WHAT’S ON OFFER AT THE OTAGO MUSEUM
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016 PO Box 6202, Dunedin 9059 03 474 7474 [email protected] WHAT’S ON OFFER AT THE OTAGO MUSEUM
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016 PO Box 6202, Dunedin 9059 03 474 7474 [email protected] The Otago Museum shares the natural, cultural and scientific stories of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand and the world. This year, 2018, marks our 150th anniversary, however many of the items in our collection are far older!
Our collection includes more than 1.5 million objects, which come from around the globe. We use these objects to tell our visitors more about the world – from here in Dunedin to deep space, from millions of years ago to envelope-pushing research – through galleries, exhibitions, displays, tours and talks.
The Otago Museum is located in north Dunedin, next to the University of Otago campus. Its main entrance is located on Albany Street, which runs off George Street and down towards the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The Museum Reserve is a grassy area in front of the Otago Otago Museum with large trees. It is a Museum perfect place to have lunch and soak up some sun before visiting the Museum.
Otago Museum 10am–5pm daily, closed Christmas Day
Café and Shop 9am–5pm daily, closed Christmas Day
COST
Entry to the Museum and the galleries is free. This does not include Tūhura, which includes the Otago Community Trust Science Centre, the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium and the Beautiful Science gallery. On occasion, the Museum may also charge a fee for a programme, event or exhibition. Prices for these areas can be on the Otago Museum website.
CONTENTS
Independent Visits 6
The Galleries and Gallery Tours 6
Treasures of the Museum Tour 6
Stories of the South Tour 7
Tūhura 8
Otago Community Trust Science Centre 8
Perpetual Guardian Planetarium 9
Tour Group Bookings 10
Southern Māori and Otago Heritage Tour 10
Creatures of the Wild South 11
Tūhura Tour 12
Tours and Planetarium Shows 13
Aotearoa and the Southern Skies 13
The Night Sky above your Cruise Ship 14
Standard Planetarium Shows 16
Otago Museum Shop 18
Otago Museum Café 19 INDEPENDENT VISITS
The Galleries and Gallery Tours
The Otago Museum allows for both self-guided exploration of the free galleries and scheduled tours with experienced guides. If you want to explore on your own, you can pick up a map from the Info Desk and make your way around the galleries at your own pace. Otherwise, you can book into a tour either through our website or in person at the Info Desk.
The daily tours we offer include:
Treasures of the Museum Tour
Find out what makes this Museum excellent! Navigate through our galleries discovering little-known wonders of early New Zealand culture and heritage.
In our Tāngata Whenua gallery you can catch a glimpse of daily life in an early Southern Māori coastal village alongside an array of taoka (treasures), a 17 m waka taua (war canoe), and pounamu (greenstone) artefacts.
Journey through Oceania to see a suit of armour worn by a Kiribati warrior or red feather currency from Santa Cruz. Step back in time to the Victorian-style Animal Attic to explore this fascinating cabinet of curiosities.
Discover the skeletons in our cupboard! Marvel at New Zealand’s largest fossil, the 7 m long plesiosaur from Shag Point, or the most comprehensive collection of articulated moa skeletons in the world. Amongst the thousands of exotic items and timeworn artefacts from ancient civilisations, see a 2500-year-old Mummy from Thebes and learn how her face was reconstructed using Forensic Facial Approximation.
Join us to see these riches and hear their stories.
Duration: 45 minutes 11am and 2pm, daily,
Cost: $15 per person excluding GST
Book now online or at the Otago Museum Info Desk
6 Stories of the South Tour
The stories of the south are as rich and varied as the stunning landscapes, from lush pasture and tussock-covered hills to the icy heights of the Southern Alps. The way locals have used and valued this land has changed dramatically over time.
From grass to gold, fur seals to flax, and clay to coal, discover how the available resources shaped the human stories of southern New Zealand. Follow the lifeways of early Southern Māori journeying through the landscape, and the later waves of immigrants building prosperity from natural resources, industries and agriculture. Journey back through deep time in the region’s fossil record, from the tiny fragment of crocodile jawbone found in Otago’s ‘Everglades’, to New Zealand’s largest fossil, the 7 m Shag Point plesiosaur.
See the world’s largest collection of articulated moa skeletons and the biggest raptor that ever existed, the giant Haast’s eagle. Wonder at the unique and diverse abundance of local wildlife, and hear the conservation success stories of the rediscovery of the ‘last’ takahē.
Join this tour for these and more inspiring stories of the southern lands and southern people.
Duration: 45 minutes 1pm and 3pm, daily,
Cost: $15 per person excluding GST
Book now online or at the Otago Museum Info Desk
7 Tūhura
While most of the Museum is free, there are two paid admission areas. These include the Otago Community Trust Science Centre and the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium. For these, the prices are as follows:
Otago Community Perpetual Guardian Science Centre + Trust Science Centre Planetarium Planetarium combo
Adult $15 $10 $20
Child (3-18) $10 $7 $13
Family $45 $34 $60 2 adults + 2 children
Family $41 $31 $55 1 adult + 3 Children
Student, senior 65+, $14 $9 $18 Community Card Holder with ID Annual Pass: $60 Adult
Annual Pass: $40 Child
Annual Pass: $56 Student, senior 65+, Community Card Holder with ID
Add $2 per person for 3D Planetarium shows.
Tickets and annual passes are available online or from the Museum Shop.
Otago Community Trust Science Centre
Visit Tūhura, our stunning new science engagement development. The Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre has over 45 hands-on interactives, including a giant DNA-inspired helical slide, and a three-storey tropical butterfly enclosure.
8 Your science centre admission ticket also provides access to the multi-screen, laser-activated, Beautiful Science gallery. You can combine your science centre experience with a planetarium show with our special Tūhura combo deals.
Perpetual Guardian Planetarium
Tour the universe in laid-back comfort in our state-of-the-art dome. Be immersed in the deep past or alien worlds, or closer to home, take a guided look at our southern skies.
Terms of entry:
• Restricted to ages 3 years and over. • An adult must accompany children under 14. • Bring your online confirmation to the Museum Shop to receive your physical tickets. • Please arrive 15 minutes early to receive your physical tickets from the Shop and queue for the show; no late admissions. • Some viewers may experience motion sickness. Please follow instructions of the planetarium guide. • No readmissions to the theatre if you exit during the show. • Our 3D technology may cause seizures if you have epilepsy.
Buy online to book your planetarium show, or purchase tickets at the Museum Shop.
9 TOUR GROUP BOOKINGS
Southern Māori and Otago Heritage Tour
Learn about Otago’s cultural heritage.
Experience the unique culture and heritage of New Zealand’s South Island. Learn about the Māori of Te Waipounamu, and taoka (treasures) from around New Zealand.
Our knowledgeable guides will help you explore the Tāngata Whenua and Southern Land, Southern People galleries. They will share the migration stories of all the peoples of Otago, and discuss how they have influenced this unique place.
Duration: 45 minutes Maximum per tour group: 40
Multiple group bookings accepted
Cost: Adult - $16.00 excluding GST Child - $12.00 excluding GST
For bookings contact [email protected]
10 Creatures of the Wild South
Encounter the stories and creatures of southern New Zealand with our experienced Museum guides.
Learn about New Zealand’s ancient past, when long-extinct marine reptiles and mammals filled the seas, and giant penguins taller than humans nested on the shore.
Our knowledgeable staff will guide you through our significant collection of fossilised, mummified and excavated remains of immense creatures such as the plesiosaur, giant moa and the Haast’s eagle. Explore the Nature gallery to see how animals such as the ancient tuatara, regal royal albatross, little kiwi with its giant egg, and leopard seal inhabit the varied environments of Otago.
Duration: 45 minutes Maximum per tour group: 40
Multiple group bookings accepted
Cost: Adult - $16.00 excluding GST Child - $12.00 excluding GST
For bookings contact: [email protected]
11 Tūhura Tour
Learn about cutting-edge scientific theory, combined with Māori legend, to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the world we inhabit.
Take a tour of Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre with one of our knowledgeable science communicators. Tūhura offers a unique bicultural approach to explain the natural world and its forces. The area houses over 45 hands-on interactives, including a giant DNA-inspired helical slide, and a three-storey tropical butterfly enclosure.
Tūhura reflects the dual knowledge bases of scientific understanding and Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge). Under the illumination of the Kāi Tahu cosmogenic whakapapa, or creation story, which weaves its way through the centre, a science communicator will outline the Kāi Tahu creation story, using science as a tool to explore elements of the story.
Duration: 45-minute tour, unlimited re-entry for the day Maximum per tour group: 20
Multiple group bookings accepted
Cost: Adult - $27.00 excluding GST Child - $17.00 excluding GST
For bookings contact: [email protected]
12 TOUR & PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Aotearoa and the Southern Skies
Discover the stories of Aotearoa New Zealand’s night skies.
Find out more about the ancient science of Pacific navigation and the explorers who navigated across the ocean to Aotearoa New Zealand. Our knowledgeable guides will help you explore the Pacific Cultures and Tāngata Whenua galleries. Then take a seat in our state-of-the-art 360° planetarium dome to hear traditional Māori stories of the stars and see New Zealand’s most significant astronomical features.
Duration: 60 minutes Maximum per tour group: 40
Multiple group bookings accepted
Cost: Adult - $25.00 excluding GST Child - $16.00 excluding GST
For bookings contact: [email protected]
Times Available:
Available weekday mornings (departure no later than 12.30pm) 23 July – 28 September 2018 15 October – 18 December 2018 7 February – 12 April 2019 29 April – 5 July 2019 22 July – 27 September 2019 14 October – 13 December 2019
Alternative times for guaranteed numbers may be requested at least 30 days prior
13 The Night Sky above your Cruise Ship
Discover the night skies.
Visit our state-of-the-art 360° planetarium dome for a live presentation exploring how the sky over Otago will look on the night of your visit. Learn about stars, constellations and deep-sky objects over your ship’s path, and how you can view them.
Duration: 60 minutes Maximum per tour group: 40
Multiple group bookings accepted
Cost: Adult - $25.00 excluding GST Child - $16.00 excluding GST
For bookings contact: [email protected]
Times Available:
Available weekday mornings (departure no later than 12.30pm) 23 July – 28 September 2018 15 October – 18 December 2018 7 February – 12 April 2019 29 April – 5 July 2019 22 July – 27 September 2019 14 October – 13 December 2019
Alternative times on request with guaranteed numbers are given at least 30 days prior.
14 Terms and conditions • Tours are available from 8am to 5pm daily (except Christmas Day) unless otherwise indicated. • Tour numbers to be confirmed 24 hours in advance. • Cancellations accepted up to 24 hours before the tour time. • Unnotified cancellations may incur a 50% cancellation fee. • Complimentary pass and tea or coffee are available for the tour guide and driver. • Complimentary pass for shore excursion staff. • Complimentary pass for a translator. • Payment is due by the 20th of the following month. • Vouchers will be accepted by the Info Desk or at [email protected] and the invoice will be sent out after the tour.
Exclusive tailored packages available on request
Open daily (except Christmas Day) 10am–5pm Phone: +64 3 474 7474 Email: [email protected] 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, Otago, New Zealand PO Box 6202, Dunedin 9059, Otago, New Zealand www.otagomuseum.nz For bookings contact [email protected]
15 STANDARD PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Tour the universe in laid-back comfort in our state-of-the-art dome. Be immersed in the deep past or alien worlds, or closer to home, take a guided look at our southern skies.
Buy online to book your planetarium show, or purchase tickets at the Otago Museum Shop.
Visit both the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium and Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre, which includes our iconic butterfly-filled Tropical Forest, with a combo deal!
All shows are approximately 45 minutes in duration.
The Sky Tonight
The Sky Tonight is a live presentation exploring how the sky over Otago will look on the night of your visit. Learn about stars, constellations, deep-sky objects, and how to view them yourself.
Alien Worlds: The Case for Life – 3D
Travel through time and space to answer the ultimate question, ‘are we alone?’ Find out what life needs to exist, and explore our chances of contacting another intelligent species.
Amazing Universe
Take a journey from Hoopers Inlet on the Otago Peninsula to the edges of the universe.
16 Great White Shark
Narrated by Bill Nighy, Great White Shark explores the great white’s place in our imaginations, in our fears, and in its role at the top of the oceanic food chain.
Experience the strength and beauty of these animals by looking through the eyes of researchers and free-divers who swim with and tag great whites.
We Are Stars - 3D
Roll up, roll up...
Come on a journey through time and space. Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, in amazing Stereo 3D. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of the earliest Hydrogen atoms to the molecules for life today.
Narrated by Andy Serkis.
Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark Matter
Immerse yourself in a journey across space and time, and speed alongside particles before they collide in a visually stunning explosion of light and sound, as you learn how scientists around the world are trying to track down dark matter.
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton, with sound by the Academy Award-winning team at Skywalker Sound, Phantom of the Universe will educate and amaze.
Recommended for children 12 years and over.
17 OTAGO MUSEUM SHOP
Otago Museum Shop
Need a birthday present for Mum, a souvenir to send home to friends and family or the perfect pair of earrings to top off your outfit for the weekend? The Otago Museum Shop is the place to go.
Educational toys and science experiments for kids, hand-crafted jewellery or elegant mementos of Otago and New Zealand – there’s something for everyone at the Otago Museum Shop.
The Shop is located on the ground level. You can also purchase your tickets to Tūhura here. Tūhura encompasses the Otago Community Trust Science Centre, the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium and the Beautiful Science gallery.
Open daily, 9am–5pm
Every purchase helps support your Museum.
18 OTAGO MUSEUM CAFE
Otago Museum Café
Take some time out from exploring the Museum to refuel at our Café, located on the ground level beside Manu the Moa.
Enjoy freshly made baking, sandwiches, wraps and salads created from locally sourced and seasonal produce, washed down with delicious Allpress coffee, or choose from a wide range of teas.
A fresh made-to-order menu is available from 11am to 2pm every day, including popular kids’ choices and the OM full breakfast.
The Café is licensed and offers a range of wine and beer, along with a ‘Wine of the Day’ special.
Opening hours: 9am–5pm
Every purchase helps support your Museum.
19 Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016 PO Box 6202, Dunedin 9059 03 474 7474 [email protected]