South African Museum | Attraction

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Founded in 1825, the South African Museum is the oldest museum in sub-Saharan Africa.

Exhibitions, designed to educate, stimulate and entertain, include the only preserved specimen in Africa of the extinct quagga, dioramas depicting the mammal-like reptiles of the Karoo and some of the finest examples of rock art in the world, including the Linton painting.

The essence of the museum is found in the great diversity of specimens exhibited. Housed in a magnificent old building to which modern facilities have been added, it showcases the natural history of South Africa, as well as the early human inhabitants of the sub-continent.

This is the only museum in South Africa with an adjoining planetarium, with regularly changing daily shows, and an experience not to be missed.

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