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Durban Natural Science Museum
| Website: | www.durban.gov.za |
| Contact name: | David Allan |
| Address: | 151 K.E Masinga (Old Fort) Road Corner of and entrance from Wyatt Road Durban 4001 |
| E-mail: | david.allan@durban.gov.za |
| Telephone: | 0313224214 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | 08h00 – 16h00 Monday to Friday |
| Year of foundation: | 1887 |
| Activities: | Public museum and exhibitions |
| Collections: | The Durban Natural Science Museum Bird collection contains prepared bird study skins, birds preserved in ethanol, bird skeletons, freeze-dried birds and eggs. The collection have about 25 Albatross specimens, 205 Petrel specimens, 61 Shearwater specimens and other bird specimens from the Polar. In total, we have 498 specimens in our Polar collection. |
| Notes: | The Museum is closed over weekends, but the Gallery at the Museum is open on weekends and public holidays (except the 25th December and 1st January). Saturday is open from 08h00 – 16h00 and Sunday 11h00 – 16h00. |
Maritime Museum
| Address: | The Castle, Grand Parade, Cape Town 8000, Cape Province |
| Collections: | Exhibits relating to the Southern Ocean. |
Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld
| Website: | www.bayworld.co.za |
| Address: | Corner Beach Road & Brookes Hill Drive Humewood Port Elizabeth South Africa |
| E-mail: | greghofmeyr@gmail.com |
| Telephone: | +27 (0)41 584 0650 |
| Fax: | +27(0)41 584 0661 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | 09:00-16:30 |
| Year of foundation: | 1856 |
| Activities: | Public museum, oceanarium and snakepark. |
| Collections: | Marine mammals, otoliths, squid beaks, reptiles and amphibia. |
| Notes: | Contains over a thousand specimens of pinnipeds from the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. |
South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa
| Website: | www.iziko.org.za |
| Address: | 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town 8000, South Africa PO Box 61, Cape Town 8000, South Africa |
| E-mail: | info@iziko.org.za |
| Telephone: | +27 (0)21 481 3800 |
| Fax: | +27 (0)21 481 3993 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Yes; 10h00 - 17h00 |
| Year of foundation: | 1825 |
| Publications: | Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum (1898- 2004); Muse News (1987-?) |