19 Jul 2024

Women's influence on Tuhura Otago Museum

From Afternoons, 1:29 pm on 19 July 2024

Tūhura Otago Museum was established during the global peak of museum-building.

This 'cathedral to science' however, has long overlooked many of its contributors.

Dr Rosi Crane - Honorary Curator of Science History - has taken a deep-dive into the archives and source material and in doing so, discovered many women played a pivotal role in the museum's history.

Her research is titled: 'Women Naturalists in Tūhura Otago Museum'. Rosi speaks to Mark.

Tūhura Otago Museum

Tūhura Otago Museum Photo: supplied