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Bertram House, situated at the top of Government Avenue in the centre of Cape Town, is currently closed to the public, as it is undergoing maintenance and restoration. This house is the only remaining example of the English Georgian-style red-brick houses that were once common in Cape Town. The house is said to have been built in around 1839 by English immigrant and notary John Barker, who named it in memory of his late wife, Ann Bertram Findlay, who had died in 1838.

Bertram House

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Open between 09h00 and 16h00 Thursday and Friday
Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

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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

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The Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum is one of the earliest homes built in the Bo-Kaap area, dating back to the mid-18th century. The museum, situated in the historic area that became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery, showcases local Islamic culture and heritage. The house was declared a National Monument in 1965 and restored in the 1970s.

Bo-Kaap Museum

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

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Standard Fee

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

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

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The farm Groot Constantia dates back to 1685, when the land was granted to Simon van der Stel, thus making it one of the oldest commercial wine farms in South Africa. Its Orientation Centre in the Jonkershuis complex contains panel, object and archaeological displays that provide an overview of Groot Constantia from the past to present, including slavery on the estate

Groot Constantia

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Open between 10h00 and 17h00
Monday to Sunday
Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

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Adults: R30.00
Children aged 6 to 18: R15.00
Children aged 5 and under: Free
South African pensioners and students (with valid cards): R15.00 / Free entry on Fridays
School groups: Booked: R5.00; Unbooked: R8.00
Free entry on International Museum Day and Heritage Day

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This house museum is furnished as a home for a well-to-do Cape family during the late 18th century. It houses some of the best pieces of Cape furniture and silver in the country, in addition to a priceless collection of ceramics. A household such as this would only have been able to function with its share of servants and slaves, and recent research has brought to light the names and professions of some who lived in the house at the time, as well as the kinds of activities they would have pursued.

Koopmans-de Wet House

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Open between 09h00 and 16h00
Thursday and Friday
Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

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Standard Fee

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

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

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The Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome is the most advanced digital planetarium on the African continent. This world-class, multifunctional facility brings digital technology to Cape Town, creating a space of innovation and discovery where art, science and entertainment meet.

Planetarium and Digital Dome

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Open between 09h00 and 17h00, shows run as per the public show schedule.

Tuesday to Sunday (Closed for research on Mondays, including school holidays)

Closed on Christmas Day and Workers’ Day

Fees:

Standard Fee

Adults: R100
Children aged 5 to 18: R100
Pensioners and Students: R100

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

Adults: R70.00
Children aged 5 to 18: R40.00
South African pensioners and students (with valid cards): R40.00

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Rust en Vreugd was built as a home for Willem Cornelis Boers, a high-ranking official of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), known as the Fiscal, around 1777–1778.

Rust en Vreugd

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Open between 09h00 and 16h00
Thursday and Friday
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

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The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town. It has answered to many names over the last three centuries, namely the Slave Lodge, Government Offices Building, Old Supreme Court, and South African Cultural History Museum. All these names reflect the long and rich history of the building.

Slave Lodge

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Open between 09h00 and 17h00
Monday to Saturday
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

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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

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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

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The Mother City’s premier public art museum, housing a vast and critically engaging collection of historical, modern and contemporary South African, African and international artworks. Selections from the Permanent Collection are rotated regularly to enable the museum to showcase a full programme of temporary exhibitions of paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, beadwork, textiles and architecture.

The Iziko South African National Gallery

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Monday to Sunday 09h00 – 17h00

Fees:

Standard Fee

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

Upon Presentation of Valid SA ID/ SADC Identification

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The Iziko South African National Gallery Annexe is situated to the left of the National Gallery, on St Johns Road. It can also be accessed from the Company’s Garden. The Iziko Art Collection Library, one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in South Africa; Iziko’s Human Resource Department; as well as the Art Education Unit are located at the Annexe.

South African National Gallery Annexe

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This museum is currently closed to the public

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After a three-year programme of renovation and extension, the National Mutual Building on Church Square was handed back to Iziko during an event held on International Museum Day, 18 May 2010.

Social History Centre

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Open between 10h00 and 17h00
Monday to Friday
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day and Workers’ Day
Visits by appointment only.

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Visits by appointment only

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Fine and interesting examples of paintings and decorative arts of special relevance to the Cape are to be found in the William Fehr Collection. Contained in the collection is a wealth of historical information concerning the peoples and landscapes of early colonial South Africa. It is one of the most important public collections of artefacts of the period.

The Castle of Good Hope

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

Fees:

Adults: R50.00
Children aged 6 to 18: R25.00
Children aged 5 and under: Free
South African pensioners and students (with valid cards): R25.00
School groups: Booked: R8.00; Accompanying teacher: R15.00
Free entry on commemorative days

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Bertram House

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Bo-Kaap Museum

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Groot Constantia

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Rust en Vreugd

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The Iziko South African Museum

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The Iziko South African National Gallery

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South African National Gallery Annexe

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The Castle of Good Hope

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