In the City
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Collection Highlights
Free entry, donations appreciated
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Visit the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up for collection highlights and visitor favourites while the main Museum is being redeveloped.
He Riri Awatea: Filming the New Zealand Wars
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Epic tales from Aotearoa New Zealand’s bloody past explored through film.
What was New Zealand like 16 million years ago?
Free
Botanic Gardens Kiosk, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch
Discover how a fossil site in Otago has transformed our understanding of ancient New Zealand.
Matariki Trail
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Take part in a Matariki themed scavenger hunt through the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up
Tīrama Mai Late Nights
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
The Canterbury Museum Pop-Up will be open late on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Saturday 21 June until 9.00 so you can experience the Museum in a whole new light.
Childhood in colonial Christchurch
Free
The Kiosk, Christchurch Botanic Gardens
A trove of letters reveal what life was like for children in 19th century Christchurch.
Choose Your Own Adventure Through the Collection
Free
The Kiosk, Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Take an interactive trip through the 2.3 million objects Canterbury Museum holds for the community.
Touring Exhibitions
Visit
Ancient New Zealand
Free
New Brighton Library, 213 Marine Parade, New Brighton
Learn how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
Canterbury's New Museum
Free
Rangiora 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.
Bugs in Your Backyard
Free
Hurunui District Library, 111 Carters Road, Amberley 7410
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.