Museums in Canterbury
88 museums across Canterbury, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).
- Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre · museum · Ashburton · Must-see
- Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial · museum · Christchurch City · Must-see
- Yaldhurst Museum · museum · Christchurch City · Must-see
- Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum · museum · Christchurch City · Must-see
- South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · Must-see
- Blacks Point Museum · museum · Hurunui · Must-see
- History House Museum · museum · Selwyn · Must-see
- Air Force Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Ravenscar House · museum · Christchurch City
- The Central Art Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- The Physics Room · museum · Christchurch City
- Our City O-Tautahi · museum · Christchurch City
- Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Aigantighe Art Gallery · museum · Timaru
- Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki · museum · Christchurch City
- Akaroa War Memorial · museum · Christchurch City
- Lyttelton Lighthouse · museum · Christchurch City
- Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities · museum · Christchurch City
- Grubb Cottage · museum · Christchurch City
- Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre · museum · Timaru
- The Bearded Miners · museum · Hurunui
- Westland Industrial Heritage Park · museum · Selwyn
- Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · museum · Christchurch City
- Ngaio Marsh House · museum · Christchurch City
- Fyffe House · museum · Kaikōura
- Pleasant Point Railway · museum · Timaru
- Waimate Museum & Archives · museum · Waimate
- Geraldine Historical Museum · museum · Timaru
- Rangiora Museum · museum · Waimakariri
- Gemston & Fossil Museum Birdlings Flat · museum · Christchurch City
- Geraldine Military Musuem · museum · Timaru
- Mike Pero's Motorcycle Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Rutherford's Den · museum · Christchurch City
- Cheviot Museum · museum · Hurunui
- Fairlie Heritage Museum · museum · Mackenzie
- Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Museum · museum · Timaru
- Glentunnel Museum · museum · Selwyn
- Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Iron Ridge Quarry Sculpture Park · museum · Hurunui
- Kaikoura Marine Aquarium · museum · Kaikōura
- Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre · museum · Christchurch City
- New Brighton Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Pioneer Hall · museum · Selwyn
- South Canterbury Aviation Heritage Centre · museum · Timaru
- South Canterbury Traction Engine And Transport Museum. · museum · Timaru
- Staveley Historical and Geological Centre · museum · Ashburton
- Steam Scene Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Te Huanui Art Gallery in Darfield · museum · Selwyn
- The Ashburton Fire Museum · museum · Ashburton
- The Fairy Forest · museum · Christchurch City
- The Plains Museum · museum · Ashburton
- The Whare · museum · Christchurch City
- Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Akaroa Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Canterbury Museum Pop-Up · museum · Christchurch City
- CoCA · museum · Christchurch City
- Craft Station · museum · Christchurch City
- Down by the Liffey Gallery · museum · Selwyn
- Flare · museum · Christchurch City
- Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Harmon's Classic Car Museum · museum · Kaikōura
- Kaikoura Museum · museum · Kaikōura
- Kowai Archives · museum · Hurunui
- Lava Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Majuba · museum · Hurunui
- McAtamney Gallery and Design Store · museum · Timaru
- Orion Powerhouse Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Quake City · museum · Christchurch City
- REI Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre · museum · Mackenzie
- Susan Badcock Gallery · museum · Timaru
- Tiat Gallery · museum · Hurunui
- Vanished World · museum · Waitaki
- Woodcraft Gallery · museum · Christchurch City
- Route 79 Museum · museum · Timaru
- Temuka Courthouse Museum · museum · Timaru
- Lynn Museum · museum · Ashburton
- Stewarts Classic Car Collection · museum · Selwyn
- Nelson Creek Community History · museum · Hurunui
- Shantytown Heritage Park · museum · Selwyn
- Belfast District Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Antarctica New Zealand · museum · Christchurch City
- DH Mosquito HR339 Restoration · museum · Christchurch City
- Ferrymead Heritage Park · museum · Christchurch City
- Christchurch Earthquake Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Britten Museum · museum · Christchurch City
- Discovery · museum · Christchurch City
- NZ Museum of Toys & Collectibles · museum · Christchurch City