Science Saturdays at Tūhura Otago Museum

Name: Science Saturdays at Tūhura Otago Museum
Start: 2025-09-20T00:15:00+12:00
End: 2025-09-20T04:30:00+12:00
Location: Tūhura Otago Museum

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 12:15 am to 04:30 am

UTC+12:00

Location

Tūhura Otago Museum | Dunedin, OT

Saturdays at Tūhura Otago Museum are all about science!
Come along for a day packed with exciting experiments, mind-blowing demonstrations, and animal encounters.
Schedule
10.15am – Museum Foyer | Free
Exploration Station – Ever wondered how many people could fit inside a megalodon's mouth? Find out at the Exploration Station, where our staff will be running fun, hands-on explorations.
11am – Tūhura Tropical Forest | Included with admission to Science Centre
First Flight – Watch our newly hatched butterflies get released into the forest for their very first flight.
2pm – Tūhura Science Centre | Included with admission to Science Centre
Tūhura Science Show: Highlights Edition – Check out our greatest science show hits, including exploding balloons, giant nitrogen clouds, flaming bubbles... even the legendary dragon's breath demonstration!
10.15am – 2.30pm, Saturdays 13 September – 13 December
Tūhura Otago Museum
Free and paid activities available