Iziko South African Museum

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national located in . The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “iziko south african museum”, “SAM”, “South African Museum”, “イジコ南アフリカ博物館”, and “南非自然歷史博物館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial and Little Theatre.

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is situated 110 metres northeast of Iziko South African Museum.

Theater building
The Complex consists of three theatres… is situated 110 metres south of Iziko South African Museum.

Museum
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The is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. is situated 210 metres southeast of Iziko South African Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.

Suburb
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is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of , .

Suburb
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is a and suburb of , .

Neighborhood
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The is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter.

Iziko South African Museum

Latitude
-33.92891° or 33° 55′ 44″ south
Longitude
18.41495° or 18° 24′ 54″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Operator
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Open location code
4FRW3CC7+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24010045
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7626675
Wiki­data ID
Q6102031
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Iziko South African Museum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Suid-Afrikaanse Museum”
  • Armenian: “Հարավաֆրիկյան Իզիկո թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Sud-africà Iziko”
  • Chinese: “南非博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Iziko South African Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف مركز جنوب افريقيا”
  • French: “Iziko south african museum”
  • French: “Musée Iziko”
  • German: “Iziko South African Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון דרום אפריקה”
  • Japanese: “南アフリカ博物館”
  • Russian: “Изико”
  • Russian: “Южноафриканский изико-музей”
  • Swedish: “Iziko South African Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Ізіко Південноафриканський музей”
  • Western Armenian: “Հարաւափրիկեան Իզիքօ Թանգարան”
  • Zulu: “Umnyuziyamu waseNingizimu Afrika i-Iziko”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: City Centre and Schotsche Kloof.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: South African Museum and Michaelis.

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