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Events
Friends of Iziko South African Museum Lecture
Mar 17
The Friends of the South African Museum is an organisation open to people of all ages who are interested in learning and exploring the natural and…
Current Exhibitions
JellyWorld – an ocean full of jellyfish in a world changed by people.
15 Dec 2020
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30 Nov 2021
Please note that the opening of this exhibition has been postponed until further notice. Join Iziko for a new exhibition, titled JellyWorld – an…
Looking A Head: Revisiting the Lydenburg Heads
1 May 2020
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15 May 2021
Between 1962 and 1964, a young boy discovered strange pieces of pottery eroding out of a gully in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Although the…
Singing Freedom: music and the struggle against apartheid
23 Apr 2020
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30 Apr 2021
This exhibition, Singing Freedom, shows that music was integral to events such as the Sharpeville massacre and other turning points in our history. …
Permanent Exhibitions
Boonstra Diarama
24 Aug 2020
When the iconic Boonstra Diorama exhibition opened in 1959, it was the first of its kind in South Africa to showcase the 270-million year old fossil…
William Fehr Collection
23 Mar 2018
Cape Town businessman, William Fehr (1892–1968), first loaned this collection of oil paintings, furniture, ceramics, metal and glassware for public…
Fired – An exhibition of South African ceramics
23 Mar 2018
The exhibition showcases a selection of Iziko’s rich and diverse ceramic holdings. The focus is on ceramics made in South Africa from earliest times…
Current Planetarium Shows
Sunstruck
15 Feb 2021
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23 Apr 2021
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Beyond The Sun
15 Feb 2021
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23 Apr 2021
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Tycho to the Moon
15 Feb 2021
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23 Apr 2021
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Past Exhibitions
Matereality
14 Feb 2020
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21 Feb 2021
Matereality presents a survey of emerging and established artists in the 21st century who use particular media in deliberate, surprising and…
Gabrielle Goliath | This song is for…
25 Oct 2019
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28 Feb 2021
Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year, 2019 South African multimedia artist, gender advocate, and 2019’s Standard Bank Young Artist award winner…
Drawing from the Collection
20 Sep 2019
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28 Feb 2021
Drawing from the Collection showcases the variety of drawings and works on paper from the Permanent Collection of Iziko South African National…