Tūhura Otago Museum

Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city center of Dunedin, , adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: public museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Otago Museum”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archives New Zealand Dunedin Office and Skinner Annex.

Library
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY 2.0.
is a library, which is situated 150 metres west of Tūhura Otago Museum.

Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public building, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Tūhura Otago Museum.

Hospital
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is the main public hospital in , . It serves as the major base hospital for the and Southland regions with a potential catchment radius of roughly 300 kilometres, and a population catchment of around 330,000. is situated 460 metres south of Tūhura Otago Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunedin and Maori Hill.

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the region and the second-largest city of the South Island of . Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

Suburb
is a residential suburb of the city of . It is located at the northern end of the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge, 2 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, immediately above and within the Town Belt.

Suburb
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major residential and retail suburb of the New Zealand city of . It is located 150 metres above the city centre on the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge.

Tūhura Otago Museum

Latitude
-45.8656° or 45° 51′ 56″ south
Longitude
170.51081° or 170° 30′ 39″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 159929111
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q7108347
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Tūhura Otago Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Otago”
  • Catalan: “Museu Tūhura Otago”
  • Chinese: “奥塔哥博物馆”
  • Chinese: “奧塔哥博物館”
  • Dutch: “Otago Museum”
  • French: “musée Otago”
  • French: “Tūhura Otago Museum”
  • Georgian: “ოტაგოს მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Otago Museum”
  • Hungarian: “Otago Museum”
  • Hungarian: “Otago Múzeum”
  • Italian: “Otago Museum”
  • Japanese: “オタゴ博物館”
  • Korean: “오타고 박물관”
  • Maori: “Tūhura”
  • Portuguese: “Otago Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej Tūhura Otago”
  • Spanish: “Otago Museum”
  • “OMNZ”
  • “Otago Museum / Tūhura”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holy Name Catholic Church and University Book Shop building.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Precinct Café at Tūhura and University of Otago Physical Education Department (Formerly Dunedin Teachers‘ Training College).

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