Hocken Collections

Hocken Collections
Uare Taoka o Hākena
Hocken Library in 2005, housed in a former cheese-making factory
45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E / 45.86976°S 170.517715°E / -45.86976; 170.517715
Location90 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
TypeResearch library
Established23 March 1910 (1910-03-23)
Collection
SizeFloating
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website

Hocken Collections (Māori: Uare Taoka o Hākena, formerly the Hocken Library) is a research library, historical archive, and art gallery based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its library collection, which is of national significance, is administered by the University of Otago.

The Collections' specialist areas include items relating to the history of New Zealand and the Pacific, with specific emphasis on the Otago and Southland Regions. Open to the general public, the library is one of the country's most important historical research facilities.

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