Dunedin's cultural heritage runs deep, especially for a city which is young by world standards.
Dunedin is New Zealand's centre of learning, arts and culture. The University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and, together with Otago Polytechnic and the Dunedin College of Education, contributes to a vibrant student culture.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery has outstanding holdings of both classic and contemporary works, and Otago Museum is one of New Zealand's finest, with a magnificent collection of treasures from around the world. For an insight into Otago's beginnings, visit the Otago Settlers Museum.
New Zealand's proud sporting achievements are celebrated at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Dunedin has a professional theatre, the Fortune, and two first-class auditoriums in the Dunedin Town Hall and Regent Theatre. There are several excellent libraries. Dunedin has its own sinfonia and, for the more contemporary-minded, the city has produced its own rock culture – "the Dunedin sound".
