The Cape Town Museum Route
The Cape Town museum route is dominated by museums under the curatorship of Iziko. Iziko is a Xhosa word, meaning "a hearth". The hearth of a typical African homestead usually occupies the central space - Iziko symbolises the centre South Africa’s diverse culture and heritage. There are however other museums also to be found in the City and surrounding areas.
Cape Town Museum route map
Iziko National Gallery
South Africa's premier art museum housing an outstanding collection of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art.
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Iziko Michaelis Collection
A world-renowned selection of Nederlandish art from the seventeenth-century including works by Frans Hals, Jan Steen and Jacob Ruisdal.
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Iziko Rust en Vreugd
The finest surviving example of eighteenth-century urban architecture housing the art on paper – prints, drawings and watercolours - of the William Fehr Collection.
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Iziko Koopmans de Wet House
This house museum houses some of the best pieces of Cape furniture and silver and a priceless collection of ceramics.
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Iziko Bertram House
A collection of English porcelain, but also including fine examples of Chinese export porcelain. Also a superb collection of English Furniture.
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Iziko Maritime Centre
An overview of shipping in Cape Town, the earliest existing model of Table Bay harbour completed in 1885 by prisoners and warders of Breakwater Prison.
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Franschhoek Motor Museum
View more than 100 years of motoring history. From the 1898 Beeston Motor Tricycle to a 2003 Ferrari Enzo supercar.
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Gold of Africa Museum
The museum is home to a collection of West African gold artifacts and objects from the ancient civilisations of southern Africa.
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Irma Stern Museum
The permanent collection shows Irma Stern's development as an artist showcasing oils, water colours and gouache and charcoal works.
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The South African Jewish Museum
The South African Jewish Museum lie in the heart of the Cape Town museum route and provides an engaging account of the South African Jewish history.
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