South African Museum & Planetarium
A look into nature and history for big and small
For every object on exhibition at the South Museum, there are thousands more carefully stored away. The Museum houses more than one and a half million specimens of scientific importance.
For nearly 200 years scientists at the Museum have been adding to these collections and studying them.
The collections now range from fossils almost 700 million years old to insects and fish caught last week. There are also stone tools made by people 120 000 years ago, traditional clothes from the last century, and T-shirts printed yesterday.
Museum scientists are keen to tell you about their work, so they are happy to give talks to schools, clubs and any other group that is interested. Just phone to make an arrangement.
You can ask them to identify puzzling objects. Either phone or leave your specimen at the Museum to be looked at later. Be sure not to collect objects that may be rare or protected by the law. Rather report what you saw and take a photograph if you can.
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The South African museum(also known to people as the Natural History museum)became a valuable experience when our little one started to walk and we were looking for interesting, but toddler safe indoor places to visit. She loved being able to walk around and look at animals from books and stories, and we see that she - and we- can learn a lot from this place as she grows older and becomes more inquisitive. The staff here is definitely not overworked, so they’re mostly very willing to answer questions or give you some extra insight. One of our friends commented that sensitive animal lovers might want to avoid this place, but that’s up to the individual to decide.There is also a nice little coffee shop for a break and a chat about your new knowledge. Could make for interesting school project research on a rainy day!
By Cape Town Kids
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