Rere Sail
Ko te terenga atu The voyage
Once the new Museum is built we can set sail. We'll stock the waka with everything we need on the journey.
Now we can start to fill the building with the history of Waitaha Canterbury and the stories of the taonga (treasures) we care for.
More stories and taonga (treasures) from the collection will be regularly shared as we redevelop the Museum.
A hand coloured lantern slide of three wakas. Canterbury Museum 1975.203.24172
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A hand coloured lantern slide of three wakas. Canterbury Museum 1975.203.24172
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Whare Building
Immense changes will have taken place, creating a dynamic building that will deliver new and exciting opportunities to protect and display the world-class collection. We will also have explored and developed new ways for visitors to enjoy and engage with the collection.
Coming soon
People enjoying the view from one of two towers built in Hagley Park for the 1906 – 1907 New Zealand International Exhibition. Canterbury Museum 1940.193.95
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Ko te whakapuaki kōrero Storytelling
Every one of the 2.3 million objects in the Museum collection carries its own unique story connecting us to cultures, histories, technologies, our environment and the diversity of human experience.
Coming soon
Herbert Ponting filming whales from the deck of the Terra Nova during the British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913. Canterbury Museum 1975.289.79
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Akoranga Lessons
Our journey to build the new Museum will have taken us on a parallel voyage of discovery to understand and embrace what it means to be a bicultural institution.
Coming soon
Future tennis legend Tony Wilding with his father Frederick. Wilding Collection. Canterbury Museum 1989.147.389
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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
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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