Quake City Weekend

The hugely popular Quake City exhibition, which tells stories from the Canterbury earthquakes, will be free to visit on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 11 August.

Canterbury Museum’s special exhibition leads visitors through the first shake of 4 September 2010, the destruction and rescue efforts of 22 February 2011 through to the clean-up and rebuild.

The exhibition features some of the defining objects of this time – from the top of the Christ Church Cathedral spire and the railway station clocks to the road cones, water containers and portaloos that were part of everyday life for Cantabrians post quakes. Hear the incredible human stories of survival and endurance, discover the fascinating science behind earthquakes and resilient buildings, and see skateboarders weaving among the sinkholes and cracked roads of the post-quake city in a show of defiance and wit.

The free weekend is made possible by major sponsor Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake, formally EQC, which has supported Quake City for over a decade.