media release
18 September 2014
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Tourism Award for Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum is celebrating following its win of the 2014 Champion Canterbury Business Award for
Tourism/Hospitality (medium to large enterprises) at the Gala Dinner held in the Horncastle Arena on Wednesday night.
Museum Director Anthony Wright says the award is another feather in the cap for the Museum as we also achieved Qualmark
Enviro Gold, Gold accreditation with Investors in People, and were named a finalist in this year's national Museums
Aotearoa Awards for its Quake City attraction and for our record breaking visitor numbers to the RISE Street Art Exhibition.
This sentiment was supported by Michael McEvedy, Museum Board Chair, who congratulated staff on such a great
accomplishment.
While there were, and continue to be, many challenges to face post-earthquakes, the team at Canterbury Museum worked
tirelessly to ensure this much loved cultural attraction was able to re-open fully to the public. With a lack of
cultural activities open within the city, Museum staff recognised the need for there to be an “anchor” for local
visitors as well as tourists and this Award certainly recognises that achievement.
Canterbury Museum is truly elated by this win. Despite all our challenges, we continue to deliver a quality Museum
experience for our visitors, and this commitment is acknowledged through all the awards we have won over the last 12
months - and this win is the icing on the cake.
We appreciate our efforts being recognised, and would like to thank the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and
the many sponsors who make these Champion Canterbury Awards such a great success.
ENDS