Dinosaurs return to Dunedin
Giant footprints have appeared in the sand at St Kilda Beach, signalling the return of dinosaurs to Dunedin, Tūhura Otago Museum, 21 August 2026 The oversized tracks appeared ahead of Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction, opening at Tūhura on 5 September, their largest exhibition in 18 months. Tūhura Otago Museum Marketing Manager Charlie Buchan said dinosaurs had […]
The Friends of Tūhura Otago Museum celebrates 100 years
The Friends of Tūhura Otago Museum celebrates 100 years, Tūhura Otago Museum, 6 August 2026 The Friends of Tūhura Otago Museum is celebrating a remarkable milestone, marking 100 years of preserving Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and scientific heritage. Established in 1926, the Friends is one of Aotearoa’s oldest museum friends associations, with generations of members […]
Two-year countdown to NZ’s biggest astronomical event in a century
Museum launches countdown to New Zealand’s biggest eclipse in a century, Tūhura Otago Museum, 22 July 2026 Staff at Tūhura Otago Museum gathered this afternoon to celebrate an exciting milestone, marking exactly two years until Dunedin experiences one of the world’s rarest natural events and what is expected to become one of New Zealand’s biggest […]
Tūhura OM wins Marketing Team of the Year
& places Dunedin in global conversations
OM gifted new te reo Māori name
Tūhura: to discover, investigate, & explore