Pretoria - Museum Mall

The area around the Transvaal Museum is a Museum Mall, with paved walkways and signs directing to attractions.

It is the largest focal point of cultural resources in Africa. The park encompasses: Melrose House, Burgers Park, Transvaal Museum, the City Hall, a Children's Museum, the National Cultural History Museum, the Museum of Science and Technology and the State Library.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Related Attractions

Melrose House

Melrose House is a National Monument. Built by George Heys in 1866, this handsome Victorian house was where the Treaty of Vereeniging (Peace Treaty terminating the Anglo Boer War) was signed in 1902. The house is an example of preserved Victorian architecture in South Africa and is used for art exhibitions and concerts.

Address

Melrose House
275 Jacob Maré Street
Pretoria, Gauteng 0002
South Africa

http://www.melrosehouse.co.za

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Parking

Free

Guides

Guided tour available as optional extra.

Facilities

Restaurant or food service

Transvaal Museum of Natural History

This celebrated museum, has an extraordinary collection of mammals, amphibians, fossils, geological specimens and archaeological material. In the Austin Roberts Bird Hall visitors can see all the 875 species of birds indigenous to South Africa.

Address

Transvaal Museum of Natural History
Paul Kruger Street, Box 413
Pretoria, Gauteng 0001
South Africa

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:

Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Tips

Admission fees charged.

Facilities

Gift shop

Burgers Park

Southeast of the Natural History Museum is Burgers Park, Pretoria's oldest park, laid out in 1892 and named after Thomas François Burgers, second President of the Transvaal. With its well cared-for lawns, pretty ponds and attractive coffee-house it is a good place to relax after a sightseeing tour.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	13:00	10:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	16:00	17:00

Facilities

Restaurant or food service

City Hall

Pretoria's City Hall has an enormous clock-tower with 32 bells.

Outside the entrance are statues of Andries Pretorius and his son Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, founder of Pretoria.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	Closed	Closed
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Pretoria-Museum of Geological Survey

Adjoining the Natural History Museum is the Museum of the Geological Survey which has a fine collection of precious and semi-precious stones, fossils and geological illustrations.

Address

Geological Survey Museum
Paul Kruger Street
Pretoria, Gauteng
South Africa

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	11:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always opened on:

Human Right's Day - South Africa (March 21)
Family Day - South Africa (April 8)
National Women's Day - South Africa (April 19)
Constitution Day - South Africa (April 27)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Youth Day - South Africa (June 16)
Heritage Day - South Africa (September 24)
Day of Reconciliation - South Africa (December 16)
Day of Goodwill - South Africa (December 26)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)

South African Museum of Science & Technology

The South African Museum of Science and Technology has a variety of exhibits on space travel, science and technology. This is a true "hands-on" museum and the only one of its kind in South Africa.

Address

South African Museum of Science and Technology
Didacta Building
211 Skinner Street
Pretoria, Gauteng
South Africa

http://www.saasta.ac.za/museum/index.shtml

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	14:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	17:00