Canterbury Museum

Summary

Canterbury Museum is a museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canterbury Museum is located in Christchurch City^[3].
• Canterbury Museum is in the country of New Zealand^[4].
• Canterbury Museum's instance of is recorded as museum^[5].
• Canterbury Museum's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• Canterbury Museum's architect is recorded as Benjamin Mountfort^[7].
• Canterbury Museum's founder is recorded as Julius von Haast^[8].
• Canterbury Museum's Commons category is recorded as Canterbury Museum^[9].
• 1870 marks the founding of Canterbury Museum^[10].
• 1882 marks the founding of Canterbury Museum^[11].
• Canterbury Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.5309, 'lon': 172.6271}^[12].
• Canterbury Museum's official website is recorded as http://www.canterburymuseum.com/^[13].
• Canterbury Museum's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+79'}^[14].
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• Canterbury Museum's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey^[27].

Body

Founding

Canterbury Museum's founder is recorded as Julius von Haast^[8]. Recorded inception include 1870^[10] and 1882^[11].

Why It Matters

Canterbury Museum ranks in the top 4% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]