Museums/Galleries in Christchurch and Canterbury

Sights Overview

Name	Category	Location

Aigantighe Art Gallery Pronounced "egg and tie," this is one of the largest, most intriguing...	Museums / Galleries	Timaru

Air Force Museum of New Zealand Starting in 1916, New Zealand pilots learned how to fly at Wigram...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Akaroa Museum Along the waterfront from the Garden of Tane to Jubilee Park...	Museums / Galleries	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Canterbury Museum When this museum was founded in 1867, its trading power with...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Christchurch Art Gallery—Te Puna O Waiwhetu The city's stunning art gallery wows visitors as much for its...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch


Ferrymead Heritage Park While so many places have shut, this fun spot is now one of Christchurch's...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

International Antarctic Centre Ever since Scott wintered his dogs at nearby Quail Island in...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum This collection of buildings contains 20,000 Maori and 19th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Science Alive Sorry kids, but Science Alive and the movie theatres were badly...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

South Canterbury Museum Anything to do with South Canterbury's past gets covered here...	Museums / Galleries	Timaru

Te Ana - Ngai Tahu Rock Art Centre This interpretative walk-through experience explains the significant...	Museums / Galleries	Timaru

Timeball Station This piece of maritime history was one of the few remaining timeball...	Museums / Galleries	Lyttelton
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