Museums in Grahamstown

The more than 300 museums all over South Africa reflect the rich heritage in a range of places - from elegant 18th century homes to caves in majestic mountain ranges, cultural villages in rural settings to state-of-the-art buildings in major cities.

Museums in Grahamstown Map

Albany Museum-Grahamstown Eastern Cape, Grahamstown The Albany Museum was established in 1855 and is the second oldest museum in South Africa. The original Albany Museum was established by the Graham's Town medical-Chirurgical Society (later the Literary, Scientific and medical Society).

National English Literary Museum Eastern Cape, Grahamstown The artifacts of the Museum are literary - the imaginative and creative writings in English of southern African writers, regardless of their mother tongue.