What is a museum?

The museum is another information resource and is
"a building or portion of a building used for the storing, preservation, and exhibition of objects considered to be of lasting value or interest, as objects illustrative of antiquities, natural history, fine and industrial art, etc."
(The new shorter Oxford English dictionary, 1993)

See International Council of Museums definition of a museum. (This is an Internet link)

What type of information is available at a museum?

Museums preserve or store objects, art, etc., that are considered valuable and illustrative of antiquities. You will find certain Museums which preserve objects, etc. covering a specific era or theme, e.g. the District Six Museum, SA Maritime Museum, Jewish Museum, etc.

Location of museums?

Click on one of the following to see lists and contact information of museums in the Western Cape.

 

	SA Museum		Queen Victoria Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 424 3330
	SA National Gallery		Government Avenue, Cape Town Tel (021) 45 1628
	SA Cultural History Museum		Old Slave Lodge, 49 Adderley Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 461 8280
	Bo-Kaap Museum		71 Wale Stre, Cape Town Tel (021) 424 2846
	Koopmans-De Wet House		35 Strand Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 424 2473
	Betram House		Orange Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 424 9381
	SA Maritime Museum		Dock Rd, Waterfront Tel (021) 419 2505
	Jewish Museum		84 Hatfield Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 454 1546
	District Six Museum		25a Buitenkant Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 461 4753
	Robben Island Museum		Robben Island Tel (021) 419 1300
	The Castle of Good Hope		Castle Str, Cape Town Tel (021) 469 111
	SA Airforce Museum		Ysterplaat Airforce base Tel (021) 508 6377
	SA Rugby Museum		Boundary Rd, Newlands Tel (021) 685 3038
	Groote Schuur (Heart) Transplant Museum		Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory Tel (021) 404 5232
	Irma Stern Museum		Cecil Rd, Rosebank Tel (021) 685 5686
	Education Museum (Centre for Conservation Education)		9 Aliwal Rd, Wynberg Tel (021) 762 1622
	Cape Town Holocaust Centre		Tel (021) 462 5553
	SA Police Museum		Main Rd, Muizenberg Tel (021) 788 7031
	Parow Museum		13 Smith Str, Parow Tel (021) 938 8020
	Muizenberg Toy Museum		8 Beach Rd, Muizenberg Tel (021) 788 1569

Useful web site:

For more information about museums (and descriptions) in South Africa.