Exhibitions
Events
On display
Heritage Festival Tours: Ship Nails and Tail Feathers
Margaret Stoddart Bush Fire, Paraparaumu c. 1908.
Watercolour. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1959
Hūia nest. Collection of Canterbury Museum. Photo: Jane Ussher, 2019
Guided Tour
Past event
Meet at the front desk
Take a free guided tour of Ship Nails and Tail Feathers: Historic Treasures from the Collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
All tours last 45 minutes and there's no need to book. Meet at the front desk on the ground floor.
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
Ship Nails and Tail Feathers: Historic Treasures from the Collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum
10 June – 23 October 2023
The stories told by rare, extravagant – and even curiously ordinary – objects.
