Welcome

Rutherford's Den heritage space is currently closed. However, the work of the Den continues!

Our LEOTC education programme is running and our teachers welcome enquiries about bringing the Rutherford story to your school.

Bookings now being taken.

Feel free to contact us about our ongoing work, and find out how you can make donations to Rutherford's Den.

Contact Us

Our education team is available to visit your school with the Rutherford story.

Phone

Mobile: 021 390 987

Email: education@rutherfordsden.org.nz

For Schools: After the earthquakes

Introduce your class to a Kiwi genius and discover why this great New Zealander is known as the father of Nuclear Science. School Outreach visits are supported by the Ministry of Education's Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) programme.

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Hire the Den for a Reception

The Den is closed post February 2011 earthquakes and is undergoing extensive repair and refurbishment.

Phone (03) 363 2836
Fax (03) 379 7576

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Visit the Den

Rutherford’s Den is multi-media exhibition space and education centre housed in the very rooms where Nobel Prize winner Ernest Rutherford studied, attended lectures and undertook his earliest experiments at Canterbury College – now the Arts Centre of Christchurch

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Support the Den

Rutherford’s Den is a charitable organisation with tax exemption status.
Information Line
Phone (03) 363 2836
Fax (03) 379 7576
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