Museum trust responds to charges
Museum trust responds to charges
The Otago Museum Trust Board has "confirmed" to Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson that it is looking after the museum's collections properly.
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'Honeymoon' over for museum's butterflies
'Honeymoon' over for museum's butterflies
The "honeymoon" is over for the commercial stars of the Otago Museum - the butterflies of the Tropical Forest.
Museum gets more visitors than tipped
Museum gets more visitors than tipped
About 61,000 people have visited the Otago Settlers Museum since July last year, exceeding the 56,321 visitor target for the period.
Hands off!
Hands off!
"They're at it again'' might well be a common reaction to the Museum of New Zealand's continuing attempts to bolster its own collection at the cost of regional museums, such as the Otago Museum, for the sense of injustice about the Wellington museum's practices remains undiluted after 20 years.
Settling on a more inclusive approach
Settling on a more inclusive approach
These days the Otago Settlers Association and the Otago Settlers Museum are much more inclusive than they once were.
Otago Museum visitors up 77%
Otago Museum visitors up 77%
Not content with recently smashing one attendance record, visitors are still pouring into the Otago Museum, making an eventual new annual record a likelihood barely five months into the new financial year.
Traditional masks donated to museum
Traditional masks donated to museum
The Japan Australia New Zealand Society, has donated 19 traditional Japanese Noh Gaku masks to the Otago Museum.
Staff concerns halt museum merger
Staff concerns halt museum merger
A merger of the Otago Museum and the Otago Settlers Museum appears to have foundered last year because of settlers museum staff concerns about the "culture" of the Otago Museum.
Museum visitors top 600,000
Museum visitors top 600,000
More than 600,000 people have visited the Otago Museum during a "great year", museum organisers say.
Barclay grant for museum
Barclay grant for museum
The Otago Museum has used a $45,000 grant from the Dr Marjorie Barclay Trust to help fund a recent major refurbishment of the museum's Nature Galleries.
Visitor donations up at Otago Museum
Visitor donations up at Otago Museum
New visitors to the Otago Museum may be a key factor a recent 26% rise in donations, museum officials say.
Museums add appeal, NZ director says
Museums add appeal, NZ director says
The vibrancy of Dunedin's museums and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery adds significantly to the appeal of living in the city, Museums Aotearoa executive director Phillipa Tocker says.