Otago Museum
Check out some inclusive spaces designed for everyone to enjoy.
Featuring a science centre, Planetarium and butterfly house.
Venue categories
- Paid attraction
- Free attraction
- Recreation and leisure
- Arts and culture
- Local amenity
Accessible features
- Wheelchair and mobility access
- Accessible toilets
- Accessible equipment hire
- Support people available
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Visitor reviews
A space for everyone to enjoy
An anonymous review
At the Otago Museum, the new science centre and planetarium are amazing. The ever popular butterfly house is a strong favourite with visitors. There are both paid and free activities for all ages to explore, wonder, create and learn. I can't wait to revisit the planetarium.
Go! It's amazing even if you are short on time you won't regret it.
Highlight: When I visit the museum I always see so many different people enjoying it including those with mobility issues, sight impaired and children with various needs. It's lovely to see a space for everyone to enjoy.
The museum is very accessible with wheelchair access to the butterfly house, lifts to every floor and widely spread exhibits so you can easily get around. There are accessible toilets on every level and the science centre is a sensory wonderland for adults and children alike.
Visiting the tropical forest and seeing butterflies released
An anonymous review
We went and explored the museum first, and then explored the science centre and its fascinating experiments. There were lifts from the ground floor up to the large mezzanine and beyond. Lots of ramps within the museum meant most, if not all, of the exhibits were able to be accessed by those requiring a wheelchair or extra assistance. The science centre has plenty of space to move around, and inside the tropical forest there is a lift to take people down to the bottom level so they can enjoy the waterfall and turtle pools. In the tropical forest the paths are wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. Bathrooms are also accessible and there are guides should you need extra help. Disability parking is right out the front and there are plenty of them. Automatic doors make entry easy and the cafe is also spacious and accessible.
There is plenty to see and do, and something for everyone. The museum itself is free but the science centre and butterfly house do have a charge.
Highlight: Visiting the tropical forest and seeing the butterflies being released.
The accessible features mean that everyone can partake in every activity together and no one has to miss out.