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Speciality Museums in Christchurch
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Speciality Museums in Christchurch
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Speciality Museums
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- Alanna W2 contributionsThe staff were really helpful, giving lots of interesting facts. It was a great day out with lots to do and see for the whole family. The backstage penguin experience was wonderful to see the penguins up close and hear all the information on the penguins including work being done in the wild to protect them.Written 23 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- RachNesBrisbane, Australia122 contributionsSmall museum with lots of information and history of the earthquakes of 2011.
The displays were confronting and the stories from people who experienced the earthquakes were emotional.
Well worth taking a seat and listening to all of their stories. Don't rush through it all.Written 27 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Mark LSan Jose, CA2 contributionsWe were looking for something to stop over on our drive up the coast and even the New Zealanders hadn't been here before. Thought it would be a quick drop in, but ended up spending a couple of hours wondering through the museum - reading all the history and looking at all the aircraft and amazing displays. The whole family (grandparents through teenage kids) enjoyed it. Also enjoyed having a coffee and a bite of lunch in the cafe (very good variety and excellent food). And, of course, found a couple of items in the gift shop that were unique purchases. It was an unexpected find and well worth the stop. Free admission, but easy to make a donation either in person or on-line which was also appreciated.Written 8 July 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Emma AWellington, New Zealand7 contributionsThis museum has an extraordinary collection. Whaetever your area of interest - weapons, war, music, gardening, fishing, bushcraft, weaving, carving, building, smithing, colonial history, Māori history - you will find something to fascinate here. It is not uncommon to see an adze in a museum. It is uncommon to see the adze lashed to a wodden handle with a flax rope in a way that shows how it was held and how it worked, with an accompanying picture. The kereru snare is a highlight - it really shows you how they work. This museum is not flashy, but it is a gem. Worth travelling out of your way to visit. Good coffee and pie at the store, and a walk on the beach make a half day well spent.Written 2 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- AllanJGJWellington, New Zealand4,211 contributionsNostalgic for those of us old enough (so old!) to remember sitting in the lecture room. The material up the tower and in the den re Rutherford's work and splitting the atom in general are excellent and provide a much improved little museum since the post-earthquake refurbishment. If you're into science or just want to find out a little more about the man on our $100 bill then this is the place for you.Written 17 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Shane BTe Awamutu, New Zealand812 contributionsDeserves better then average to be honest 20 minutes and you have pretty much done it all. Have owned and ridden bikes in the 70s and 80s a bit of a nostalgia trip. Lots of bikes from around that era. If you know who Roger Freeth is or rode bikes 40 years ago worth going if you don't may not be for you.Written 11 April 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- jobst56Hamburg, Germany1,670 contributionsWe went for an interesting exhibition on the way the classical greeks and romans would eat. Especially nice how it is presented for kids.Written 9 February 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- FionaBlenheim, New Zealand28 contributionsWonderful little museum in Brayshaw Park, surrounded by all things heritage which tell the story of Marlborough.
Outside, there are vintage cars, vintage machinery, and Beavertown, the replica street scene.
Take a ride on the two foot gauge railway which runs from the Brayshaw Heritage Park Station and follows the Taylor River to Beaver Station at Riverside Park, downtown Blenheim. Round trip takes an hour. Kids and adults love this ride.Written 15 October 2014This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Roving536911330122 contributionsRobyn, our guide, has a wealth of fascinating knowledge about Dame Ngaio and the house. It was a captivating and thoroughly enjoyable experience.Written 7 July 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
