Iziko South African Museum

The Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology collections.

Iziko South African Museum
Suid-Afrikaanse Museum
Established1825 (1825)
LocationCompany's Garden
TypeZoology, palaeontology, archaeology
AccreditationIziko museum
Public transit accessBus: MyCiTi 101, 106, 107
Websitewww.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-museum

Iziko is a Xhosa word meaning "hearth".

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