Skip to content

Otautau Museum

Te rohe - Location
146 Main Street Otautau 9610 Southland, New Zealand

Ngā haora mahi - Opening hours
Usually Open Tuesday and Wedensday but it pays to ring first to check.
If these days don't suit don't hesitate to ring 03 225 8991 we are still working on our large collection conservation project, which includes repairs to our Pouhere Taonga Heritage Listed building. If you would like to help, please email at otautau.museum@gmail.com or 03 225 8991
We will continue to have our Archivist/Researcher and Family History Service available, If you are unable to make contact by phone or email, please send us a letter via our Secretary.

Te utu - Admission
Displays of our own collections FREE, but visiting and special Exhibitions may require a small fee. All donations always gratefully accepted.

Our photographic collection documents the history of Otautau & Districts. Featured on eHive here, is a small selection of the items we have available at our Museum.

We also have a growing collection of family history resources and local area archives. For research inquiries or to view our collections, please contact otautau.museum@gmail.com or 03 225 8991

Our museum resides in Otautau's Old Courthouse, a historic building in Main Street and the hub of our community focused exhibitions, which change periodically. Our main collections will be mostly temporarily unavailable, due to having important conservation work being undertaken on them. We will advise further when this is completed. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Ngā momo kohinga -
Collection Strengths

Social history

Ngā wāhi -
Facilities

  • Reference library

  • Membership club

  • Wheelchair access

  • Toilets

  • Parking

  • Other facilities

    Cafe and shops within walking distance.

Whakapā mai -
Contact

  • Postal address

    C/- Secretary, 14 Hughies Lane, Otautau 9610

  • Phone number

    03-225-8991

  • Email address

    otautau.museum@gmail.com

  • Staff details

    We're all volunteers and we welcome new volunteers. To volunteer for working on the collections, please make contact by email otautau.museum@gmail.com or 03 225 8991

    To volunteer for the Governance Group/Trust Board,
    please email the current Chairperson on: otautau.museum@gmail.com or ph 03 225 8991

Kei te mahere -
On the map

Tūhuratia te kohinga -
Explore collection