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Otago Museum - Southern Land, Southern People Guided Tour
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Museum
- Dunedin
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| Price: | Starting from NZ $12.00 per adult |
Discover the special character of the south. Southern Land, Southern People is a window on the natural history of Otago and the human endeavours that have shaped the stories of this place.
Discover a region of superlatives and extremes ... driest, wettest, coldest, highest, windiest, 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 them in the form of 'southern character'. Let the gallery suggest what else to experience while in Southern New Zealand.
Journey through geological time. Enjoy a close encounter with the superb fossil collections from the University of Otago recording our history over 500 million years. Discover New Zealand's largest fossil, the Shag Point plesiosaur - a striking sea-serpent like creature. Meet the largest collection of moa skeletons in New Zealand and find out why these incredible birds became extinct.
Investigate the southern lifestyle with stories of pioneering ingenuity and success - learn how Maori and Europeans explored and settled Southern New Zealand. Admire over 50 New Zealand artworks commissioned to help illustrate our vibrant stories.
If you are coming to Dunedin for the first time make Southern Land, Southern People your starting point.
Starts
Daily at 3:30 pm
Admission
Adults: $12 or FREE for Otago residents bringing visitors.
Children: $6
Location
Meet at the Information Desk
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Address
419 Great King Street
Dunedin
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