# Canterbury Museum

Christchurch, New Zealand

Founded in 1867 with a Gothic Revival building from 1870 by Benjamin Mountfort, this museum holds celebrated Antarctic exploration collections and over two million objects, from a blue whale skeleton to the beloved Paua Shell House.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Canterbury Museum, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -43.5309, 172.6271

[City page](/cities/christchurch)

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