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exploring the deep
James Cameron – Challenging the Deep's long links to the past and Otago Museum.
New flightless stonefly species discovered
Otago has an important scientific discovery; a new distinct species of stonefly was found in the Maungatua Range.
Museum Week 2019
Missed our Museum Week 2019 videos on social media? Here's another chance to watch.
Midden: An Archaeological Treasure Trove
Archaeologists love middens because they contain a wealth of information about how people used to live. Museum Guide Merryn Chynoweth tells us more.
Surviving Chunuk Bair: H D Skinner at Gallipoli
The letters Skinner sent home to family and friends in New Zealand detail the three days and nights of fighting during the Battle of Chunuk Bair.
A Rifle with History
Otago Museum Conservation staff are today dismantling the only Collier 2nd model flintlock revolving rifle held in public collections around the world.
Enter the Museum Collection
We've got a new display opening in the People of the World gallery on 7 February.
Potae taua
Intern Isaac Te Awa recently spent five weeks working on the Otago Museum’s Māori textile collection, where one item in particular caught his eye: potae taua. Here he shares what he’s discovered about these distinctive symbols of grief.
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