Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

The Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is a regional history museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is, New Zealand from the Waitaki River south, though its main focus is the city of Dunedin.

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
Also known as: “Otago Early Settlers Museum” and “Otago Settlers Museum”
Address: 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunedin railway station and First Church of Otago.

Dunedin railway station

Railway station

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Dunedin railway station is a prominent landmark and tourist site in Dunedin, a city in the South Island of New Zealand. It is speculated by locals to be the most photographed building in the country, as well as the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, after the Sydney Opera House. Dunedin railway station is situated 330 metres northeast of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

First Church of Otago

Church

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First Church is a prominent church in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the heart of the city on Moray Place, 100 metres to the south of the city centre. First Church of Otago is situated 170 metres northwest of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Regent Theatre

Theater building

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The Regent Theatre is a theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a seating capacity of about 1,650. It is in The Octagon, the city's central plaza, directly opposite the Municipal Chambers and close to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Regent Theatre is situated 310 metres northwest of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Exchange and Dunedin.

The Exchange

Locality

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The Exchange is an area of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.

Dunedin

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Dunedin, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the Otago region and the second-largest city of the South Island of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

City Rise

Quarter

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City Rise is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.87731° or 45° 52′ 38″ south

Longitude

170.50601° or 170° 30′ 22″ east

Height

4 metres (13 feet)

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Dunedin City Council

Open location code

4V6G4GF4+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 88748713

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q1431259

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In Other Languages

From German to Japanese—“Toitū Otago Settlers Museum” goes by many names.

German: “Otago Settlers Museum”
Japanese: “オタゴ入植者博物館”

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Highlights include Josephine and Dunedin Cenotaph.

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