South African Museum


Open nearly two hundred years ago, the South African Museum in Cape Town contains a great many unique exhibits. In its expositions are the remains of fish, animals, as well as tools of primitive people - many of these findings, according to researchers, there are at least 120 thousand years.

The largest expositions

The foundation year of the museum was 1825. Lord Charles Somerset contributed to this. In the halls of the museum are interesting archaeological, paleontological finds, most of which are really unique.

In the last century the South African Museum became the center of a modern complex composed of several museums. It is no wonder that every year at least 400 thousand people come to examine its exhibitions. At the same time the museum is recognized as one of the main attractions of Cape Town, recommended to tourists for compulsory inspection.

Educational and educational center

There are many educational and educational events held for schoolchildren and students, as well as scientists who come here at the conference.

During educational events, conferences and meetings are studied:

It is noteworthy that now there is also a planetarium, allowing you to fully enjoy the starry sky.

Grants and private donations are used to fund the institution.

How to get there?

Having visited museums, you can learn a lot of new things in the field of biology, culture, archeology. Even those who do not particularly like museums, in the end are satisfied with the visit.

To visit the museum, you need to arrive in Cape Town - a flight from Moscow can take up to 24 hours with several transfers: in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dubai, Johannesburg or other cities, depending on the itinerary. The museum building is located at Queen Victoria Street, 25.