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Community events > Otago Wildlife Photography Competition 2009 |
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CLICK HERE for a download of the competition entry form |
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Friday 12-Jun-2009 to 02-Sep-2009 |
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Entries close 5pm, Wednesday 2 September 2009 |
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Community events > Interactive Trolley: West African Cloth Stamping |
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Explore the art of adinkra cloth stamping. Discover the tools, the symbolism and the history of this exciting art and create your very own piece of adinkra cloth to take home and keep.
DAILY during the school holidays, 12pm and 3.30pm |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 31-Aug-2009 |
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FREE! |
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Atrium Level 1 |
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Community events > Discovery World Science Shows |
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The Magnification Station
Come into Discovery Theatre and meet our very own Magni-scientist! He will show you how the world looks through his amazing enlarging lens.
DAILY during the school holidays, 11am and 3pm
Robot World
Be part of a robot hunt around Discovery World and have a close look at the robots around us. Discover how they work and become a robot-surgeon as you look at their insides!
DAILY during the school holidays, 1pm
SCIENCE EXPLORATIONS
Explore the science behind Discovery World exhibits and be part of some great science demonstrations!
DAILY during the school holidays
12pm, 2pm, 4pm |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 31-Jul-2009 |
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FREE with Discovery World Tropical Forest admission |
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Discovery World |
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Community events > The African Safari Choc-a-block Trail |
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Get into your camouflage gear and get set to search high and low for African themed clues. Solve the clues and reveal the secret of the ‘Maitaztii’ Map to claim your delicious Cadbury treat! |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 19-Jul-2009 |
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FREE! |
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Collect your question trail from the Search Centre |
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Community events > First Flight: Daily Butterfly Release |
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Ever witnessed the first flight of a butterfly? Here is your chance!
Be there for that special moment and help release the young butterflies to take flight in the Tropical Forest. Join us every morning to learn about the amazing transformation butterflies go through before they can finally fly! |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 31-Dec-2010 at 10:30 am |
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FREE with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission |
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Tropical Forest |
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Community events > Lunchtime Music - July |
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Guitarist/singer Merryn Gill performs folk favourites from artists Eva Cassidy, Simon and Garfunkel, Ben Harper and more. |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 at 12:00 pm |
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FREE! |
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Atrium Ground |
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Community events > Search Centre Programme - Game On! The Origins of Oware |
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The ancient African count-and-capture game Oware is popular all around the world. Learn the rules, history and variations of this timeless challenge.
DAILY during the school hoildays
EVERY Saturday and Sunday during July and August |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 31-Aug-2009 at 2:30 pm |
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FREE! |
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Search Centre |
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Community events > Tropical Forest Demonstration: Ancient Aztec Hot Chocolate Ceremony |
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The Aztecs and the Mayans revered chocolate as the food of the Gods, and who are we to disagree? Warm up inside our lush Tropical Forest as we uncover the secrets of the traditional hot chocolate brew and discover how these ancient rainforest dwellers cultivated the cacao bean.
DAILY during the school holidays |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 to 19-Jul-2009 at 3:00 pm |
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FREE with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission |
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Tropical Forest |
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Exhibitions > Charles Brasch: 'A great good man' |
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Exhibitions > Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking |
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Gallery talks > Charles Brasch |
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Charles Brasch was one of Otago’s great philanthropists and a generous benefactor to this Museum. Learn about Brasch’s life and contributions. |
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Wednesday 01-Jul-2009 to 10-Jul-2009 at 4:30 pm |
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FREE! |
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Meet at the Information Desk |
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Gallery talks > Magical Human Replicas |
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People have long created artworks in human form, serving as reminders for revenge or servants for the dead. Join us as we reveal the secrets behind the Museum’s human replicas. |
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Saturday 04-Jul-2009 at 2:00 pm |
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FREE! |
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Meet at the Information Desk |
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Tours > Tangata Whenua |
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Discover and explore the Tangata Whenua Gallery with its impressive displays of Maori cultural artifacts, including one of the best collections of southern Maori material in the world. Gain an insight into the cultural treasures of Tangata Whenua - the people of the land, New Zealand Maori.
Tangata Whenua guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > Nature |
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The unique natural history of Otago is detailed in this excellent gallery, designed for you to discover the natural treasures of our land and coastline. This tour gives a close-up look at bird and insect life, including displays of the Northern Royal Albatross, the endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguin and the giant extinct moa. See one of the few complete moa eggs in the world!
Nature guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > Pacific Cultures |
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Discover the many cultures of the Pacific during a tour of the outstanding Pacific Culture Galleries. Find out about the significance of the masks, tools, and instruments representative of early life. A special feature is the magnificent display of Pacific Island statues, rarely seen elsewhere.
Pacific Cultures guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > People of the World |
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Explore archaeological treasures from around the world including ancient Greek pottery, examples of the world’s earliest forms of writing from Mesopotamia and sculpture and fine artwork from Ancient Egypt. Learn the stories behind the stunning decorative arts from Asia and Europe, Tibetan Buddhist material and Chinese snuff bottles. Admire the beauty of the Venetian glass and ceramics from around the world. Other treasures include a striking collection of swords, a large collection of West African Ashanti cast iron bronze figures used for weighing gold, and a beautiful array of costumes and textiles.
People of the World guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > Maritime |
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Maritime history is an important part of the New Zealand story, and the Maritime Gallery is a treasure trove of elaborate scale-models, nautical artifacts and builder’s models considered to be among the best in the Southern Hemisphere. Taking pride of place in the centre of this gallery is the skeleton of a great fin whale.
Maritime guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > Animal Attic |
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At the very top of the Museum you’ll find this magnificent timbered Victorian gallery - a museum within a museum! Immerse yourself in the style of museums gone by and gain not only an insight into all things animal, but also the museum culture of the 1800’s when this gallery was first opened. This is a unique experience in New Zealand - don’t miss it!
Animal Attic guided tours are available daily at any time during opening hours by prior arrangement. |
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Tours > Highlights of the Museum |
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For an introduction to the extensive breadth and depth of the Otago Museum's collections, join us for a 'Highlights of the Museum' tour. Explore the best of the Tangata Whenua, Animal Attic and Nature Galleries in our 'recommended components' tour. Or choose to visit the remainder of our permanent collections (excluding Southern Land, Southern People, which is covered extensively in the official 15:30 guided tour) in our 'optional components' tour, which can be tailored to suit your interests. |
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Daily at 11:30 am (other times by prior arrangement) |
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$10 per person, or FREE for Otago residents bringing visitors. |
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Meet at the Information Desk |
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email tours@otagomuseum.govt.nz |
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Tours > Discovery World Tropical Forest |
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Take the hottest tour in town - join our Tropical Forest Communicator to get the in-depth, inside stories of the rainforest and the creatures that live within. |
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Daily at 1:30 pm (other times by prior arrangement) |
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$25 per person |
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Meet at the Information Desk |
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email tours@otagomuseum.govt.nz |
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Tours > Southern Land, Southern People |
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Discover a region of superlatives and extremes… driest, wettest, coldest, highest, windiest, wildest, most remote. Southern Land, Southern People explains the origins of our demanding landscape and environment, how people discovered and explored it, how they utilised its natural resources, and how its challenging nature rubbed off on the people in the form of ‘southern character’. |
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Daily at 3:30 pm (other times by prior arrangement) |
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$10 per person, or FREE for Otago residents bringing visitors. |
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Meet at the Information Desk |
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email tours@otagomuseum.govt.nz |
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