Otago Museum
Climate change - striking a balance
A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality. Audio
Climate change - striking a balance
A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality.
AudioVisiting academic studying stone age Pitcairn Island tools
We get all sorts of academics and professors visiting New Zealand who specialise in weird and wonderful subjects ... At the moment Otago Museum is hosting Jonathan Paige - Jonathan works at Arizona… Audio
Exhibition showcases 150 years of blue and gold
The University of Otago, Te Whare Wananga o Otago, says it wants everyone to be able to take part in its 150th anniversary celebrations. Audio, Gallery
Amazing ancient Moa find in Central Otago
Moa footprints, that are likely the oldest record of the giant birds ever documented, have been disovered for the first time in the South Island. Thought to be millions of years old , the prints were… Audio, Gallery
Biggest full moon of 2019 yet to come
Last night's full moon was bigger and brighter than usual - dubbed a supermoon, as it makes a closer than usual approach to earth. For those on the other side of the world, the supermoon coincided… Audio
Closest full moon of 2019 yet to come
Last night's full moon was bigger and brighter than usual - dubbed a supermoon, as it makes a closer than usual approach to earth. Audio
Otago's coin collection
Otago Museum has an incredible Roman coin collection, one to rival international institutions. But most of the coins are stored in the museum's vault, out of the public eye. Audio
From Matauranga to Infinity at Dunedin's new science centre
A complete $2.5 million rebuild of Otago Museum's interactive science centre has for the first time melded Ngai Tahu's Maori world view with traditional science. Video, Audio
Giving a face to a Mummy
A Egyptian mummy that's lived at Otago Museum for more than 100 years has just been given a face. Thanks to modern science, University of Otago researchers were able to give the mummy .. who lived… Audio, Gallery
Unearthing and cataloguing buried treasure
Artist Alex Monteith is behind a push to catalogue hundreds of boxes of material excavated from Fiordland back in the late 1960s and early 70s.The material, mainly from maori sites, has been stored at… Audio
Museums and their role in modern society
Emma Hanisch, a student at the University of Otago, loves museums - and she wonders what needs to be done to keep them relevant and exciting. Audio
Museums and their role in modern society
Emma Hanisch, a student at the University of Otago, loves museums - and she wonders what needs to be done to keep them relevant and exciting.
AudioMeteor shower wows in the wee small hours
A spectacular display of meteors is wowing those happy to get up in the wee small hours. Audio
Dr Ian Griffin - Director of Otago Museum
Dr Ian Griffin says museums are about much more than viewing our treasures - they are places of science and research which inspire curiosity about the world. Audio
Museum Dance-Off - Craig Scott
If you think working at a museum is boring, old dusty stuff, think again. And the Otago Museum has entered an international museum dance off to prove just that. 'When You Work At a Museum' is an… Audio
Otago Museum Butterfly House
The Tropical Forest at Otago Museum is home to hundreds of butterflies - and a few other creatures as well. Audio