Archaeology Week Activity Day – Heritage NZ

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an archaeologist?

For Archaeology Week 2025, join Heritage New Zealand staff to try your hand at sorting, cleaning, cataloguing, and investigating some Dunedin artefacts that are over 100 years old!

We’ll also try out dressing up as an archaeologist—photos encouraged!

There will be a range of activities on offer, including:

Sorting Station
Cataloguing Artefacts Station
Cataloguing Animal Bone Station
Dress Up as an Archaeologist Station
Shoe Box Archaeology

This is a hands-on workshop, and children may get a bit dirty and wet, so wear old clothes.

10am – 2pm, Saturday 10 May
Beautiful Science Gallery
Free

You may also like the following events from Otago Museum:

• This Friday, 2nd May, 06:00 pm, Under the Dome – Night Sky Live: Quiz Edition and Aliens (1986) in Dunedin
• Next Thursday, 8th May, 05:30 pm, Ian Smith Memorial Lecture in Dunedin
• Next Saturday, 10th May, 10:00 am, Mother's Day Makerspace in Dunedin

Also check out other Workshops in Dunedin.