Iziko Museums

The Iziko Museums of Cape Town is a complex of eleven museums located near the Cape Town city centre. The name is derived from the isiXhosa word “iziko,” meaning “hearth” — the traditional centre of the home, and the location where families would gather to share oral histories.

Natural History Collection

 * South African Museum
 * Iziko Planetarium

Social history collections

 * Rust en Vreugd
 * Koopmans-De Wet
 * Castle of Good Hope
 * Groot Constantia
 * Bertram House
 * Bo-Kaap Museum
 * Slave Lodge
 * Social History Centre

Art Collections

 * South African National Gallery
 * Michaelis Collection

Maritime

 * SAS Somerset