The University of Canterbury's Arts, Music and Classics programmes are now housed in the century-old former Chemistry building, which was built as part of the University of Canterbury’s original central city campus (now the Arts Centre).
The University of Canterbury's Arts, Music and Classics programmes are now housed in the century-old former Chemistry building, which was built as part of the University of Canterbury’s original central city campus (now the Arts Centre).
Visitors will be able to more easily view and appreciate the University of Canterbury’s Logie Collection – one of the most significant collections of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern artefacts in the Southern Hemisphere. Ancient mosaics are embedded in the floor of the museum, protected by glass. (115)
Major donors to the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities, Leigh Teece and Professor David Teece of Berkeley, California, are flanked by the curators Terri Elder (left) and Penny Minchin-Garvin (right). (134)
The Logie Collection is a teaching collection first and foremost. Co-Curator Terri Elder (seated) talks with some students.
Co-Curator Penny Minchin-Garvin (seated) shares her knowledge of the Logie Collection.
JLMC Archives, Miss Marion Steven, c1970, courtesy of University of Canterbury Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities
JLMC Archives, Department of Classics 1946 (Miss Marion Steven centre front row), courtesy of University of Canterbury Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities
We Could Be Heroes: The gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans
The gods and heroes of the Greeks and Romans were powerful, yet they were also complex. The inaugural exhibition at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities celebrates the stories of their adventures, disputes, conflicts and love interests. A richly illustrated catalogue has been produced to accompany the exhibition, published by Canterbury University Press.
The Teece Museum is open to the public Wednesdays through to Sundays, 11am-3pm. Level 1, UC Arts, The Arts Centre of Christchurch, 3 Hereford Street, Christchurch. It is also available by appointment Mondays and Tuesdays, 9am-3pm, for school and group visits.
The Logie Collection of Canterbury University is one of the small miracles of this country - treasures of the Ancient World from classical Greece and Rome, right back to the Bronze Age - 7000 BC.
And when the first big earthquake struck Christchurch in September 2010, there were fears that the priceless collection - described as "one of Australasia's finest collections of classical art" would be utterly destroyed.
Well it was and it wasn't. The Logie Collection has a brand-new home - the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities - and last week it was proudly displayed in an exhibition called We Could Be Heroes. But it certainly didn't look like it at the time. Simon Morris is joined by Terri Elder and Penny Minchin-Garvin, the co-curators of the museum.
