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Africa's storehouses of archaeological and historical treasures, as well as significant African collections in museums on other continents.
Robben Island Prison Museum
Gallery of images of Robben Island Prison Museum, World Heritage Site and Apartheid era prison.
Disney-Tishman Collection
A Gallery of Images from the Walt Disney-Tishman Collection held by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Virtual Museum of Ancient Egypt
A virtual museum from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism of various eras in Ancient Egypt, including pre-dynastic, the Middle Kingdom, the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 19th dynasties, and Tutankhamun
Anglo-Boer War Museum
This museum in Bloemfontein, South Africa, contains art, displays, and dioramas to provide insight into the Anglo-Boer War and its causes.
District Six Museum
District Six is a section of Cape Town near the city centre which the Apartheid government reclassified as a “white” area in terms of the Group Areas Act. The people already living there were removed by force. This museum commemorates the area and people.
South African Planetarium
If you’re on your first visit to the southern hemisphere, you should attend a show at this planetarium to be able to fully appreciate the stars that can seen in this hemisphere.
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum
In the first part of the 20th century, Americans Martin and Osa Johnson travelled to Africa (and Borneo and the South Seas) to document the animals and people they encountered on film and in books. The museum dedicated to their lives and work is situated in their hometown of Chanute, Kansas, USA.

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