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South African Jewish Museum

Benefit: Free entry into the museum
Regular Price: Adult USD 11.17; Child USD 5.59
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Attraction Highlights

  • Historical building of Cape Town
  • Hosts different exhibitions
  • Cape Town Holocaust Centre’s emotional experience
  • Includes Nelson Mandela: A Righteous Man documentary viewing
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Benefit:

Free entry into the museum

Regular Price: Adult USD 11.17; Child USD 5.59
Important Notes
Valid identification required for entry (passport, ID Document or driver’s license)
Address 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Collection Information Please present your pass to the staff at the ticket counter on arrival.
Phone +27 (0)21 465 1546
Email: [email protected]
Work Hours Sunday to Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm & Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm
Closed Days Saturdays and Jewish Holidays
Website http://www.sajewishmuseum.co.za

What to expect

Take a journey back to the early roots of the South African Jewish community with interactive displays, audio-visual presentations, and rare and fascinating artefacts. Marvel at the modern architecture of the museum itself, the contents of which mirror the fusion between the past and present.

Note the museum’s notable drawbridge feature, connecting the Old Synagogue to the new museum building, which symbolises a ship’s gangway along which immigrants would have been expected to walk. Don’t miss an opportunity to view the world’s finest collections of Netsuke–carved, miniature Japanese sculptures originating from the 17th Century. After an informative afternoon, enjoy a break at the museum’s Café Riteve restaurant.

Things to look out for

One of the museum’s major attractions is the building itself. The museum is a feat of architectural design which incorporates the Old Synagogue, the first synagogue built in South Africa in 1863, into a modern complex. Created with glass, wood and steel elements, the modern complex consists of the Great Synagogue, built-in 1905, the Albow Centre, the Gitlin Library, Café Riteve, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the Israel Abrahams hall.

Helpful Tips

To enter the museum, a photo ID is required for all visitors. The museum hosts temporary and permanent exhibitions, while the Cape Town Holocaust Centre located upstairs shares an insightful and emotional experience. Guests are encouraged to watch the fascinating 25-minute documentary ‘Nelson Mandela: A Righteous Man’, which is permanently on show at the museum. The documentary is covered in the ticket price and is an appropriate closure to a day at the museum.

Important Notes

Valid identification required for entry (passport, ID Document or driver’s license)
Address 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Phone +27 (0)21 465 1546
Work Hours Sunday to Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm & Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm
Closed Days Saturdays and Jewish Holidays
Website http://www.sajewishmuseum.co.za