Arts Centre Guided Tours

Enjoy a 90-minute guided walking tour of Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.


Great Hall Lunchtime Concert Series 2024

An annual line-up of renowned local, national, and international musicians playing a curated selection of lunchtime concerts in the picturesque Great Hall.

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School Holiday Fun

These school holidays, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre will be bursting with creative activities to inspire, enthuse and spark the imagination of tamariki.

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Welcome to Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.

Dating back to 1877, The Arts Centre is a thriving community asset with a rich history.


Located in Ōtautahi Christchurch, The Arts Centre is home to over 70 entities and the largest collection of heritage buildings in the country. It is run by an independent charitable trust. Christchurch City Council proposes to zero fund the centre from 1 July 2024. This decision will put the trust on a path to insolvency. Read more here

School Holiday Fun

Saturday 13 - Sunday 28 April Arts Centre wide

This school holidays, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre will be bursting with creative activities to inspire, enthuse and spark the imagination of pre-schoolers right through to teens.


Sculpture Festival 2024 - Call for Exhibiting Artists

We're seeking artists to be involved in Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre's fifth annual Sculpture Festival.


Caterpillars

Friday 29 & Saturday 30 March 2024 The Gym

Follow two caterpillars into a magical world of flitting butterflies, jumping eggs, and giant swaying flowers.


Natalia & Yuri

7 April 2024 Great Hall

Enjoy internationally acclaimed violinists Natalia Lomeiko and Yuri Zhislin in this exclusive concert.


Easter Magic Magnets

Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 March Great Hall

Join Paint & Sip to paint a mini flower pot 'basket' for your Easter eggs, along with some Easter-themed fridge magnets


Easter Egg Artwork Hunt

Easter Saturday & Sunday 2024 Rutherford’s Den

Spot all our Easter artworks and go into the draw for a fantastic prize pack!

Free


Heritage Stargazing from the Observatory Tower 2024

Every Friday night during Winter, 12 April - 27 September 2024 Observatory, Biology and Physics

Experience stargazing through the Townsend Teece Telescope in the Observatory Tower (1896) with astronomers from the University of Canterbury.


Guided Walking Tours

Wednesdays - Sundays Clock Tower

Enjoy a 90-minute guided walking tour of The Arts Centre and discover the rich history of this heritage site.


Cloisters Toilet Entrance Design | Megan Brady

Friday 5 April 2024 Engineering Laneway

Join Megan Brady for an ebbing and flowing conversation about her newly commissioned mural as part of her 2023 creative residency.

Free


New Zealand-made homewares and gifts.

Frances Nation is a store specialising in Aotearoa New Zealand-made homewares and gifts of quality craftsmanship, authenticity and longevity.

Frances Nation Home

Ground floor, Boys’ High,

Worcester Boulevard

Open 7 days, 10:00AM - 5:00PM