Cape Town Attractions
Planetarium
South African Museum and Planetarium
The imposing South African Museum, dedicated to natural history
and the human sciences, contains a huge variety of fascinating
exhibits from entire chunks of caves bearing rock art, to
traditional arts and crafts from several African tribes. The
natural history galleries are full of mounted mammals, dioramas of
prehistoric reptiles and a collection of whale skeletons, which can
be viewed with the eerie sound of whale song echoing in the
background. Alongside the museum is the Planetarium, which has a
changing programme of thematic shows involving the southern
constellations.
Address: 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens;
E-mail: info@iziko.org.za;
Website: www.iziko.org.za;
Telephone: 021 481 3800 (museum), 021 481 3900 (planetarium);
Opening time: Daily 10am to 5pm. Planetarium shows Monday to Friday at 2pm and Tuesday evening show at 8pm; Saturday and Sunday 12pm, 1pm and 2.30pm;
Admission: Museum: R10 (adults), R5 (children), free on Saturdays; Planetarium: R20 (adults), R6 (children)
