Albany Museum

Somerset Street
Grahamstown
South Africa

(046) 622-2312  /   046 622 2398

Somerset Street, Grahamstown, South Africa
The Albany Museum, located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province, was established in 1855 and is the second oldest museum in South Africa. It is a provincial museum funded by the Department of Sport Recreation Arts and Culture of the Eastern Cape government and is an affiliated research institute of Rhodes University.
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Reviews

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    CareneMouton
    24 DEC 2017

    As many of the other reviewers pointed out, the museum is in abysmal form. The staff, or rather one staff member, seems absolutely indifferent to the institution. When we asked her how old the museum...

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    Maria E
    2 MAR 2017

    Although the history museum is in dire need of cleaning, refurbishment, basically a major overhaul...... I quite enjoyed to stroll around and learn something about the history of the early Settlers...

  • EE

    Emerson3091
    18 DEC 2016

    Enjoyed the Xhosa display. The fossil heritage information was well done. I was amused by the speckled weaver nest display was amusing. The monkey that helped the train conductor is a nice story...

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    sea143
    26 AUG 2016

    Such a disappointment. ..everything looks old and run down...and in desperate need of a clean....too many staff doing nothing.... I counted 5 staff.. all sitting around and chatting...they can't...

  • JJ

    Jilldutoit
    26 JUN 2016

    I decided to visit the history museum and was saddened to see what has happened to a once fascinating repository of early Settler artifacts. Just two halls on the ground floor are in use- a...

  • AA

    AmazonLodge
    11 FEB 2016

    My husband and I were pleasantly surprised at the exhibitions in this museum and spent an easy two hours strolling through the halls. Sadly many light bulbs were amiss among the rooms, plunging some...

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    lynandgra2014
    13 OCT 2015

    Grahamstown should be a nexus for Eastern Cape history but this museum lacks inspiration, other than the banners depicting the history of the Xhosa rulers. Exhibits need attention. There are a number...

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Grahamstown, Sarah Baartman District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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