Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre

Trustees & Staff were privileged to get a sneak peek at the magnificent Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre at Otago Museum in late November 2017. Now home to over 45 new hands-on science interactives and a refreshed Tropical Forest butterfly house, the new science centre opens on December 16th and will now also encompass the existing digitally interactive Beautiful Science Gallery and Perpetual Guardian Planetarium.

The refurbished Tropical Forest butterfly environment will not only house over 1000 exotic butterflies, but also a variety of other species including tarantulas, terrapins and birds, including Eurycnema goliath, more commonly known as the Goliath stick insect, which grows up to 25cm long and lays up to 1000 eggs within a 12 month period. Trustees enjoyed get up-close and personal with these gentle giants during their visit. 

The Otago Community Trust supported the $2.5 million redevelopment of Otago Museum’s former Discovery World via a $500,000 donation.