Beyond the artifact: Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Beyond the artifact:Beyond the artifact:

Iziko Museums of South AfricaIziko Museums of South Africa

Iziko is an isiXhosa word meaning hearth

…. a place where we all can gather share and learn.

Art · Social History · & Natural History collections

12 museums across the city of Cape Town

Entrance to Iziko Museums is FREE for children 18 and underand also to members of the public on selected commemorative

days.

Researchers · Resources · Educators

Guardians · Conversationalists

Iziko South African National GalleryCompany Gardens

• Home to Jane Alexander’s Butcher Boys

• Exhibits a combination of artworks from the Permanent collection as well as visiting temporary exhibitions including fashion, photographic and

mutli- media installations

William Fehr Collection at the Castle Castle of Good Hope

• A collection of paintings and decorative arts of special relevance to the Cape.

• Would suit visitors with a particular interest in colonial art and antique furniture.

Iziko South African MuseumCompany Gardens

A natural history museum with an enthralling ethnography department exhibiting elements of the history of indigenous African peoples

Highlights include an interactive Discovery Room for children & teens, several specimens of extinct species and our state-of-the-art Giasphere.

PlanetariumCompany Gardens

• The Sky Tonight Saturdays and Sundays

Audiences learn about the constellations and planets over the city at that

time of year.

• Various rotating educational shows for both young and old audiences.

Bertram HouseCompany Gardens

• Last remaining example of Georgian architecture in the Cape

• Houses English furniture, porcelain, silver and other household effects from the period

• Two upstairs rooms house changing exhibitions

Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House

Greenmarket SquareMost important collection of Dutch and Flemish masters paintings in the southern hemisphere

Works include those by Anthony van Dyck, Frans Hals, Jan Steen and Jocob van Ruisdeal

Bo Kaap MuseumRose Street, Bo Kaap

• In close proximity to SA’s oldest mosque, Auwal Mosque and the oldest Muslim graveyard, the Tana Baru

• Permanent exhibits include Who built Cape Town, New Year Carnival and the Alibama, Pattern of Beauty

• Also houses the Bo Kaap Community Hall

Groot Constantia Manor HouseGroote Constantia Estate

• South Africa’s oldest wine estate

• Manor House is a prime example of Cape Dutch architecture and site includes a Wine Museum in the historic Cloete Cellar

• Visitors can enjoy wine tasting, visit to the museum and lunch at an adjacent restaurant

Koopmans De West HouseStrand Street

• South Africa’s oldest house museum

• Houses a rare and priceless collection of ceramics and silverware as well as exquisite examples of Cape Dutch furniture

• Of particular interest to antiques collectors and woodcrafters

Maritime CenterV&A Waterfront

• A must for maritime enthusiasts

• Documents Cape Town’s shipping history from the 17th to 20th century through ship models, documents and an archive of over 20 000 photographs

• Houses the John H.Marsh Maritime Research Center

Rust en VreugdBuitenkant Street

• The finest surviving example of an 18th century Cape Town house nestled in a charming period garden

• Houses the William Fehr Collection of watercolours, prints and drawings

Social History CenterChurch Square

• State-of-the-art museum storage facility

• Extensive library for researchers and members of the public

• Behind-the-scenes repository for social history collections that cannot be displayed in it’s entirety

Slave LodgeBuitenkant Street

• Emotive multi-media exhibits interpret the living conditions endured by slaves at the Cape

• Temporary exhibitions highlight the conquering of human rights over human wrongs and upper galleries house silverware, ceramics and Egyptology collections

Museum Meander

Includes:

•St. George’s Cathedral

•SA Jewish Museum

•Tynhuis & Parliament Buildings

•SA National Library

•Centre of the Book

•Government Avenue

Venue Hire

Whale Well at the Iziko South African Museum · Atrium at the Iziko South African National Gallery · Various venues at the Iziko Slave Lodge · Bo-Kaap Museum’s Community Hall · Manor House at Groot

Constantia · Garden at Rust en Vreugd · 100-seater banqueting table in the Lady Anne Barnard

Room at the Castle of Good Hope

Art · Social · Natural

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