The South Canterbury Museum contains valuable collections of objects and information covering the natural and human history of South Canterbury. Permanent displays and a temporary exhibition programme provide fascinating glimpses into our region's past. The Museum's local history study area provides access to rich archival and documentary collections for students, historians and genealogists.

The Student Showcase exhibition: Mint! opened on Friday 25 July. Guests were entertained by Craighead  barbershop quartet, “Tuned In”, the first performance of this exhibition

We are delighted with the positive response from high schools in providing a vibrant and varied array of items for exhibition, from wearable art, to sports trophies, learning accomplishments, folios of work, movies and drama performance. There is sure to be something that appeals to all ages, and as the exhibition changes every two weeks, worth returning to again over the period it is on.



Click here to check out the programme.

Be in to Win!
Make sure that you vote for your favourite exhibit: the ‘Viewers Choice’ with the most votes over the exhibition period AND a lucky voter will win an ‘ipod Shuffle’.

The little blue penguin is found around New Zealand and is known to nest at Timaru.	A replica of an aircraft built by Richard Pearse, who flew near Timaru before the Wright brothers.	Car parking on Caroline Bay, Timaru, in the 1930s.	A porcelain doll, early 20th century, part of the Museum's childhood display.

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