What's On @ Otago Museum

OTAGO MUSEUM COVID19 UPDATE

We are open to the public for business as usual, but are monitoring the situation as it changes.

We have increased our daily cleaning schedule, especially in high traffic areas, using World Health Organisation recommended products for viral management.

We have bathrooms on every level for hand-washing.

Please be aware of the potential for community spread, and stay at home if you are feeling unwell. For more information please visit the Ministry of Health website here.

If events are cancelled due to the outbreak, this will be posted on our website, so please check there for updates.

WILD DUNEDIN

COMING TO OTAGO MUSUEM!

The wonderful Wild Dunedin festival is coming to Otago Museum this April. With wild films at the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, wild tropics demos in Tūhura's Tropical Forest, wild trails and makerspaces, as well as other talks and events there is lots on.

An annual favourite, Wildlife ER, is back for the festival. Bring your child with their toy animal to the Museum and learn how to bandage injuries with the team from the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.

2pm, Wednesday 22 April
Hutton Theatre
Free admission
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OTAGO WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Even as the need for social distancing increases, you can still get out into our beautiful outdoors to take photos.

Over the past two decades, this competition has attracted some of Otago's finest amateur photographers, capturing the beauty, wonder, and power of the natural world. We’re looking forward to seeing what Otago has in store for us this time!

Visit to otagomuseum.nz/OWPC for more information and to enter.
Entries close 30 June 2020.

Images: Hannah Yeardley and Mhairi-Brontè Duncan

OM FRIENDS – IN FOCUS

Bring your lunch and hear about Museum Guide Merryn Chynoweth's experiences as a visitor to various Egyptian museums during her recent holiday where she visited ancient sites and museums along the length of the country.

12.15pm, Tuesday 17 March
Friends' Room, Third Floor
Free admission
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SHADES

Classic shapes and fabulous frames from Otago Museum’s sunglasses collection are on display in the stairwell, and online via the ground floor touch screen. Come and take a look at old classics and quirky trends.

10am – 5pm, daily
Stairwell Display
Free admission
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