What's On @ Otago Museum – Week of 9 November

 

After Dark is this Friday

Our much anticipated R18 event is back this week at Otago Museum! Come along to the coolest night in Dunedin, and experience the Museum After Dark. 

Prepare yourselves for a night you won't forget! Dive into spooky interactive food experiences designed by Otago Polytechnic’s Food Design programme, karaoke under the stars in the planetarium, explore the Animal Attic by torchlight, discuss your future with a fortune teller, there is a DJ set by Radio One, and more!

Friday the 13th: Superstition Edition
7pm – 10pm, Friday 13 November | $20 early bird or $25 cash on the door

15% Off Sale Ends Today!


Last day of the sale, so get some early Christmas shopping done now!

We are adding new items every week, and to celebrate our online store opening, we're offering 15% off our entire store until 10 November, use code 4OTAGO on checkout.

Visit us at shop.otagomuseum.nz

WHAT'S ON @ OTAGO MUSEUM

First Flight
11am daily, 1.30pm weekends

Help our newly-emerged butterflies take their first flight in the Tropical Forest.

Join us every day to learn about the amazing transformation butterflies go through before they take wing for the very first time.

Tūhura Tropical Forest
Included with Tūhura admission

OM Friends – In Focus
12.15pm, Tuesday 17 November 

Bring your lunch and hear from Dr Nic Rawlence, as he paints a picture of prehistoric New Zealand, and how it has changed through time.

Who were the main players, how did this ecosystem function prior to human arrival, and how did pre-human climate change affect it?

Barclay Theatre
Free admission

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival

Come along to find out why some dinosaurs went extinct, yet others survived and evolved, and answer the biggest question of all: did the T. Rex really have feathers?!

Otago Museum is the only South Island venue for Australia’s Gondwana Studios spectacular travelling exhibition.

See huge animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar bringing Jurassic giants to life! Skeletons, skulls, gigantic artwork, and touchable fossil casts will transport you to another world.

26 September – 8 February 2021 | More information here

Climate Change – Striking a Balance 

By popular demand, our newest and most thought-provoking exhibition is coming back to the Museum in one week!

Step into the Beautiful Science gallery and into the shoes of our youth. Experience the impact of climate change through the eyes of the next generation expressed in art, poetry, interviews, photography, and more.

Featuring stories from across the Pacific, this incredible exhibition will challenge how you think about climate change, and our role in addressing the problem.

16 November – 4 December 2020 | More information here

 

Add a Comment