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Grahamstown - Observatory Museum

Opposite the City Hall Bathurst Street runs south from the High Street. At the near end, on the left, is the Observatory Museum, in a house occupied from 1850 until his death in 1886 by Henry Carter Galpin, a watchmaker and goldsmith who was also interested in astronomy. Here in 1882 he constructed a camera obscura, still the only one in South Africa.

Must-see attractions nearby:
In clear weather, with the help of a mirror on the roof, this shows an image of the whole town and its immediate surroundings.

The museum, with a Victorian-style interior, displays old furniture and furnishings and a collection of old telescopes.
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
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