It was the best place that we visited in Dunedin NZ. Alot of info, Nice collection and the owner did really really hard work collecting all the bones, skulls and designing the arts in the place. Really recommend it!

An experience you won't forget! So much to see here, and there's bound to be something to interest everyone - allow a good hour. This eclectic collection of all sorts of bones, skeletons, desiccated animals, and Bruce Mahalski's unique bone and coral art, is interspersed with vintage kitsch dolls, curios from Seacliff mental asylum, paranormal artefacts and much more. The labels tell the often intriguing or quirky background and origins of each exhibit, and the old Otago Museum display cases are perfect. Bruce also sells some of his art, plus t-shirts, books etc.

I love how there was a mixture of local and international objects in this museum. Anyone whose interested in art will also enjoy, as there were art works as well. The museum itself is well set out and I love how you have to look high and low at all the items in each room. The collection of skulls were interesting. Definitely worth the visit to anyone who comes to Dunedin or is local to the area.

Super cool place with a super cool proprietor. Bruce has put a lot of great work into the space, and it's a nice little oasis of creativity and interest near the centre of town. I think you'll come away having learned a couple of notable facts from the local area or abroad as well as having experienced some inspiringly crafted works of unique art. My boys (8 and 11 years old) and I had the place to ourselves and we enjoyed looking at everything on display, and taking a bit more time to look and read more carefully the items that were most interesting to us. And Bruce was able to add detail if we wanted to know more about anything. There's also a nice collection of items for sale near the end that I suspect will vary over time as things sell out and different ones become available.

Fascinating gem of a museum: natural history / cabinet of curiosities / scientific ossuary / artist’s workshop! Charmingly presented in a victorian villa walking distance from the town center. I enjoyed (and envied) seeing the GIANT isopod, rare exotic mammalian skulls, unique prehistoric subfossils, awesome tribal masks, hilarious paranormal memorabilia and cleverly written provenance labels! The best little museum in the Southern Hemisphere, I recon! Give it an hour and a half

As kids, we all want to get behind the doors of the museum, right? Here's your chance. Museum curator, artist, activist and musician Bruce Mahalski has curated a wonderfully quirky, inspired, informative collection, and he's there to guide you through it. It's just like being let loose in the stores of a civic museum—perhaps better. My visit included self-guided time followed by Bruce's own tour of objects, most of which I hadn't properly looked at. He knows the collection inside and out. It was terrific fun. Disclaimer: I contributed some writing to the book about his incredible bone art, which is also on display. I highly recommend checking that out—both the art and the book. The thinking behind his work and the museum is deep and thorough. I highly recommend a visit.

A great museum with an incredible collection. So interesting and our teenage kids also enjoyed reading about all the different artefacts. Bruce is very happy to answer any questions you have. Also impressed with Bruce's own art throughout the museum. Would definitely recommend as somewhere to visit.

Hey this is absolutely the coolest I've ever been in NZ. So many collections not only just bones also other amazing interesting stuff. Bruce was so nice and friendly Talk to us about the collection and how he hunt for bones even some haunted stories. That was a lot of fun there I'll recommend all my friends there. Thank you Bruce! Ming.