The Arts Centre of Christchurch Reviews

It's a great place to visit and the restoration work is amazing. The whitebait patties are to die for.

Awesome place!!! Should have more events housed here Was nice to see the building fully restored to pre quake conditions.

There are few places to see during the renovation, but the public hall with stained glass and art objects are .
Anyone can play the outdoor paint piano, and the piano sounds in the premises and the atmosphere is good.
Even if you move to a different location, you can continue parking without any additional charges because the balance of the parking fee is shared even if you move to a different location. I was shocked by this.

Good place to visit in Christchurch next to Botanic Garden.

The Arts Centre's Great Hall has been meticulously restored and now basks in all its glory. A beautiful place and a sign of great things to come for this city. Do visit!

starting to look amazing can see all the work they are putting in

Despite the fact that many of the galleries were not open to the public the buildings' architecture is still worth being looked at,The buildings have undergone restoration since the earthquake & are gradually been reopened to the public. A wonderful space for everyone.The shops have a good range of excellent quality gifts and NZ Made products.

Elegant historic building. Part of the building is still closed for renovations. isite is located here.

There are many places under renovation, but you can see it for free.

Great cultural place, close to the park and there is also a tourist info point!

Great spot to wonder around in central Christchurch. A great icon in the city.

Great to see it opening up to the public. Looking great

Interesting architecture to look at. On a tram stop and near a bus stop. Small boutique shops there.

Meant to spend a half hour, ended up losing over 2 hours! Truly worth it

Great place especially to hold markets and have live entertainment

Saw the art centre for the first time since it was fixed up, it was really beautiful and really well done up. The buildings had cafes and exhibits and some nice craft themed shops. We enjoyed looking around the ancient Greek exhibition, it was a creative, informative and interesting display of pots and artifacts.

So glad to see this building is slowly getting resorted and looking fantastic.

A charming mix of modern style and old world architecture with i-site, cafe and studio spaces along with the arts.

A great space in the heart of Christchurch. Formerly Univercity of Canturbury and now part of the city's arts scene. Great architecure now being lovingly restored after having been damaged in the earthquakes.

They have done an amazing job renovating the Arts Centre after the Earthquakes

Great to have it back open after being out of commission for so long!

I just love the art centre. A beautiful must see building !

I Love this place. I am wating fir full recovering of the buldings.

Coming back to life with wonderful immersive shows from The Free Theatre at The Gym

Easy scooter access for person's with disability like me

Educational, diverse array of artworks. I'd recommend it to people who understand and appreciate the theories of art.

Great to see the Arts Centre coming back to life after the earthquakes!

Lovley market with amazing handcrafted goods and delicious food.

Had awesome time and kids loved it. Food at cafe was good too

Terrific to see the centre coming back to life as the restoration continues.

Life is returning here but slightly too much tourism base not enough historic emphasis

Had an awesome experince. Kids loved it too. The food in cafe is reasonable priced and really nice.

Great to see this iconic space coming back to life! A must see when in Christchurch

This is an awesome venue! Hire it and they will come.

I really enjoy the arts centre. Have been to the last couple of evening markets and on both occasions the food and stalls were very good. Looking forward to some spring summer events being run here. Also love that Absolution is now based in the arts centre!

Beautiful building
Largest restoration project in the world of category 1 Heritage buildings
They are being opened in stages

Beautiful spot. Looking forward to completed rebuild

Loved it. Awesome layout, funky stores, beautiful old building. Would be a 5 but accessibility wise there were only stairs (i know, old building) and the gallery was empty of exhibitions (although the signs were still there implying the last one was still there). Still cool. Market outside was super awesome, would definitely recommend that

Good place to spend a lazy afternoon to learn about the history of Maoris in new Zealand

Attending the Matariki market - such a fantastic venue

#nzmustdo Saved and still being preserved after Christchurch earthquakes. Amazing architecture. Great for photos and events. We went to an event at the great hall and it was beautiful. Fantastic to dance and enjoy whisky at a Stramash. Been to venue before earthquakes and thrilled to return.

Great to see this place back on its feet. Stunning brunch

Most of it is still sectioned off for rebuilding efforts, but the open parts are very historic and worth a look

Done some great work to keep this heritage building

Love this place but Way too hot and stuffy in great hall for buskers performance. Will not go there again in summer

This used to be a great place to spend the avo with lots of food carts around and wee shops to look through I feel though some parts have opened after the quake it is not back to what it once was which is very sad

Lots of great new spaces for events. Nice open court yard for young families to relax.

Stunning architecture. I particularly loved the Grand Hall

Pretty good. Has some good food places in there too. But overall a very pretty building

Historic and quaint area of Christchurch very good for lazy Sundays

Starting to look more and more complete with each visit.

New Zealand National Heritage, originally used as university dormitories