The Otago Museum has developed a ''very positive
relationship'' with the Otago Polytechnic School of
Veterinary Nursing, which will result in more veterinary
support for animals in the museum's Tropical Forest.
Shortly after hosting a successful ''Canterbury Quakes''
touring exhibition, the Otago Museum is donating $10,000 to
help with the restoration and storage of earthquake-damaged
heritage artefacts in Canterbury.
After a year of planning, another big cultural exhibition
from Dunedin's Chinese sister city, Shanghai, will open at
the Otago Museum early next month.
Otago Museum staff will use interactive screens as part of
the first exhibition planned for the former Dunedin North
post office, which is being redeveloped as a museum annexe.
Construction work is largely completed at the former Dunedin
North post office complex, which is being redeveloped as an
Otago Museum exhibition space and conference venue.
Proposals to develop a $200,000 conservatory at the Otago
Museum's southern frontage have been put on hold pending the
arrival of the museum's new director, Dr Ian Griffin.
Anxieties surfaced again at the Otago Museum Trust Board
yesterday over growing financial pressures and potential
problems caused by deferring capital spending, including for
gallery refurbishment.
Key negotiations involving two major Chinese exhibitions with
close links with the Otago Museum will take place in
Shanghai, Dunedin's Chinese sister city, this week.
