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| The Albany Museum, located in Grahamstown in
the Eastern Cape Province, was established in 1855 and is the second
oldest museum in South Africa. It is a provincial museum funded by the
Department of Sport
Recreation Arts and Culture of the Eastern Cape
government and is an affiliated research institute of Rhodes University.
The Museum today consists of a family of seven buildings which includes
the Natural
Sciences Museum, the History Museum, the Observatory Museum, Fort
Selwyn, the Old Provost military prison, Drostdy Arch and the
Old Priest’s House which is leased to the National English Literary
Museum.
There are a number of Research
Departments in the Natural Sciences Museum housing permanent
collections of terrestrial insects, freshwater invertebrates, freshwater
fishes, a plant herbarium, birds, palaeontological fossils, rocks and
minerals, ethnographic and archaeological material. The History Museum
houses an important collection of historical artefacts as well as a
genealogical archive relating to the 1820 British Settlers. The Fine Art
collection is also housed in the History Museum. All collections are
curated by specialists in their fields.
The Education Department provides loan resources and education
programmes for teachers, students and learners through curriculum-based as
well as broader interest museum lessons and outreach visits to farm
schools. The Exhibitions Department is involved in the maintenance and
construction of both permanent and temporary displays. The Museum also has
important scientific and historical libraries
and the Librarian will be able to
assist you with your enquiries.
The Albany Museum produces a number of Serial Publications. Membership of the Museum Society provides you with certain benefits and several categories are available for both individuals and corporations. For details contact the Communications and Markerting Officer. The Museum has a number of volunteers who are engaged in curatorial and outreach activities and you are encouraged to join in our activities by contacting us for info.Breaking News Mandela and Luthuli's exhibition, Making Peace, opens on 21 September 2009 at Albany History Museum in Somerset Street, Grahamstown. More On Women's Day, 09 August 2009, the Museum will celebrate the contributions of Ms M. Glanville 1882 to 1888, and Dr Lita Webley, 1999 - 2008. More The Museum will spend 67 minutes on Manleys Flats and Wilson's Party Farm Schools outside Grahamstown on the 24 July 2009 in honour of our former State President Nelson Mandela's MANDELA DAY.... More Need a space to exhibit your art work during the festival, now or in future? More... Museum welcomes new Manager ... More The Albany History Museum will be hosting the "Tales of Two Cathedrals" exhibition from the 16 February to the 14 March 2009. More... The Education Department's Mobile Museum has been boosted after Rotary Foundation donated a new panel van. More... The Education Department completed another successful focus week on traditional meals. More... Janique Peters, a Grade 11 learner from Hoërskool P J Olivier joins the Museum to gain work experience. More... Museum exhibits the famous Timbuktu Script & Scholarship from the holdings of the Ahmed Baba Institute (IHERI-AB) in Timbuktu, Mali. More... The Walking Tall Education Project will be presenting a performance of Thobela's Story at the Albany Museum in the Rennie Room at 15H30 on Wednesday, 30 June 2008. More... Festival Exhibition Highlights The Albany Museum Complex hosts a number of exhibitions during the National Arts Festival. More about Exhibitors... Useful Links ICOM-SA SAMA General Contact details: Somerset Street, Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa Tel: (046) 622 2312 / Fax: (046) 622 2398 E-mail: info 
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