

Otago Museum, Wed 2 Sep 2020
The Land Before Time

Otago Museum, Sun 4 Oct 2020
Blast From The Past (Science Show)

Otago Museum, Sat 3 Oct 2020 – Sun 11 Oct 2020
Tūhura Club Term 4

Otago Museum, Wed 21 Oct 2020 – Wed 9 Dec 2020
Tūhura's Top Hits

Otago Museum, Mon 5 Oct 2020 – Sun 11 Oct 2020
Storytime with UBS

Otago Museum, Tue 6 Oct 2020 – Thu 8 Oct 2020
Coins as History

Otago Museum, Wed 21 Oct 2020
OM Friends – In Focus

Otago Museum, Tue 15 Sep 2020
Quiet Hour in Dinosaur rEvolution

Otago Museum, Mon 5 Oct 2020
OM Friends – In Focus

Otago Museum, Tue 17 Nov 2020
Cody the Dino Detective

Otago Museum, Sat 28 Nov 2020
The Evolution of Plants

Otago Museum, Sat 28 Nov 2020
Joseph Michael: Amazon - Raised Up Sky - Artist Talk

Otago Museum, Wed 2 Dec 2020
Amazon - Raised Up Sky

Otago Museum, Wed 2 Dec 2020
Tūhura Treat Science Show

Otago Museum, Sat 19 Dec 2020 – Sun 31 Jan 2021

James Cameron – Challenging the Deep

Otago Museum, Sun 21 Jul 2019 – Sun 9 Feb 2020
Sea-scapades

Otago Museum, Tue 14 Jan 2020 – Wed 15 Jan 2020
The St Kilda Tongan Methodist Choir and Youth Choir

Otago Museum, Sat 21 Dec 2019
Philip Fleming

Otago Museum, Sun 26 Jan 2020
Yoga With the Butterflies

Otago Museum, Wed 29 Jan 2020
DIY Keep Cup Workshop

Otago Museum, Mon 16 Dec 2019 – Tue 17 Dec 2019
Mysterious Moa Makerspace

Otago Museum, Mon 20 Jan 2020 – Fri 24 Jan 2020
Museum of Broken Relationships Artist Talk

Otago Museum, Sat 21 Dec 2019
The Matrix – Sci-fi Friday

Otago Museum, Fri 10 Jan 2020
Fighting the Stigma with Richie Hardcore

Otago Museum, Thu 20 Feb 2020
Science Under the Ice

Otago Museum, Thu 30 Jan 2020
Yoga for Wellness

Otago Museum, Wed 29 Jan 2020 – Wed 11 Mar 2020
Purposefully Broken Mosaic Demonstration

Otago Museum, Sat 1 Feb 2020
Picking Up the Pieces - Panel Discussion

Otago Museum, Sun 2 Feb 2020
Chinese New Year

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Jan 2020
Inception - Sci-fi Friday

Otago Museum, Fri 21 Feb 2020
Flying Monsters

Otago Museum, Sat 1 Feb 2020 – Sun 22 Mar 2020
UnValentine's Day

Otago Museum, Fri 14 Feb 2020
STEM Women in Action

Otago Museum, Tue 11 Feb 2020
Flagstaff Community Choir

Otago Museum, Sun 23 Feb 2020
Children's Day

Otago Museum, Sun 1 Mar 2020
Healthy and Ageing Brains

Otago Museum, Sat 7 Mar 2020
Getting Medicines Into the Brain

Otago Museum, Sat 7 Mar 2020
OM Friends – In Focus

Otago Museum, Tue 17 Mar 2020
Equinox Stargazing: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Fri 20 Mar 2020
Supersize Your Brain

Otago Museum, Sat 7 Mar 2020
Jeremy Redmore

Otago Museum, Fri 13 Mar 2020
Photography 101

Otago Museum, Tue 19 May 2020
Dunedin Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

Otago Museum, Sun 29 Mar 2020
Wall-E

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2020
7x7 Wild Talks: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Fri 17 Apr 2020
Cantores Choir

Otago Museum, Sat 25 Apr 2020
Wildlife ER: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Wed 22 Apr 2020
Wild Movies – Wildlife Rescue NZ – Penguin Tsunami: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Wed 22 Apr 2020 – Thu 23 Apr 2020
Wild Science: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2020 – Sun 26 Apr 2020
Styled for the Wild: CANCELLED

Otago Museum, Thu 16 Apr 2020 – Thu 23 Apr 2020
Explorers Club April 2020

Otago Museum, Tue 14 Apr 2020 – Fri 24 Apr 2020
Humpback Whales

Otago Museum, Fri 10 Apr 2020 – Mon 27 Apr 2020
Gallery Trails

Otago Museum, Sat 16 May 2020 – Mon 22 Jun 2020
Astrophotography Made Easy

Otago Museum, Sat 27 Jun 2020
Shine Bright With Us

Otago Museum, Sat 6 Jun 2020
Snackable Science

Otago Museum, Mon 6 Jul 2020 – Fri 10 Jul 2020
Enabling Love Social Club

Otago Museum, Thu 11 Jun 2020 – Thu 2 Jul 2020
Light of the Stars: Mārama ā-Whetū

Otago Museum, Mon 13 Jul 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
The Curious Evolution of the Flying Whale

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020
Tūhura's Top Hits

Otago Museum, Mon 6 Jul 2020 – Fri 10 Jul 2020
What's That Whale

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020
Far From Frozen – A Splash of Whale Science

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020 – Sun 5 Jul 2020
Getting To The Root Of It All

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
Dunedin Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

Otago Museum, Sun 28 Jun 2020
Dunedin Rock Choir

Otago Museum, Sun 26 Jul 2020
The Future is Nano

Otago Museum, Mon 6 Jul 2020 – Thu 9 Jul 2020
Puaka Matariki Gallery Trail

Otago Museum, Sat 4 Jul 2020 – Sun 19 Jul 2020
Enabling Love Museum Day Out

Otago Museum, Thu 23 Jul 2020
OM Friends – In Focus

Otago Museum, Tue 18 Aug 2020
Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

Otago Museum, Sat 1 Aug 2020 – Thu 1 Oct 2020
Frozen Fun: POSTPONED

Otago Museum, Sat 12 Sep 2020
Sit and Sketch in the Galleries

Otago Museum, Mon 21 Sep 2020 – Fri 25 Sep 2020
The Future is Nano

Otago Museum, Mon 28 Sep 2020 – Thu 1 Oct 2020
Climate Change – Striking a Balance

Otago Museum, Sat 3 Oct 2020 – Sun 1 Nov 2020
The Gallery Getaway Trail

Otago Museum, Sat 26 Sep 2020 – Sun 11 Oct 2020
Dino Disco

Otago Museum, Wed 7 Oct 2020
Weddell Seals and Antarctic Toothfish: POSTPONED

Otago Museum, Wed 30 Sep 2020
Snackable Science

Otago Museum, Mon 5 Oct 2020 – Sun 11 Oct 2020
Dino Revolution Makerspace

Otago Museum, Sat 3 Oct 2020
Pacific Patterns Makerspace

Otago Museum, Sat 19 Sep 2020 – Sun 20 Sep 2020
Dinosaurs of Antarctica

Otago Museum, Sat 26 Sep 2020 – Sun 11 Oct 2020
Pecha Kucha – Through the Lens

Otago Museum, Wed 23 Sep 2020
Fake News - The Other Virus

Otago Museum, Thu 5 Nov 2020
Paleo Art Workshop

Otago Museum, Sat 28 Nov 2020
A Biographical Sketch of a Paleo Artist

Otago Museum, Sat 28 Nov 2020
Friday the 13th: Superstition Edition

Otago Museum, Fri 13 Nov 2020
Enabling Love Coffee Club-Otago

Otago Museum, Thu 5 Nov 2020 – Thu 17 Dec 2020
Why Dinosaurs

Otago Museum, Sat 28 Nov 2020
Quiet Hour

Otago Museum, Sun 29 Nov 2020 – Sat 23 Jan 2021

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