Durban City Hall

Durban Art Gallery, South Africa's second largest art museum, is in the City Hall. It has works by both European and South African artists, including Corot, Utrillo, Lely, Constable, Lewis, Orpen, Rodin and Dalou, as well as collections of ceramics, ivories, silver and glass.

The Natural Science Museum is South Africa's busiest museum. It contains realistic exhibits of South African wildlife. Insects feature in an interactive display.

Educational tours are offered for schools and groups.

Included is the KwaZuzulwazi Science Centre with hands-on exhibits; KwaZuzulwazi means "place of discovery".

In front of the City Hall is Francis Farewell Square, the original nucleus of the city, where two British traders, Henry Fynn and Francis Farewell, are said to have established their first camp in 1824.

Behind the City Hall is the former Courthouse (1863), now occupied by the Local History Museum which illustrates the history of Zululand and the European settlement of Natal.

The modern Natal Playhouse Complex has five houses for opera, concerts, drama and ballet. The façades and walls of two old movie theaters were incorporated in its construction.