Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Geological Museum, MuseuMAfricA

    • Postal Address:

      P.O. Box 517, Newtown
      2113 Johannesburg
      South Africa

    • Location:

      21 Bree Street, Newtown

    • Telephone:

      27-11-833-5624

    • Facsimile:

      27-11-833-5636

    • E-mail:

      museum@mj.org.za

    • Director:

      Mrs. Hilary Bruce, Acting Metropolitan Curator MuseuMAfrica

    • Year founded:

      1890

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Museum

    • Types of source material:

      Photographs

    • Size:

      about 25,000 specimens

    • Holdings:

      The collection of more than 25,000 specimens is particularly strong in South African rocks and minerals, and South African economic geology. It also has rare and beautiful specimens from all over the world. Highlights of the displays include an outstandsing collection of unusual and beautiful minerals from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia (now closed), fluorescent minerals that glow eerily in the dark, amazing volcanic minerals, meteorites, cut and uncut gems, intriguing formations caused by earth processes and weathering, and South African fossils.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

    • Languages:

      English

  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      Entrance fee: R5 adults; R2 children, students pensioners; Free Sundays. Opening hours:Tuesdays-Sundays 09:00-17:00

    • Finding tools:

      Accession lists or registers
      Card catalogs

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications: