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Open today at 10:30-14:30
Address:
2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8140, New ZealandMap
Phone: +64 3 366 0989
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  • Albywon
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    University history

    Located in the Arts Centre Complex which is the former site of the original University of Canterbury. The university's most famous student, Ernest Rutherford, is the subject of an exhibition currently...

    Reviewed on Mar 1, 2024
  • evets1232016
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    Great if you are interested in science

    As both my wife and I have science degrees, this was a "must do" for us. The exhibition is not massive in size, but it still took us an hour to go through it all. Rutherford's work opened the door to ...

    Reviewed on Feb 26, 2024
  • MellJB
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    Engaging

    Popped in as part of a visit to the Arts Centre. Appreciated the host who gave a great intro to Rutherford, physics, Rutherford’s peers, and the museum. Thank you!

    Reviewed on Apr 12, 2023
  • klew97
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    Short and sweet

    This provides good details of Rutherford's life beyond just the highlights. This budget-priced museum is small enough to fully explore in around an hour, which is great if you're still in the city c...

    Reviewed on Jul 11, 2020
  • SRDFrench
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    Illuminating

    This was an informative and well set out exhibit. You don’t need to know the physics to get a lot out of it and use to stand at the front of Rutherford’s lecture theatre (with the benches covered in o...

    Reviewed on Mar 19, 2020

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