South Otago Museum — Attraction in Otago

It was really cold, no heating and the volunteer staff member was doing her best, $2 entry, was stated in the pamphlet it was a donation, I did not have the right change, was told to pay the next time I was in town. The museum did not have much life to it, no interaction displays. Lot of old stuff spread throughout. Mini gift shop available. Also display at the information center...

Great visit. It's really interesting. Enjoyed seeing the areas' local history and displays. I remember the old water tower. The Benhar Pottery. Even found the house we lived in at SOHS surrounded by a huge hedge on the 1957 Balclutha photo map. I was lucky the museum had a helper who gave a great...

Wonderful to see the history of the area. I did not know that mcskimming porcelain was made in balclutha. This was a mainstay of nz for years. Very important for us to see what hard work our ancestors put in to live here in New Zealand and to make it what...