Top 7 Museums in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape

September 29, 2021 Lashaunda Abraham

Grahamstown (Afrikaans: Grahamstad, Xhosa: iRhini) is a town of about 70,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 110 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of Port Elizabeth and 130 kilometres (80 mi) southwest of East London. Grahamstown is the largest town in the Makana Local Municipality, and the seat of the municipal council. It also hosts Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, and a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and 6 South African Infantry Battalion.
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1. National English Literary Museum

87 Beaufort Street, Grahamstown 6139 South Africa +27 46 622 7042 http://www.ru.ac.za/static/institutes/nelm/
Excellent
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9%
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9%
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

National English Literary Museum

2. Observatory Museum

10 Bathurst Street, Grahamstown 6139 South Africa +27 46 622 2312
Excellent
30%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
6%
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15%
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4.0 based on 47 reviews

Observatory Museum

This odd house is an eclectic melange of architectural styles, the whimsy of amateur astronomer Henry Carter Galpin. Locals would set their watches by the time on Galpin’s clock tower.

3. Albany Museum-Provost Prison

Grahamstown South Africa +27 46 622 2312 http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/exhib.htm
Excellent
33%
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40%
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27%
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4.0 based on 15 reviews

Albany Museum-Provost Prison

4. Albany Museum-Fort Selwyn

Gunfire Hill, Grahamstown South Africa +27 46 622 2312 http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/exhib.htm
Excellent
11%
Good
44%
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11%
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3.5 based on 9 reviews

Albany Museum-Fort Selwyn

5. Albany Museum

Somerset Street, Grahamstown 6139 South Africa +27 46 622 2312 http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/exhib.htm
Excellent
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Good
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2.5 based on 17 reviews

Albany Museum

6. International Library of African Music

7 Prince Alfred Street, Grahamstown 6139 South Africa +27 46 603 8557 http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/easterncape/library-of-african-music/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

4 Anglo African Street, Grahamstown 6139 South Africa +27 46 622 7042 http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/easterncape/eastern-star-gallery/

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