Iziko South African Museum Travel Guide: Top Sights in South africa,

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Iziko South African Museum- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; South Africa; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 4 hours

The Iziko South African Museum, established in 1825 in Cape Town's Company's Garden, is the country's first museum and a vital repository of African zoology, palaeontology, and archaeology. This institution has evolved from a small collection into a comprehensive showcase of the continent's diverse historical and biological heritage, symbolized by its name 'Iziko', meaning 'hearth' in Xhosa, representing a gathering place for knowledge. Visitors can explore a range of exhibits, from ancient fossils to the vibrant cultures of the Khoi and San, while engaging with interactive displays that highlight the ethical evolution of museology and the rich biodiversity of Southern Africa.

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Reviews of South African Museum

Helga Dénes

3
Reviewed: 2024-08-10

This is a small museum. The highlights are the African dinosaurs and the cave paintings. There are also exhibitions on manuals and birds, but most of the exhibits look quite old. The receptionist was pretty unfriendly, and there is no museum shop.
Gracious#11

4
Reviewed: 2024-07-31

Educational and informative, fun, interesting. All things you want in a museum visit. I had a brilliant time here, made me feel like a little kid again. Very affordable especially if you're a student so you get the student discount so dirt cheap. Very well set up and pristine layout of each section which caters for the brainiacs who want to learn so much and the casual who just want to see cool and exciting displays. Highly highly recommend but probably not during winter months, I found that I couldn't go to the national art gallery and other museums under Iziko due to maintenance.
Patricia Adams-Slater

3
Reviewed: 2024-07-05

Always love visiting museums...need an upgrade..no taps working on basins..no whale sound due to it being vaulty. Not enough benches on the floors.
philippe dariel

4
Reviewed: 2023-12-31

Very interesting place, great collection, nice presentation, but in refection and not fully opened for the moment. Entry fee is expensive (too much) for non SA visitors. Being a site for acknowledgment, nothing can justify such a discrimination between local and international for entry fees.
Ronnie Mouton

4
Reviewed: 2023-11-06

Iziko SA museum is always a winner for younger kids and with the correct approach could be made really interesting to everyone. It is a cheap way of keeping the kids busy for at least 2 hours. My daughter and some friends went recently and these are the pictures that she took with her cellphone.