The pop-up Museum opening at CoCA in mid-2023 will display some of the Museum's much loved treasures (taonga) including the horse from the old Christchurch Street.

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Tropical North Canterbury
Leeston Library, 19 Messines Street, Leeston 7632
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.

House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Rangiora Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora 7400
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition celebrating 150 years since we opened on Rolleston Avenue.
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Ship Nails and Tail Feathers
Christchurch Art Gallery
Free
Historic Treasures from the Collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum

Tropical North Canterbury
Leeston Library, 19 Messines Street, Leeston 7632
Free
Learn about how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.

House of Treasures Te Whare Taonga
Rangiora Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora 7400
Free
View rarely-seen treasures from Canterbury Museum's collection in this touring exhibition celebrating 150 years since we opened on Rolleston Avenue.