Iziko Museums
# Iziko Museums

The Iziko Museums of Cape Town (from isiXhosa Iziko is“a hearth” – the traditional centre of the home where families would get together to share oral histories) — an amalgamation of 12 national museums located near the Cape Town city centre. Iziko museums spheres – natural history, social history and arts.

## Natural History Collection

* South African Museum
* Iziko Planetarium

## Social history collections

* Rust en Vreugd
* Koopmans-De Wet
* Castle of Good Hope
* Groot Constantia
* Bertram House
* Bo-Kaap Museum
* Slave Lodge
* Social History Centre

## Art Collections

* South African National Gallery
* Michaelis Collection

## Maritime

* SAS Somerset
