From Olympia to New Zealand: Highlighting New Zealand’s Olympic History

The Olympic Games draws thousands of athletes and spectators from all over the world to compete and witness sporting history in the making. Inspired by the Olympic Festival first held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC, the modern Olympic Games have seen many New Zealand athletes compete for their chance at Olympic glory.

This exhibition will showcase highlights from New Zealand’s Olympic history through the collections of the University of Canterbury’s Macmillan Brown Library, alongside the ancient treasures of the James Logie Memorial Collection.

While at the Museum take the time to explore the rest of our exhibition Myths and Mortals to learn more about the culture that brought us the Olympic Festival.

The Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities houses one of the University of Canterbury’s great treasures, a collection of some of the finest classical antiquities in New Zealand. The Teece Museum, which opened in May 2017 in The Arts Centre of Christchurch, showcases the James Logie Memorial Collection, one of the most significant collections of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern artefacts in the Southern Hemisphere.