Otago Museum

public museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
Organization museum Q7108347
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Summary

Otago Museum is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otago Museum was a member of Zoo and Aquarium Association[3].
  • Otago Museum is located in Dunedin City[4].
  • Otago Museum is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Otago Museum's instance of is recorded as museum[6].
  • Otago Museum's instance of is recorded as historic building[7].
  • Otago Museum's architect is recorded as David Ross (architect)[8].
  • Otago Museum's founder is recorded as James Hector[9].
  • Otago Museum took place at Great King Street[10].
  • Otago Museum's Commons category is recorded as Otago Museum[11].
  • 1865 marks the founding of Otago Museum[12].
  • Otago Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -45.8657, 'lon': 170.511}[13].
  • Otago Museum's official website is recorded as http://otagomuseum.nz/[14].
  • Otago Museum's director / manager is recorded as Ian Paul Griffin[15].
  • Otago Museum's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing[16].
  • Otago Museum's collection or exhibition size is recorded as {'amount': '+1500000'}[17].
  • Otago Museum's collection or exhibition size is recorded as {'amount': '+3674'}[18].
  • Otago Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Tūhura Otago Museum'}[19].
  • Otago Museum's Commons Institution page is recorded as Otago Museum[20].
  • Otago Museum's date of official opening is recorded as September 12, 1868[21].
  • Otago Museum's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Tūhura'}[22].
  • Otago Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '419 Great King Street'}[23].
  • Otago Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Princes Street'}[24].
  • Otago Museum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3181'}[25].
  • Otago Museum's P14541 is recorded as 1OQbFe[26].

Body

Founding

Otago Museum's founder is recorded as James Hector[9]. 1865 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

Otago Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Tūhura it'}[19].

Leadership

Otago Museum's director / manager is recorded as Ian Paul Griffin[15].

Why It Matters

Otago Museum ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Gifts and Legacies at the Otago Museum. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . otagomuseum.nz. Retrieved . otagomuseum.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . heritage.org.nz. heritage.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gifts and Legacies at the Otago Museum. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'ka', 'ko', 'sl', 'species']
    Gnd id → 517155-6
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1OQbFe
    Instance of → museum, historic building
    Director / manager → Ian Paul Griffin
    Heritage designation → Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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