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South African Museum and
Planetarium
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Between Government Avenue and Queen Victoria
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| Admission |
Museum: R8 ($1) adults, free for children.
Planetarium show: R10 ($1.30) adults, R5 (65¢) ages 3-16 |
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Museum: Daily 10am-5pm. Planetarium show:
Mon-Fri 2pm; Sat-Sun 12, 1, and 2:30pm (children's show at 12pm);
Tues 8pm |
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021/481-3800 |
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Founded in 1825, the South African Museum and Planetarium is South
Africa’s oldest museum. Exhibits at the museum are dated back
to 40 years ago, and include displays of traditional medicine, African
mathematics, and alphabetic symbols. The museum also has some great
exhibits of early African art. The natural-history side of the museum
includes a few fascinating exhibits, particularly the fossil gallery,
with evidence dating life back 300 million years, providing valuable
insight into the now-barren Karoo; and the four-story whale well,
hung with two whale skeletons. The museum is fun for all ages and
is a great way of spending your day, especially if you are looking
to do something affordable and out on the town.
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