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2018 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition People's Choice
With the 2018 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition closing this Sunday, the time has come to announce the winner of this year’s People’s Choice Award. Museum visitors and photography fans submitted over 2800 votes this year, which resulted in the first ever tie for first place. Carolena Booth, who captured Skateboarder Basil, and Jemma Bezuidenhout with her entry Flying Pup, will take home canvas prints of their photos, created by Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse. Both winners were entrants in the Pet – 14 years and under category. With an ever increasing number of entries, both photographic (2332) and video (53), the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition...
Sky Guide: July
Welcome to the Sky Guide, your monthly guide to what's happening in the heavens!
National Volunteer Week @ OM
The Otago Museum holds taoka of all kinds. It’s also supported by the most valuable taoka of all – our volunteers. The Otago Museum acknowledges and thanks the people who contribute their time and knowledge to our work. Here is an introduction to just a few of these generous people to mark Volunteer Week 2018.
Rare Discovery: New Long-legged Fly Found at Aramoana
Spending time on the mudflats around Aramoana over the summer led to a unique find for Associate Professor Steve Kerr, a neurotoxicologist at the University of Otago.
The Month Ahead @OM: June 2018
Hands-on photography workshops, solstice stargazing and the opening of a new exhibition that delves into the memories of The Chills’ lead singer and songwriter Martin Phillipps – June at the Otago Museum is shaping up to be a busy one!
Things Change: Martin Phillipps and The Chills at Otago Museum
Combine an iconic Dunedin band, an award-winning documentary company, and a group of Otago Polytechnic Communication Design students, and you have the makings of a unique exhibition opening at Otago Museum on Saturday 23 June.
2018 ServiceIQ New Zealand Museum Awards
The most engaging, visionary, resourceful and innovative exhibitions, programmes and museum projects were celebrated this evening with a gala at event at Christchurch Art Gallery.
Anthonie Tonnon and Otago Museum present: A Synthesized Universe at the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium
The Perpetual Guardian Planetarium at Otago Museum will become the synthesized universe of songwriter and performer Anthonie Tonnon for a season of shows during the New Zealand International Science Festival in July.
The month ahead @OM: May 2018
May has already got off to a flying start with events for New Zealand Archaeology Week, and looking ahead, we still have exciting expert talks, tours, new planetarium shows and more on offer this month!
Flight to the Lights 2: Back to the Lights
What do you imagine when you picture an aurora? For me it is curtains of green and pink, floating in the air as if suspended by a spider’s web. That image is mostly thanks to Disney movie depictions. In reality auroras are so variable, as I quickly learnt when we flew almost...
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