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Suid-Afrikaanse Museum | |
Established | 1825 |
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Location | Company's Garden |
Type | Zoology, palaeontology, archaeology |
Accreditation | Iziko museum |
Public transit access | Bus: MyCiTi 101, 106, 107 |
Website | www |
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.[1]
Iziko is a Xhosa word meaning "hearth".[2]