Iziko Museums of South Africa
Gallery, Museum and Theatre · Social Services · reports to Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)
Iziko Museums of South Africa manages a group of national museums in Cape Town. It was formed in 1999 by amalgamating several previously separate institutions, and its name comes from the isiXhosa word for hearth.
It runs around a dozen sites organised into art, social history and natural history collections. These include the South African National Gallery, the South African Museum and Planetarium, the Slave Lodge, the Bo-Kaap Museum, Groot Constantia, the Castle of Good Hope collections, the Rust en Vreugd house museum and the Maritime Centre.
Its collections span natural science specimens, archaeological and rock art material, historical artefacts and a significant national art collection. It reports to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R204m
- Total Expenditure
- −R215m
- Total Assets
- R2.7bn
- Total Liabilities
- R150m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 17 listed
- Chairperson
- Mr Marvin Vincent Mdlhluli
- Council Members
- Dr Paul Spencer Bayliss Ms Keitumetse Mahlangu Ms Yolette Adele Mendle Ms Bernedette Muthien Mr Tyrone Gregory Ontong Ms Jacelyn Xenia Scott Mr Jabulani Sithole
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Lennox Sobahle Tukwayo
- Chief Financial Officer
- Ms Ronel Pedro
- Senior Management
- Mr Hylton Arnolds Dr Wayne Florence Ms Fahrnaaz Johadien Dr Bongani Ndhlovu Dr Noel Solani Mr Pumzile Zonke
- Communications Officers
- Ms Zikhona Jafta
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.iziko.org.za, www.gov.za