Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
- …is operated by Iziko Museums of South Africa
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: museum in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as“SAM”“South African Museum”“Suid-Afrikaanse Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial and Little Theatre.
Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial
Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is situated 110 metres northeast of Iziko South African Museum.
Little Theatre
Theater building
The Little Theatre Complex consists of three theatres… Little Theatre is situated 110 metres south of Iziko South African Museum.
South African Jewish Museum
The South African Jewish Museum is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. South African Jewish Museum is situated 210 metres southeast of Iziko South African Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.
Gardens
Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
Tamboerskloof
Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
Bo-Kaap
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter.
Iziko South African Museum
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Latitude
-33.92891° or 33° 55′ 44″ south
Longitude
18.41495° or 18° 24′ 54″ east
Open location code
4FRW3CC7+CX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Iziko South African Museum” goes by many names.
Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumAfrikaans
Հարավաֆրիկյան Իզիկո թանգարանArmenian
Museu Sud-africà IzikoCatalan
南非博物馆Chinese
南非自然歷史博物館Chinese
Iziko South African MuseumDutch
متحف مركز جنوب افريقياEgyptian Arabic
מוזיאון דרום אפריקהHebrew
イジコ南アフリカ博物館Japanese
南アフリカ博物館Japanese
ИзикоRussian
Южноафриканский изико-музейRussian
Iziko South African MuseumSwedish
Ізіко Південноафриканський музейUkrainian
Հարաւափրիկեան Իզիքօ ԹանգարանWestern Armenian
Umnyuziyamu waseNingizimu Afrika i-IzikoZulu
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