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Tūhura Otago Museum Blog

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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Cannibal Forks

Forks eating forks?!

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The Museum’s Painted Fish

On Lee Lau shows us some of her favourites

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Planets in Antiquity

A classical view of the night sky

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Your Museum at Your Place

We're bringing the Museum to the public. Virtually at least.

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APRIL (PAENGA-WHĀ WHĀ) SKY GUIDE

Welcome to the Sky Guide, your monthly guide to what's happening in the heavens!

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Smock Shock!

Smocks, but not as you know them...

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Covid-19 Updates

*Monday 23 March* As of 3pm today, the Museum is closed until further notice. We will advise of any changes or new information as it comes to hand. Please look after your people and stay safe. Kia kaha. *Sunday 22 March* We are open, and have implemented a visitor register so we can easily contact our visitors if we need to. Details will be kept strictly private and destroyed after a month. There are forms at the cafe and at the main entrance. We have reduced our planetarium screening schedule so we have time to clean between shows and so there is room for...

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Six Degrees of Separation

Happy World Book Day!

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MARCH POUTŪ-TE-RANGI SKY GUIDE

Welcome to the Sky Guide, your monthly guide to what's happening in the heavens!

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Uncovering Pacific Pasts

OM is part of an international exhibition!

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About

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.

Disclaimer

The views expressed here are those of our individual contributors, and are not the views of the Otago Museum.

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All content of this blog is Copyright Otago Museum, 2017. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the Otago Museum, except for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or education, as provided for in the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994.