Tae mai Arrive
Ko te ūnga ki te whare taonga hou Arriving at the new Museum
Our voyage is over. We've arrived.
The journey will have taken almost eight years and we now have a new Museum. Soon, we will anchor our waka hourua.
This is a milestone, but also the start of a new journey in the new Canterbury Museum.
The theme of arrival will continue to be explored once the new Museum opens.
Robert Burns after setting his world speed record for motorbike and sidecar in Canterbury on 2 July 1955. Canterbury Museum 1997.12.1
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Robert Burns after setting his world speed record for motorbike and sidecar in Canterbury on 2 July 1955. Canterbury Museum 1997.12.1
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Ko te ūnga ki uta Arrival
We've still got a long way to go, but we're looking forward to opening the new Museum in 2029.
Coming soon
Time for celebration. Canterbury Museum 1992.96.35557
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Whāia tō mātou haerenga Follow our journey
The new Canterbury Museum will be a world-class visitor attraction with state-of-the-art storage for the collection of more than 2.3 million taonga (treasures).
Follow the Museum's physical transformation and our journey of change.
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