Canterbury Museum and Quake City, its special
exhibition telling stories of the Canterbury earthquakes,
have closed to visitors until further notice. This includes
the Museum cafe and store.
Following the closure of
Christchurch City Council community facilities at 4.00 pm on
Saturday 21 March 2020, the Canterbury Museum Trust Board
closed both the Museum and Quake City from 5.30 pm on
the same day.
Museum Director Anthony Wright says,
“We are following Christchurch City Council’s lead and
closing the Museum and Quake City as a precaution to
help stop the spread of Covid-19.
“The Museum's non
public-facing activities, including caring for our
collections, will continue. We will follow the guidance of
health authorities to do this in a safe way.
“We
will watch developments with the Covid-19 situation
carefully and hope to reopen to visitors as soon as we
safely can.”
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