Otago Museum / Tūhura

Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city center of Dunedin, New Zealand, adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city. The museum's extensive collections encompass natural science specimens and humanities artifacts from the Otago region and around the world, which are featured in its long-term gallery displays. A notable feature of the museum is its interactive science center, which includes an immersive tropical rainforest butterfly house. In 2022, the museum was officially renamed Tūhura Otago Museum, incorporating the Māori name "Tūhura," meaning "to discover, investigate, and explore."

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Otago Museum building, Dunedin, New Zealand

Otago Museum building, Dunedin, New Zealand

Palestinian solidarity protesters gathering outside the Otago Museum in Dunedin

Fallen tree debris outside Otago Museum

Otago Museum from Cumberland Street on 23 October 2025

Fallen branches on Cumberland St following wind damage

Fallen branch outside Otago Museum caused by wind damage

Storm damage at Otago Museum

• Gifts and Legacies at the Otago Museum - book, English, 2014
• Evolution Made Visible: The Worlds of Thomas Jeffery Parker (1850-1897) the Noted New Zealand Zoologist - 2015 doctoral thesis by Rosemary Helen Beatrice Crane at University of Otago, Q1860, online
• Sealed up tight : the endurance of low priority collections : a case study of the Laing Seal Collection at Otago Museum - 2018 master's thesis by Isobel Claire Andrewartha at Massey University, Q1860
• H.D. Skinner’s use of associates within the colonial administrative structure of the Cook Islands in the development of Otago Museum’s Cook Islands collections - scholarly article, 2015
• The big picture: How the acts of taking and viewing photos can influence memory - 2021 doctoral thesis by Andrew James Mills at University of Otago, Q1860, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Otago Museum building, Dunedin, New Zealand		Commons
commons	image		Otago Museum building, Dunedin, New Zealand		Commons
commons	image		Palestinian solidarity protesters gathering outside the Otago Museum in Dunedin		Commons
commons	image		Fallen tree debris outside Otago Museum		Commons
commons	image		Otago Museum from Cumberland Street on 23 October 2025		Commons
commons	image		Fallen branches on Cumberland St following wind damage		Commons
commons	image		Fallen branch outside Otago Museum caused by wind damage		Commons
commons	image		Storm damage at Otago Museum		Commons