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.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
Free entry; donations appreciated
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
The popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns to the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up with a fresh batch of 100 spectacular animal images from around the world.

The Great Museum Santa Search
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
The much-loved Great Museum Santa Search is coming back for some festive family fun.
Touring Exhibitions
Visit
Canterbury's New Museum
Free
Darfield Library and Service Centre
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
Hanmer Springs Community Library & Service Centre, 49 Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs 7334
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.