Arts & culture
See, learn and experience
Anzac Fronds to unfurl again in memorial drive
Better streets & spaces |
14 Apr 2021
Familiar fronds will be rearranged in a new Anzac setting, complementing a nearby poppies artwork.
Sense of belonging in anthems for new exhibition
Art & creativity, Things to do |
9 Mar 2021
Discover what five families with a range of cultural and ancestral connections feel about place and belonging in Aotearoa through a new exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
Hands-on approach to outdoor fairy-tale with CSO
Things to do |
12 Jan 2021
Things to do |
12 Jan 2021
Summertime and the reading is easy with libraries’ challenge
Things to do |
8 Dec 2020
Hundreds of young readers are booking in some time for the Summertime Reading Challenge over the holiday break, with more than 600 entries already pouring into Christchurch City Libraries.
In Kahoots a must-see exhibition this summer
Art & creativity |
2 Dec 2020
In Kahoots, an immersive 3D art work that combines artificial intelligence with retro pop music, is set to make a visit to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū a must-do this summer.
Tūranga hits high note with opera in library
Things to do |
2 Dec 2020
Staging an opera in Tūranga brings a fresh chapter to the central library, with audiences swapping seats between the outdoor plaza and inside performance space during the interval for New Zealand Opera’s Eight Songs for a Mad King.
Family snaps slide into Canterbury history
History & heritage |
29 Oct 2020
Family slideshow evenings held in a darkened lounge are a fond, nostalgic memory for Christchurch woman Isabel Tweedy.
Things to do |
2 Dec 2020
History & heritage |
29 Oct 2020
Te reo sounds high note for Symphony in the City
Things to do |
28 Oct 2020
Peter and the Wolf will have a fresh Kiwi sound when the CSO opens Symphony in the City in Victoria Square with Pita me te wuruhi in te reo Māori.
See art in new way at Touching Sight exhibition
Art & creativity |
27 Oct 2020
People with blindness or low vision will be able to experience contemporary art at the new Touching Sight exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
Things to do |
28 Oct 2020
New public artwork to dive into Christchurch
Art & creativity |
16 Oct 2020
Art & creativity |
16 Oct 2020
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
A treasure hunt for kids that combines te reo Māori with learning about Ōtautahi Christchurch’s artworks, nature and heritage is launching this week.
14 Sep 2020