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Redeveloping Canterbury Museum
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Canterbury Museum is a cultural and heritage masterpiece. Housed in one of New Zealand’s finest historic buildings, at the head of Christchurch’s Cultural Precinct, its rich collections and the important part it has played in Canterbury life and science since 1867 give it special significance. The Museum is held in high regard and affection by the Canterbury community and praised by visitors from around New Zealand and overseas.
The growing importance of cultural tourism, the need for publicly funded institutions to be more self-sufficient and accountable, and increased competition for people’s leisure time are key factors contributing to a worldwide renaissance of museums. Canterbury Museum will be the last major museum in this country to undertake its rejuvenation.
Canterbury Museum’s proposed $48 million Revitalisation Project, to achieve a customer-focused and cost-effective 50-year solution to complex operational problems experienced in a rabbit warren of eight buildings constructed over a 134-year period, was declined Resource Consent in May 2006. The Museum's needs for change remain and the situation is being reviewed carefully. |
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