What's on This Week at Otago Museum - 11 February

Image: Craig McKenzie.
Image: Craig McKenzie.
We’ve got photography on the brain right now – it’s the final month to enter the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition. You can submit up to five photos into five different categories, plus two videos. Get out and explore Dunedin's wild side or have a look through your holiday photos – you might already have the perfect shot!

Prizes include a Canon EOS M50 Twin Lens Kit, a Go-Pro and heaps of vouchers for Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse, plus the chance to see your image exhibited in the Museum. You'll find entry details here.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK

PHOTOGRAPHY 101

Join the Canon team as they talk about the fundamentals of photography in this Photography 101 session, followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

5.30pm, Tuesday 12 February.
Free.

THE ART OF INVERTEBRATE MACROPHOTOGRAPHY

Bryce McQuillan shares tips on capturing the smallest of species on camera and speaking about his current projects.

7pm, Friday 15 February.
Free.

ENTER

Take a peek at some of our most recent ceramic and textiles acquisitions in our new display, ENTER.

10am–5pm, People of the World gallery.
Free.

ON THE BLOG

STIRN’S OPTIMUS DETECTIVE CAMERA

Designed to fit beneath a waistcoat, with only the lens showing through a buttonhole, this small-for-its-time camera provoked some interesting reactions when it launched in the 1880s. Find out why here.

Image: Pink barnacles, Notomegabalanus decorus. Brighton Beach, Dunedin, 6 August 1973. Gift of...
Image: Pink barnacles, Notomegabalanus decorus. Brighton Beach, Dunedin, 6 August 1973. Gift of Mrs Eva McClymont; Otago Museum Collection. IV11073. By Kane Fleury © Otago Museum.
EST. 1868

From the courtship antics of Adelie penguins to the reproduction adaptations of barnacles, the mating rituals of some animals are wonderfully bizarre. Head to the sexiest category of est. 1868 this Valentine’s Day for a date with a difference – you won’t be short of conversation starters afterwards!

10am to 5pm daily until Sunday 14 April 2019, Special Exhibitions Gallery.
Free.

OTAGO WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Enter your best photos or videos and be in to win great prizes and the chance to feature in the Museum’s 2019 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.

Competition closes 1 March 2019.
ENTER HERE