East London Museum is a museum in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, notable for holding the type specimen of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be long extinct. It was the workplace of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the fish's discoverer.Use our East London road trip planner to arrange your visit to East London Museum and other attractions in East London.
It was established in 1921 and features natural and cultural history of East London and surrounds.
The museum is open week days and Saturdays. There are other galleries within the museum besides the display of the coelacanth. The museum offers displays of southern Nguni beadwork and traditional culture. The maritime gallery includes model ships and shipwreck artifacts. The museum includes one living exhibit, a working bee hive.
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It’s an interesting collection of bits and bobs covering loads of different themes in lesser or greater detail. It jumps around a lot and some of the exhibits are very dated. Saying that it is well...
It’s an interesting collection of bits and bobs covering loads of different themes in lesser or greater detail. It jumps around a lot and some of the exhibits are very dated. Saying that it is well... more »
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Plenty parking close to entrance. Passageways and display halls are large and spacious. The history of the city and the region is well covered by interesting displays.
Plenty parking close to entrance. Passageways and display halls are large and spacious. The history of the city and the region is well covered by interesting displays. more »
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I went for nostalgia. It was a very pleasant visit. The place seems to be well maintained. The only issue I had was that the place seems a bit dull now. Maybe it's because I haven't been there for years... Overall It was a nice outing for my little one. He enjoyed seeing all these new but old items and experiencing the museum for the first time with him was a memory I'll cherish. It's a lovely little outing for the little ones.
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It was a magic day today for the wonderful museum as a brand new exabion was open today on the Cape parrot s.. Very interesting to see well worth a visit to see.😃😃
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