Olveston Historic Home is New Zealand’s finest historic house. Built as the family home of collector and philanthropist David Theomin; a connoisseur of the ‘finest things in life’, the house was gifted to the city of Dunedin complete with all the original contents in 1966. Over 250 artworks, 3000+ books and manuscripts, sculptures, tapestries, furniture and domestic wares assist the telling of story of this wealth emigrant Jewish merchant family, their friends and fellow supporters of Dunedin rich artistic and cultural history in the early 1900s. By guided tour only, this architectural masterpiece is set within a ‘Garden of National Significance’. The opulence of ‘Olveston’ is a visual, historic and aesthetic delight.
Elegantly presented, entry inside the house is by guided tour only
Specialty Behind The Ropes Tour
Treasures abound at Olveston, and many still are tucked behind the cupboards and cabinets. To help keep you enthralled, Olveston invites you to explore further after your general tour on a tour of basement areas of the house where you can also see more of the hidden collection of items in a exhibit area housed in the dispensary & wine cellar.
Tour prices to be added to base price.
Visit Olvestone House as part of one of our private custom-made tours.
Adults $24 Children $13
Need to know
The guided tour of the house takes one hour. To fully appreciate the garden in the season, the outside architecture and the family motor car (a 1921 Fiat 510 Tourer) and browse in the gift shop, then approximately 1 hr 15 min is recommended.
Visit Olvestone House as part of one of our private custom-made tours.
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