South Canterbury Museum, Timaru

Name: South Canterbury Museum
Address: 4 Perth St, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 3-687 7212

#1 among attractions in Timaru

Specialty museum, Museum

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Facts and practical information

South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Maori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history. The museum houses a replica of the aeroplane local inventor Richard Pearse built and experimented with. ()

Coordinates: 44°23'50"S, 171°15'4"E

Address

4 Perth StTimaru 7910 New Zealand

Contact

+64 3-687 7212

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South Canterbury Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aigantighe Art Gallery, Sacred Heart Basilica, Aorangi Oval, Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse.

0.7 miNW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru
19 min walk • Aigantighe Art Gallery is an art gallery located in Timaru, New Zealand. It was established in 1956 and holds the South Island's third-largest public art museum collection.
~1920 ftSW
Church
Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru
10 min walk • The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, as it is popularly known because of its style of architecture, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand.
2.4 miNW
Park, Basketball court
Aorangi Oval
61 min walk • Aorangi Oval is a cricket ground in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1881 when South Canterbury played the touring Australians.
3.2 miS
Lighthouse
Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse
82 min walk • The Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse or Jack's Point Lighthouse stands near to Timaru at the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
1.2 miW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
32 min walk • Alpine Energy Stadium, originally called Fraser Park, is a sports stadium in Timaru, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people or 12,500 with temporary seating.