Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre

Thumbs up to the new museum

On our trip we had decided to go to Owaka as my husband’s dad is from there. We last visit about 16 years ago… we were nicely surprised by the museum. Everything was set out so well with a lot of hi...

Great museum for learning the Catlin region history

The museum provides a lot of information about life in the Catlins. It is obvious to see that the locals have donated many of the items on display. There was also a lot of information about local ship...

A first class Museum and Information Centre. Highly recommended!

What a wonderful museum and information centre for such a small town. Displays and information were all first class. Congratulations to all those involved in setting up and managing this excellent fac...

Great museum with interesting local stories

The Owaka Museum in New Zealand is a treasure trove of history about the area-especially in relation to the sea and the challenges for early European settlers arriving by sea. A number of the “rooms” ...

Excellent small but interesting museum

This truly was one of the best museums we visited in our travels. Surprising and interesting displays lead you thru the life of the area. Very reasonable entrance fee of $7. An hour we’ll spent. Defin...