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Wharenui Harikoa
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
The joyful and vibrant Wharenui Harikoa is coming to Christchurch.
Love and Wool in the City
Gloucester Street
Free
To celebrate the joyful and vibrant Wharenui Harikoa, Canterbury Museum has partnered with Gap Filler to yarn bomb the city.
Ancient New Zealand
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Free
Learn how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
Tī kōuka rope making workshop
$5
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Learn the art of making rope form tī kōuka fibres.
Make a friendship bracelet
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Make your own friendship bracelet at this free drop in session.
Make your own wharenui
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Be inspired by the joyful Wharenui Harikoa and make your own mini wharenui to take home.
Make a crochet flower with Gap Filler
$5
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Learn from Gap Filler’s master crochet artists and make your own woollen flower.
Summertime Play at Dallington Landing
Free
Dallington Landing
Read a book in a hammock or play games by the Avon River with summertime play at Dallington Landing.
Pest Control at the Museum
Free
Botanic Gardens kiosk, Christchurch
How do we keep lice, borer and moths from eating our collection?
Collection Highlights
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Free entry, donations appreciated
Visit the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up for collection highlights and visitor favourites while the main Museum is being redeveloped.
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Collection Highlights
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Free entry, donations appreciated
Visit the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up for collection highlights and visitor favourites while the main Museum is being redeveloped.
Bugs in Your Backyard
Kaiapoi Library, 176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Free
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
Ancient New Zealand
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Free
Learn how scientists are piecing together the ancient past through a treasure trove of fossils found in North Canterbury.
Love and Wool in the City
Gloucester Street
Free
To celebrate the joyful and vibrant Wharenui Harikoa, Canterbury Museum has partnered with Gap Filler to yarn bomb the city.
Wharenui Harikoa
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
The joyful and vibrant Wharenui Harikoa is coming to Christchurch.
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.
Tī kōuka rope making workshop
$5
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Learn the art of making rope form tī kōuka fibres.
Make your own wharenui
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Be inspired by the joyful Wharenui Harikoa and make your own mini wharenui to take home.
Make a friendship bracelet
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Make your own friendship bracelet at this free drop in session.
Make a crochet flower with Gap Filler
$5
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
Learn from Gap Filler’s master crochet artists and make your own woollen flower.
Summertime Play at Dallington Landing
Free
Dallington Landing
Read a book in a hammock or play games by the Avon River with summertime play at Dallington Landing.
Pest Control at the Museum
Free
Botanic Gardens kiosk, Christchurch
How do we keep lice, borer and moths from eating our collection?