Definitely worth a stop to visit. Free entry and lots to see. Lots of different displays, would be great for kids too. Staff were super friendly.

Visited the museum last week... It was a great experience especially the WW1 exhibit and the photographic exhibition by National Geographic. Well worth the visit.. No compulsory entrance fee but worth the $10 per person donation we made.

The Canterbury museum sits between the botanic gardens and Christ’s college. An easy walk from town. We went to see the photo exhibition but there was also a WW1 and 2 exhibition which looked very interesting. On entering the exhibition there was a wonderful display...More

Free entry. Great display on the National Geographic 50 best photos, so so good. Well worth a visit. Take the time to look at the shell house.

firstly, its free! it was raining so we popped in....glad we did. Amazing range of stuff that fascinated and entertained even our fussy teen. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit here, we parked over the road...a few hours parking was a few dollars so not too bad...More

Free admission, National Geographic photos were amazing. Very informative and some cool artifacts. Even got a carpark close by, would defiantly go back

This museum has a Mummy! Need I say more? This was the highlight for my son and I...ok, mostly for me but he was happy I was so happy ;) He, master 4, loved the giant globe suspended above the 'hole in the floor' and...More

The museum is free and was a great way to spend a wet afternoon in Christchurch. Very interesting exhibits and gave us a background knowledge of the country before we set off on our trip around the South Island

As locals we've visited the Canterbury Museum countless times, especially given that it is so handy to other attractions such as the Arts Centre and Botanical gardens. We visited this time because we were aware that it had a display of the top National Geographic...More

Lovely museum with varied and interesting collections. Currently hosting the National Geographic 50 Best Photographs exhibition which was stunning. Thoroughly recommended!