Canterbury Museum has launched its first exhibition since taking up residence in the Centre of Contemporary Art.
The facility has been waiting on earthquake strengthening and refurbishment of its old building in Rolleston Ave.
Six Extinctions is all about dinosaurs – featuring a number of large exhibits that dwarf the viewer.
The life-sized cast of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered is the exhibition's big drawcard.
The show was put together by a Tasmanian company who produce reproductions of real dinosaur skeletons for museums around the world as well as touring shows.
“Kids love it,” Stephen Pennruscoe, the museum’s head of public engagement, said.
“When you come up the stairs, you're greeted by this giant T-Rex. He's kind of scary, but he's kind of not.”
As well as the Six Extinctions exhibition, the exhibition space also contains a selection of some favourite pieces from the museum’s 2.3 million item collection.
The Six Extinctions Exhibition is due to run at Canterbury Museum's pop-up space until early December.
By John Spurdle, Public Interest Journalism Fund
