Curiosity cabinet
There are collections within the collection at Olveston, Jenny Longstaff writes.
Cool and Collected
A touch of glass
A touch of glass
A transparently beautiful touch of the East adorns a set of jars at Olveston.
Velocipede mania
Velocipede mania
Dunedin caught up with the rest of the world when, in 1869, it held its first velocipede race.
British works attracted droves
British works attracted droves
It is rare for a blockbuster exhibition to get closer to New Zealand than Melbourne. In 2019, though, art lovers can at least look forward to a feast of works by our most famous expatriate painter,...
Drama on the high seas
Drama on the high seas
In the first of a new series on the little-known stories behind some of Dunedin's collections, Otago Museum reveals how part of the fabled HMS Bounty fetched up in Dunedin.
Preserved whiff of the past
Preserved whiff of the past
An old tin can dug up in Dunedin, although foreign, is a reminder of early industry in the city, writes Peter Read.
A bit of a circus
A bit of a circus
Just how did a "beautifully spotted leopard'' come to be in the possession of Otago Museum? Rosi Crane explains.
Images mislead
Images mislead
The portraits at Toitu are well worth a second look, writes Sean Brosnahan.
Label lives on at the Hocken
Label lives on at the Hocken
Xpressway Records collected an eclectic and significant snapshot of the live music scene in the 1980s and early '90s, writes Amanda Mills.
Rua's big adventure
Rua's big adventure
The featured costume from Toitu's Material Culture gallery is Rua Wight's Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniform. A hard-wearing, functional garment that still managed to look stylish.
When servants were summoned by a bell
When servants were summoned by a bell
At Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, in the display which looks at the finer side of life in Victorian Dunedin, is a reminder of the days when household servants were employed in the city.
Whale of a tale
Whale of a tale
Otago Museum's fin whale skeleton has proved to be a source of entertainment, instruction and education, writes Rosi Crane.
Falling on the Western Front
Falling on the Western Front
One hundred years ago, men from Otago were taking positions on the Western Front, writes Seán Brosnahan.
Thrice wise
Thrice wise
Ancient Asian wisdom is represented in the Olveston collection, writes Jenny Longstaff.
A fashion-focused celebration
A fashion-focused celebration
Otago celebrated its centenary in 1948 in style, writes Moira White.
Making the feminine form 'sexy'
Making the feminine form 'sexy'
In ancient Greece it took a special artist to portray the goddess of sex, Aphrodite, as a fully naked female, writes Robert Hannah.
Olveston's coal range a capacious device
Olveston's coal range a capacious device
Jenny Longstaff reveals the little-known history of Olveston's Patent Eagle coal range.
Olveston: What might have been
Olveston: What might have been
Dunedin's historic Olveston could have looked very different, writes Michael Finlay.
Colour, pattern front and centre
Colour, pattern front and centre
Op art pulses from a wall at Dunedin Public Art Gallery, writes Lucy Hammonds.
The pages of history
The pages of history
A treasure trove of books discovered in Naseby told its own story.