The Canterbury Museum is a registered Charitable Trust, the governance of which is vested in the Canterbury Museum Trust Board, and as …
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Mar 26, 2025
Lovely popup museum, the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. Dont dorget to take a sugarcube for the horse on your way in.Full review by NimB7
Jan 27, 2025
Just a little taster of a museum, free to enter with an optional donation. Just one floor but quite good with a few nice pieces including a chunk of meteorite! We liked the Antarctic bit and you can …Full review by Eastbournefamily
Jan 6, 2025
The upper floor at COCA is now the temporary home of the Canterbury Museum. They are rebuilding the museum buildings and will not complete the project until 2028. In the meantime, they are using th…Full review by Robert D
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Hi there, I'd say at least 2-3 hours. Although I love history, I prefer to do museums in chunks otherwise, everything starts blending together. Maybe spend a little time there, then do …
Hi there, I'd say at least 2-3 hours. Although I love history, I prefer to do museums in chunks otherwise, everything starts blending together. Maybe spend a little time there, then do one of the open bus tours which begin and end there, and then visit another part of the museum. I find the museum deceptive - it is a lot bigger than it appears at first - lots of small rooms.
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