Welcome to Iziko Museums of South Africa

Plan your Visit

The South African Museum, founded in 1825 and situated in the historic Company’s Gardens, has seen millions of visitors, attracted by the vast historical collection the museum has to offer, ranging from fossils to ancient insects and historical tools. A visit to this museum is not only culturally enriching, but the impressive natural collection will also ignite a spark of interest in learning more about the creatures with which we share our planet.

The Iziko South African Museum

Hours:

Open between 09h00 and 17h00
Monday to Sunday
Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

Fees:

Standard Fee

Adults: R60
Children aged 5 to 18: R60
Pensioners and Students: R60

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

Adults: R40.00
Children aged 5 to 18: R20.00
South African pensioners and students (with valid cards): R20.00 / Free entry on Fridays
School groups: Booked: R15.00; Unbooked: R15.00
Free entry on commemorative days

Plan your Visit

The Iziko South African Museum

Hours:

Open between 09h00 and 17h00
Monday to Sunday
Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

Fees:

Standard Fee

Adults: R60
Children aged 5 to 18: R60
Pensioners and Students: R60

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

What's On

Bertram House

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Y350?: Old Memorials in New Times

South African Museum

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The Evolution of Indigenous Art

Bertram House

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U406 Pavilion Prototype 2

South African Museum

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Hidden Wonders of the Iziko South African Museum

South African National Gallery

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Breaking Down the Walls – 150 years of Art Collecting

South African Museum

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Healing Oceans opened on 30 September at the Iziko South African Museum

Slave Lodge

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Who were the Enslaved? Commemorating lives under enslavement at the Cape of Good Hope

South African Museum

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Talking Heads and Heritage: in conversation with the Lydenburg Heads

Slave Lodge

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New Slavery Exhibitions

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Samuele Makoanyane (1909 – 1944)

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The Journey’s of the São José

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Enduring Covid19

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World of Wasps

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Tata Madiba Virtual Exhibition

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Boonstra Diarama

The Castle of Good Hope

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William Fehr Collection

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Looking A Head: Revisiting the Lydenburg Heads

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U406 Pavilion Prototype 2

08/03/2023

HAJI NOOR DEEN MI GUANG JIANG at ISANG

29/03/2023

Natural Science Collections in South Africa as perceived by the scientific community

03/04/2023

Holiday Fun for Everyone! Day 1: Solar System Diorama

03/04/2023

Holiday Programme

04/04/2023

INTAKA ISLAND WALKING TOUR

04/04/2023

Holiday Fun for everyone! Day 2: Therapsid Mask

05/04/2023

Holiday Fun for everyone! Day 3 & 4: Creating a Ceramic Object

27/04/2023

Freedom Day

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Collections &
Digitisation

Education

Research &
Exhibitions

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Museum Close Notice

Please be advised that all Iziko Museums, including the Iziko William Fehr Collection at the Castle of Good Hope will close at 15:00 today, 4 August 2023. No public shows for Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome today. Please note the following:Iziko South Africa Museum, South African National Gallery and Slave Lodge will be closed at 15:00 on Saturday, 05 August.Iziko Slave Lodge will be closed on Sunday, 6 August.Iziko…

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Stairways and Ruins

By Andrew Lamprecht ‘Stairways and Ruins,’ presented by the NWU’s ViNCO (Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-Led Research) in association with Iziko Museums of South Africa opened at North-West University’s Art Gallery on 17 July 2023. ViNCO is a research niche at NWU that contributes to current discourse on South African and African visual narratives and the histories and visions that shape them. The exhibition, guest…

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Masterpiece of the month: Johannes Phokela, As the Old Sing, so the Young Pipe (1998) and Jan Steen, As the Singing Leads, so the Dancing Follows (c1665)

About Masterpiece of the Month Reflecting on the 150th anniversary exhibition of Iziko’s Art Collection this year, distinguished UCT art historian Anna Tietze is presenting an essay each month shining some light on an artwork of her choice from the gallery’s historical collection. Anna Tietze is the author of A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery: Reflections on Art and National Identity (UCT Press, 2017). Introduction Artists can take inspiration from…

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Wonderous Worms

By Dylan Clarke, Dr Teresa Darbyshire and Kate Mortimer. Have you ever considered the importance of worms? Perhaps not, but without worms the world would be a very different place. Our oceans are full of wonderous worms called marine bristle worms, or polychaetes to give them their scientific name. This name literally means ‘many bristles’ referring to the hair-like structures we often see down the sides of their bodies….

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Masterpiece of the month: Irma Stern, Lake Kivu, Congo (1946)

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Art, Fashion and Futures

Africa Day at the Iziko South African National Gallery By Andrew Lamprecht. Iziko Museums of South Africa commemorated Africa Day on 25 May 2023 by hosting an exhilarating fashion runway show to launch the artist-in-residence programme which form part of the exhibition: “Breaking Down the Walls – 150 years of collecting at Iziko, currently on show at the Iziko South African National Gallery (ISANG). This Africa Day fashion showcase…

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Venue Hire

Imagine picnics in lush-landscaped gardens, dancing in stately ballrooms, a romantic interlude under velvet night skies, jazz in historic courtyards and dining with whales and dinosaurs. All this and more are on offer at Iziko Museums’ South African Museum, Slave Lodge, Groot Constantia, Rust en Vreugd, the Planetarium and the Castle of Good Hope. All these venues offer unique settings for unforgettable functions.

Welcome to Iziko Museums of South Africa

Plan your Visit

The Iziko South African Museum

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Plan your Visit

The Iziko South African Museum

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29/03/2023

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27/04/2023

Iziko Museums

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Museum Close Notice

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Stairways and Ruins

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Masterpiece of the month: Johannes Phokela, As the Old Sing, so the Young Pipe (1998) and Jan Steen, As the Singing Leads, so the Dancing Follows (c1665)

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Wonderous Worms

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Masterpiece of the month: Irma Stern, Lake Kivu, Congo (1946)

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Art, Fashion and Futures

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