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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
News 4:20PM
Museum suffers water damage

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has suffered water damage throughout its galleries and storage areas caused by the region’s torrential rain.

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Monday, 27 January 2014
Culture 3:11PM
RISE exhibition most successful in Museum's history

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum is celebrating RISE as the most successful exhibition ever held.

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Wednesday, 22 January 2014
News 11:55AM
One of the world's oldest flying seabird fossils discovered in North Canterbury

CHRISTCHURCH — Scientists from New Zealand’s Canterbury Museum and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt Germany, announced today the discovery of one of the world’s oldest flying seabirds.

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Tuesday, 17 December 2013
News 4:06PM
Did small kiwi fly from Australia?

The kiwi, the iconic New Zealand flightless nocturnal bird, is not a dwarf version of a distant ancestor but more likely evolved from a tiny bird that could have flown from Australia, according to an Australian and New Zealand palaeontologists.

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Thursday, 12 December 2013
News 11:41AM
50,000 visitors experience Quake City attraction

CHRISTCHURCH — Quake City has welcomed its 50,000th visitor this week. The visitor was warmly greeted by Quake City's Visitor Hosts and given a special gift to commemorate the occasion.

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Monday, 9 December 2013
News 10:26AM
Gold accreditation for Canterbury Museum

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum is celebrating with news that it is the first organisation in New Zealand and Australia to be awarded Gold Accreditation through Investors in People.

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Friday, 6 December 2013
Culture 2:00PM
Artists announced for RISE exhibition at Canterbury Museum

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has today announced the major artists who will feature their artwork in the summer blockbuster exhibition, RISE.

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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Entertainment 3:44PM
The Great Museum Santa Search is back

CHRISTCHURCH — Families of all ages and nationalities will be taking part in Canterbury Museum’s Great Museum Santa Search this year, much to the delight of Museum staff who say the event has become a special tradition in Christchurch.

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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Culture 1:21PM
November is Kiwiana month at Canterbury Museum

CHRISTCHURCH — From Buzzy Bees to paua shells, Kiwiana is being celebrated at Canterbury Museum next month.

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Friday, 27 September 2013
News 4:50PM
Canterbury Museum wins 2013 Travellers' Choice Attractions Award

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has been awarded TripAdvisor’s 2013 Traveller’s Choice Attractions Award.

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Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Culture 1:27PM
Vans the Omega has time on his side for CPIT wall

CHRISTCHURCH — He has until lunchtime Friday to finish the first of the Big Walls aspect of the Oi You! project, but Australian street artist Vans the Omega is confident that time is on his side.

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News 1:03PM
Definitive guide to New Zealand Birds released

A new photographic guide to New Zealand birds is one of the most definitive guides ever produced in the country.

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Culture 9:07AM
Canterbury Museum announces summer exhibition - BANKSY

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has announced its summer blockbuster exhibition, which will be the largest, and possibly most controversial, ever held at the facility.

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Thursday, 15 August 2013
Entertainment 2:16PM
Doc Ross exhibition opens at Canterbury Museum

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum in collaboration with the Christchurch Arts Festival will open a stunning photographic exhibition this month featuring the works of renowned photographer Doc Ross.

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Monday, 24 June 2013
Culture 2:45PM
Final Week for Scott Exhibition

CHRISTCHURCH — Cantabrians and visitors to Christchurch only have one more week to view Scott's Last Expedition before it closes at Canterbury Museum on Sunday.

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Monday, 27 May 2013
Entertainment 11:09AM
Canterbury brass bands celebrated in Museum exhibition

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum is opening its winter season exhibition Brilliant Brass this Friday 31 May, much to the delight of music and brass band enthusiasts throughout Canterbury.

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Thursday, 23 May 2013
News 3:41PM
Scott exhibition wins international award

CHRISTCHURCH — Accolades are flowing in for London’s Natural History Museum this week after Scott’s Last Expedition won Best Temporary or Touring Exhibition at the prestigious 2013 Museums and Heritage Awards.

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Friday, 26 April 2013
News 1:43PM
20,000 visitors experience Quake City attraction

CHRISTCHURCH — Quake City welcomed its 20,000th visitor today.

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Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Culture 10:06AM
Discovery reopens at Canterbury Museum

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch parents will be celebrating tomorrow with the reopening of Discovery, Canterbury Museum’s natural history centre designed especially for children.

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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Culture 10:01AM
Kaitiaki 'The Keeper' lives on Post-2013 Festival of Flowers

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Monday, 25 March 2013
News 2:53PM
Edward Atkinson's skis displayed in Scott exhibition

CHRISTCHURCH — New visitors to Canterbury Museum’s Scott’s Last Expedition exhibition are being treated to a special addition to the show – Edward Atkinson’s skis.

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Friday, 15 February 2013
News 8:29AM
Minister officially opens Quake City

CHRISTCHURCH — More than 300 Canterbury community, Government and local business leaders attended the launch of Quake City in Re:START Mall last night.

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Monday, 17 December 2012
Culture 9:04AM
Tourism industry delighted by Quake City announcement

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has today announced Christchurch’s latest earthquake attraction, Quake City, much to the delight of the city’s key tourism operators.

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Monday, 10 December 2012
Community 12:22PM
Santa Search heralds start of annual tradition

CHRISTCHURCH — Families of all ages are taking part in Canterbury Museum’s annual Great Museum Santa Search this year, much to the delight of Museum staff who say the event has become a special tradition in Christchurch.

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Friday, 23 November 2012
Culture 9:52AM
Hundreds attend Scott exhibition opening

CHRISTCHURCH — More than 250 people attended the opening of Scott’s Last Expedition at Canterbury Museum last night.

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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Culture 3:25PM
Museum launches new Facebook site

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum has officially embraced social media by launching its new Facebook site today.

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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Culture 12:41PM
Scott's Last Expedition exhibition opens in Christchurch next month

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Museum will open a major international touring exhibition telling the epic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole next month.

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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Culture 2:58PM
Museum exhibition profiles iconic Ponting imagery

CHRISTCHURCH — A stunning exhibition of remarkable Antarctic imagery will feature outdoors along Rolleston Avenue during New Zealand IceFest this month.

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Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Culture 11:47AM
Canterbury Quakes to tour New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH — Cantabrians have until 1 October this year to see Canterbury Museum’s highly acclaimed Canterbury Quakes exhibition before it goes on tour for the next three years.

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Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Culture 11:28AM
Record numbers boost Museum profile

CHRISTCHURCH — More than 8000 people have visited Canterbury Museum since it partially opened on Monday 2 July.

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