New Christchurch art museum could open in 2019SUPPLIED The Ravenscar House Museum would display a collection including 110 New Zealand paintings. A new $13 million art museum proposed for central Christchurch has been delayed, but construction could start by the middle of next year and be finished in 2019, backers say. The museum will be jointly operated by the trust and Canterbury Museum. READ MORE:* Canterbury Museum announce $13m 'house museum'* New Christchurch art museum step closer to reality* From accidental art collection to new Christchurch attractionThe $5 million plot of land for the project was gifted to Canterbury Museum by the Christchurch City Council in 2015. That means it will be capable of protecting the art collection and hosting visiting collections in the future.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2017 03:45 UTC