Art and natural history beside the Company’s Garden

Why go

This museum day works well when you want to stay in the city centre and spend most of your time indoors. The Iziko South African National Gallery and South African Museum sit very close together, but offer different ways into the country: art in one, natural and cultural history in the other. The walk to the Iziko Slave Lodge adds the human history of the city itself. Take the first two stops at an unhurried pace and treat the last as a shorter visit if museum fatigue sets in. Check each museum’s current visiting arrangements before setting out.

The route, stop by stop

World itinerary estimate: 135–345 min

1. 01

   Main stop · 45–90 min

   Iziko South African National Gallery

   In Company’s Garden, this Iziko gallery presents South African and international art. Rotating exhibitions make it useful to check the programme before choosing rooms.

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2. Walk · 4 min · Estimated

   02

   Main stop · 45–90 min

   Iziko South African Museum

   Natural-history and cultural collections fill the Iziko South African Museum in Company’s Garden. Permanent galleries offer a broad account of the country’s people and environments.

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3. Walk · 12 min · Estimated

   03

   Main stop · 45–75 min

   Iziko Slave Lodge

   The former Slave Lodge now houses exhibitions on slavery and human rights. Permanent galleries place the history of Cape slavery inside a building connected to that past.

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