Step Back in Time - Olveston Historic Home

14 Jul 2016

Funding Stories

Earlier this year Olveston Historic Home collaborated with an education specialist and developed a new initiative to create learning experiences outside the class room. The suite of educational programmes introduces students to "Life in the House".  These fully immersive programmes have been hugely popular with students, as they have had the opportunity to explore, enquire and engage with the histories and life at Olveston.  The Otago Community Trust was delighted to have provided funding support towards this unique education initiative.

The Olveston Historic Home & Theomin Gallery is one of Otago’s historic treasures and will take you back in time and provide a rich insight into the Edwardian period. If you are looking for a new adventure over the school holidays or at the weekend take a step back in time and drop into Olveston for a visit. Schools can contact Olveston for further information on educational programmes.

Olveston was built for Dunedin businessman, collector and philanthropist David Theomin, his wife Marie and their two children Edward and Dorothy. Designed by acclaimed English architect Sir Ernest George, Olveston was built as a family home furnished with fine art, furniture and artefacts purchased from all around the world. Opened as a historic house museum in 1967, Olveston is a time capsule as little has changed inside the house since it was occupied as a family home between 1906 to 1966.