Ngā kaupapa What's on 

Visit the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up for collection highlights and visitor favourites while the main Museum is being redeveloped.

Epic tales from Aotearoa New Zealand's bloody past explored through film.

Enjoy a captivating performance by The Sandman at a free Canterbury Museum Pop-Up event.

Join Canterbury Museum and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū for a special free screening of Making Utu.

Join Canterbury Museum and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū for a special free screening of Rewi’s Last Stand.

COMING SOON. The popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is returning to the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up from 19 September with a fresh batch of 100 spectacular animal images from around the world.

Discover prehistoric fun with Canterbury Museum at Christchurch City libraries for free dinosaur themed pop-up events these September school holidays!

Take part in a bug bioblitz with Canterbury Museum’s very own bug experts at Hurunui Memorial Library!

If you’ve been missing Canterbury Museum’s blue whale skeleton since it left public display 30 years ago, then you are in for a treat.

Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.