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.
Wharenui Harikoa
Free
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street
It’s your last chance to see the bright and beautiful Wharenui Harikoa.
Love and Wool in the City
Free
Gloucester Street
To celebrate the joyful and vibrant Wharenui Harikoa, Canterbury Museum has partnered with Gap Filler to yarn bomb the city.
Observing the Natural World
Free
Various Christchurch City Library locations.
Meet live stick insects, see creepy crawlies and prepare to hunt bugs by night.
Monitoring albatross at the edge of the world
Free
Christchurch Botanic Gardens kiosk
How do you count albatross on a remote rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?
Bioblitz with Selwyn Libraries
Free
Glentunnel Community Centre
Curious as to what creatures might be living in your garden these holidays?
Exploring Hangarau Māori
Free
Waimakariri Libraries
Join the Canterbury Museum educators for a hands-on journey into hangarau Māori (Māori technology)!
Evening Exploration Extravaganza
Free
Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Avonside
Hunt bugs at night and discover the exciting creepy crawlies that come out after dark.
Commemorating Mountfort
Free
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square
Explore the work of the man who shaped Victorian Christchurch.
Ōtautahi Christchurch Festival of Archaeology
Free
Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House
Come celebrate Archaeology with us!
Touring Exhibitions
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Bugs in Your Backyard
Free
Kaiapoi Library, 176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
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.
All Events
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.
Bugs in Your Backyard
Free
Kaiapoi Library, 176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Discover a tiny world of insects in your backyard with a new exhibition touring Canterbury.
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.
Love and Wool in the City
Free
Gloucester Street
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
It’s your last chance to see the bright and beautiful Wharenui Harikoa.
Observing the Natural World
Free
Various Christchurch City Library locations.
Meet live stick insects, see creepy crawlies and prepare to hunt bugs by night.
Monitoring albatross at the edge of the world
Free
Christchurch Botanic Gardens kiosk
How do you count albatross on a remote rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?
Bioblitz with Selwyn Libraries
Free
Glentunnel Community Centre
Curious as to what creatures might be living in your garden these holidays?
Exploring Hangarau Māori
Free
Waimakariri Libraries
Join the Canterbury Museum educators for a hands-on journey into hangarau Māori (Māori technology)!
Evening Exploration Extravaganza
Free
Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Avonside
Hunt bugs at night and discover the exciting creepy crawlies that come out after dark.
Commemorating Mountfort
Free
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square
Explore the work of the man who shaped Victorian Christchurch.
Ōtautahi Christchurch Festival of Archaeology
Free
Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House
Come celebrate Archaeology with us!