Exhibitions & Events
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition has come to Canterbury Museum at CoCA.
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Amazing Animals
Do you have an eagle eye for a good photograph and fancy getting your talons around a great prize? Then enter your best wildlife snaps in our Amazing Animals photo competition.
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House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Tūranga library, central Christchurch
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition.
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Ancient New Zealand
Hanmer Springs Library, 49 Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
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Natural history researcher access
Free
Botanic Gardens Kiosk, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch
Discover how researchers and many others access the Canterbury Museum collection.
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Quake City free weekend
Free
Quake City, 299 Durham Street North
The hugely popular Quake City exhibition, which tells stories from the Canterbury earthquakes, will be free to visit on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 11 August.
Touring Exhibitions
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Ancient New Zealand
Hanmer Springs Library, 49 Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
![Serving Dish](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2FServingDish.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955&w=1920&q=75)
House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Tūranga library, central Christchurch
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition.
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Bugs in Your Backyard
Darfield Library & Service Centre, 1 South Terrace, Darfield
Free
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
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Amazing Animals
Do you have an eagle eye for a good photograph and fancy getting your talons around a great prize? Then enter your best wildlife snaps in our Amazing Animals photo competition.
![18 2560px Mark Williams](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2FEvents%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2F18-2560px-Mark-Williams.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955&w=1920&q=75)
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Free
Canterbury Museum at CoCA
The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition has come to Canterbury Museum at CoCA.
![2007 178 122 Damselfly anterior legs](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2F2007.178.122-Damselfly-anterior-legs.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955%252C0.2841%252C0.2363&w=1920&q=75)
Bugs in Your Backyard
Darfield Library & Service Centre, 1 South Terrace, Darfield
Free
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
![Waipara crop credit tom simpson Medium](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2Fwaipara-crop-credit-tom-simpson-Medium.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955&w=1920&q=75)
Ancient New Zealand
Hanmer Springs Library, 49 Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
![QC image](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2FBlogs-and-Stories%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2FQC-image.jpg%3Fv%3D1721688017&w=1920&q=75)
Quake City free weekend
Free
Quake City, 299 Durham Street North
The hugely popular Quake City exhibition, which tells stories from the Canterbury earthquakes, will be free to visit on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 11 August.
![External research access on the Canterbury Museum collection](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2FBlogs-and-Stories%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2FExternal-research-access-on-the-Canterbury-Museum-collection.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955&w=1920&q=75)
Natural history researcher access
Free
Botanic Gardens Kiosk, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch
Discover how researchers and many others access the Canterbury Museum collection.
![Serving Dish](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.canterburymuseum.com%2Fassets%2F_914x520_crop_center-center_99_none%2FServingDish.jpg%3Fv%3D1719804955&w=1920&q=75)
House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Tūranga library, central Christchurch
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition.