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.
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
Wheelchair Access
Reference Library
Parking
Membership Club
Toilets
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
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