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Every day except Christmas

Collection Highlights

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    Free entry, donations appreciated

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    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.

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28 March to 11 October

Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga

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    Free

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    Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 312 Montreal Street

A new exhibition featuring 50 extraordinary tāoga (treasured objects) from Canterbury Museum’s extensive Pacific collections.

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Tails from the Coasts

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    Free

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    Canterbury Museum Pop-Up

Enter a fascinating world of bearcats that smell of popcorn, fish that can climb trees and the world’s only venomous primate.

Fossils
28 September to 8 October

Fossil Fun Drop-in Event

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    Free

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    Christchurch City Libraries

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

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30 September

Antarctic Explorers Drop-in Event

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    Free

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    Selwyn Libraries

Learn about Antarctic exploration with Canterbury Museum at Selwyn libraries these September and October school holidays!

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7 October, 10.30 am

Bug Bioblitz with Te Ara Ātea

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    Free

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    Te Ara Ātea

Take part in a bug bioblitz with Canterbury Museum’s very own bug experts at Te Ara Ātea!

World Peace Scales
24 and 25 September

Christchurch to the Hague

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    Free, booking required

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    Te Whare Maukāroko

A new exhibition will explore and celebrate how Christchurch played a major role on the world stage to win a landmark anti-nuclear ruling.

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20 October, 10 am

Adventurous Artist: Margaret Stoddart

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    Free

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    Botanic Gardens Kiosk, central Christchurch

Canterbury artist Margaret Stoddart went on two adventures to the Chatham Islands.

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11 to 22 November

The Canterbury Potters Association 53rd Annual Exhibition

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    Free

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    Ō Papa Gallery, CoCA, 66 Gloucester Street

Buy a beautiful piece of pottery to take home.