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Akaroa Museum

Banks Peninsula Community, New Zealand

Akaroa Museum

Partially reopened following repair work after the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Three heritage buildings - the Langlois-Et eveneaux cottage (early 1840s), the Customs House (early 1850s), and the Court House (1878) - are part of the Akaroa Museum complex. ''The Long Harbour'' - a 20 minute DVD - tel

ls of the volcanic origins of Akaroa and its settlement. The permanent collection includes a complete edition of the Akaroa Mail from 1876, nineteenth and twentieth century costume, photographic and family history archives.

Listen to the audio guide for Akaroa Museum Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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