South Canterbury Museum
South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Timaru, New Zealand
- Address: Perth Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Chalmers Church.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
St Mary's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Timaru, in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. One of the defining landmarks in Timaru, the present church was built in three stages in 1880, consecrated in 1886, with the distinct tower added in 1910.
Sacred Heart Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. The term basilica is used to describe the building's Roman basilican style. style. Sacred Heart Basilica is situated 580 metres southwest of South Canterbury Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timaru and Seaview.
Timaru
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.
Seaview
Suburb
Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.
Kensington
Quarter
Kensington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located south of the town centre.
South Canterbury Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.39714° or 44° 23′ 50″ southLongitude
171.25102° or 171° 15′ 4″ eastOpen location code
4V7HJ732+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 268528391OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q85802253
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Timaru District Council and Timaru District Library.
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