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Several Hundred Specimens of Parasitic Worms Donated to the Otago Museum
Several hundred specimens from over 60 known species of parasites have been donated to the Otago Museum by the University of Otago’s Evolutionary and Ecological Parasitology group.
20th Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition Opening Saturday
Otago Museum is looking forward to marking the 20th anniversary of the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition with a new medium and a new venue for the exhibition.
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.
Leading US Physicist to Throw Light on the 100-year Quest for Einstein’s Gravitational Waves
Otago Museum is pleased to be co-hosting, with the Dodd-Walls Centre and the University of Otago, a free public talk by Professor Nergis Mavalvala on Thursday 31 January.
Otago Museum Frogs have New Home
Some long-time favourites from the Otago Museum have shifted house.
Singular Opportunity to Hear Globally Important Astronomer
In a serendipitous confluence of chance, the Otago Museum has been able to entice the President of the American Astronomical Society to give a public talk at the Museum.
Finding the Line Between Mystery and Knowledge
In good time for the silly season, Otago Museum is opening its first ever planetarium Christmas show — an in-house production, Christmas Mysteries.
2019 Otago Wildlife Photography Competition – 20 Years of Beautiful Amateur Imagery
The 20th annual Otago Wildlife Photography Competition opens for entries from all of Otago’s amateur photographers and videographers on Monday 19 November 2018.
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