Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum is an attraction at Rolleston Avenue, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Housed in an exquisite historic building, Canterbury Museum is world renowned for its natural and human history collections.… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Canturbery Museum and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City, 29% of the city’s count
Rolleston Avenue, Central City
Reviews
Getting there
The map loads only when you ask for it.
Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 2
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
All 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Rolleston Avenue, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 366 5000 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | canterburymuseum.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@canterburymuseum.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| NZBN | 9429048092654, Other Public Entity | NZBN register |
| Registered name | Canterbury Museum Trust Board | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 1 Apr 2020 | NZBN register |
Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates. Know its hours? Add them on OpenStreetMap, the page picks them up overnight.
How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Housed in an exquisite historic building, Canterbury Museum is world renowned for its natural and human history collections. A frequently changing programme of exhibitions and events complements the Museum's permanent displays. General admission to the Museum is free; donations are appreciated. Moderate wheelchair access Open everyday except Christmas Day from 9am-5pm (April-Sept), & 9am-5.30pm (Oct-March)
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Canturbery Museum and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The reports nearby
1,838 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,377 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,838 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Traffic Signals
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
An attraction in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Rolleston Avenue, Central City, on Rolleston Avenue. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 366 5000 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@canterburymuseum.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Christchurch Grand Tour (30 m), Guided City Walks - Christchurch (39 m), Christchurch Hop On Hop Off Tour (53 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Museum Cafe (21 m); the Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St bus stop is 80 m away: route 8; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Armagh Reserve (270 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 7
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/canterbury-museum-christchurch-central-city.md.