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The blog is where we'll post news, updates, information about objects in our collection, #betterworkstories, profiles of staff members and visitors, pictures and videos, and really anything we think you'd find interesting. We hope you enjoy. 

If there's a topic you'd like us to do a post about, or a post that you think needs a sequel, just let us know!

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Parties and puzzles

The eleventh blog from Claire, telling us about what will happen with the cores that the JOIDES Resolution have drilled.

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New Zealand, but not as we know it!

The tenth blog from Claire, telling us about New Zealand's geological history

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Jim Cooper installation opens at Otago Museum

Otago Museum has started the year with an appreciation for the arts, and internationally recognised artists are now on display and free to the public. Following the popularity of Areez Katki: Bildungsoman, which was voted one of 2019’s top 50 exhibitions in Australasia, a new installation of work by acclaimed ceramicist Jim Cooper is now on display in the entrance to the People of the World gallery. Entitled NO. 9: work made in a number nine year, the pieces are different from Cooper’s main body of work. The installation retains his usual exuberance and spontaneity, but veers away from the cartoonish and...

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What lies beyond the labs

The ninth blog from Claire, telling us about the ship beyond the labs

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The Tiny Keepers of Time

The eighth blog from Claire, discussing what will be found in the cores

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The Tiny Keepers of Time

The eighth blog from Claire, discussing what will be found in the cores

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Feeling the flow

The seventh blog from Claire, telling us all about cores.

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Same, same, but different.

The evolution of carnivorous plants

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Getting Sedimental

The sixth blog from Claire, drilling down about rocks.

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Exploration Extended at Otago Museum

Otago Museum has extended the James Cameron – Challenging the Deep exhibition for two weeks, giving Dunedin residents – and out of town visitors – who have not yet visited a extra chance to do so before it leaves the city.

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Our blog aims to keep you informed of the latest happenings at the Otago Museum, through posts about our collections, our people and our work.

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