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Jaco Boshoff

Jaco Boshoff has been involved in the museum world and archaeology since 1988. He has participated in several excavations on land and under water. He has a Master’s Degree in Archaeology as well as postgraduate diploma in Museology. He has been employed as Curator Scientist at Iziko Museums of South Africa since 1991, and oversees the Maritime Archaeology and Historical Archaeology collections.

He was principal investigator on the wreck of the Brunswick (1805) British East Indiaman in the 1990s and was museum representative and inspector for shipwrecks including the Brederode (1785), Colebrooke (1778) and Brittania (1822). He participated in several international projects, among others the wreck of the Pandora (1790) on the barrier reef in Australia.

Mr Boshoff has also worked with the United States National Park Service Submerged Resources Center on sites in Florida including the Biscayne Bay and Dry Tortugas Areas.


A major past research project was the search for the Dutch slave ship Meermin (1766), which was the subject of a PBS and History Channel documentary titled Slave Ship Mutiny. Mr Boshoff was principal investigator of the National Research Foundation-funded project Archaeologies of Antarctica, which investigates seal hunting sites on Marion Island in the sub-Antarctic.

His main project is the Slave Wrecks project, of which he is a co-originator. This international project includes partner institutions in the US, such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, George Washington University, Dive With a Purpose and the US National Park Service. Research and field work for this project takes place in the US, South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal and Brazil. As part of this international project, he is the co-principal investigator on the wreck of the Portuguese slaver Saõ Jose that wrecked at Clifton, South Africa, in December 1794.

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Dear Visitors,

Please note that the Iziko South African Museum will close to the public at 14:00 on Thursday, 13 March 2025, in preparation for the The bicentenary of the South African Museum – a reflection on 200 years of ISAM’s existence.

Thank you for your consideration.

Looking forward to your future visits.

Iziko Management

Dear Visitors,

Please be advised that all Iziko Museums of South Africa sites will close at 13:00 on Monday, 10 March 2025, for a staff activation for the The bicentenary of the South African Museum – a reflection on 200 years of ISAM’s existence.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Iziko Management

Iziko South African National Gallery

Dear Visitor

Please be advised that the Iziko South African National Gallery, will open at 12:30 on Saturday, 22 February 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to experience the exhibition:
Sue Williamson: There’s something I must tell you, a retrospective.

Regards
Iziko Museums of South Africa

Dear Visitors,

 

Please note that all Iziko Museums will be closed on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December 2024 and

will reopen to the public on Thursday, 26 December 2024.

 

Additionally,  Iziko Bertram House and Iziko Koopmans De Wet will remain closed on Thursday,   

26 December 2024.

 

Wishing you peace and joy over the festive season.

 

Thank you

Iziko Management 

Dear Visitor

Please be advised that the Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum will be closed on Thursday, 01 August 2024 due to a power maintenance affecting the entire area.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Iziko Management

Dear Visitor 

 

Iziko Museums’ Winter Operating Hours Update. 

 

Please be advised that the weekend(SAT and SUN) operating hours have been adjusted. 

The museums will open operate from 08h30 to 16h00 on weekends during winter.

 

Saturdays from 08h30 to 16h00

Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium, Iziko South African National Gallery, 

Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum and Iziko Slave Lodge. 

 

Sundays from 08h30 to 16h00

Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium and Iziko South African National Gallery. 

 

By order 

Iziko Management. 

 
Iziko South African National Gallery

Dear Visitor

Please be advised that the Iziko South African National Gallery, will open at 12:30 on Saturday, 22 February 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to experience the exhibition:
Sue Williamson: There’s something I must tell you, a retrospective.

Regards
Iziko Museums of South Africa