Arts & culture
See, learn and experience
Central Christchurch murals glow in the night
Art & creativity |
17 Sep 2020
Eleven striking street murals are in the spotlight as a new night gallery lights up across the central city.
Sea mine brings blast from war past to Akaroa Museum
History & heritage |
15 Sep 2020
A World War II naval sea mine has “washed up” at Akaroa Museum.
Treasure hunt fun te reo teaching tool
14 Sep 2020
14 Sep 2020
Eco-friendly design earns Tūranga 5-star rating
Libraries |
1 Sep 2020
Opawa turns page on stunning new library
Libraries |
31 Aug 2020
Libraries |
1 Sep 2020
Libraries |
31 Aug 2020
Library bargains a turn-up for the book lovers
Libraries |
10 Aug 2020
Literature lovers will be out to bag a bargain at the annual Christchurch City Libraries Book Sale this month.
New exhibitions by internationally acclaimed NZ artists
Art & creativity |
28 Jul 2020
Two exhibitions by renowned New Zealand artists open at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in August.
Libraries offer bumper crop of homegrown fruit and veg tips
Libraries |
27 Jul 2020
People can learn more about reaping the financial and health benefits of growing their own vegetables with a little help from South Library.
Button memorial shares story of Holocaust’s child victims
Art & creativity |
22 Jul 2020
A new exhibition at Tūranga reveals the almost unspeakable cost of the Holocaust, with 1.5 million buttons representing the number of children lost. Like a child, each button is unique.
Libraries |
10 Aug 2020
Unlikely Librarian raises literary community bar
Libraries |
14 Jul 2020
Poetry and book lovers can soak up a conversation in a local bar with Lyttelton creative Ben Brown during a new Christchurch City Libraries outreach series.
Family matters for Akaroa Museum
Things to do |
14 Jul 2020
An old painting of Banks Peninsula cottages has set the scene for a family history lesson given by a visiting grandfather to his young grandchildren at Akaroa Museum.
Libraries |
14 Jul 2020
Things to do |
14 Jul 2020
Performers strike right note in Tūranga studio
Libraries |
29 Jun 2020
Libraries |
29 Jun 2020
Canterbury Stories site plates up 1900s photo collection
Libraries |
16 Jun 2020
Images of the early 1900s taken from a collection of fragile photographic glass plates are now in focus on the Christchurch City Libraries’ digital heritage site, Canterbury Stories.
Libraries issue call to return overdue books
28 May 2020
More than 120,000 books are back on Christchurch City Libraries shelves after one week.
28 May 2020