Address
Groote Schuur Hospital Main Road, Observatory
Cape Town
South AfricaTelephone: +27(21)4041967
Websites
- Official Homepage
- Hotels nearby
Description
The Heart of Cape Town Museum opened in December 2007 and is located within the same building that was used for the world's first successful human hea
[more]The Heart of Cape Town Museum opened in December 2007 and is located within the same building that was used for the world's first successful human heart transplant, which was carried out by Christiaan Barnard on the 3rd December 1967.
Visitors can learn about the background to this monumental feat and see the operating theatre where the operation actually took place, which is still furnished with many of the original surgical instruments that were used. They can also discover more about the man that carried out the operation and see the changes that have been made between this first pioneering operation and modern day heart surgery that is carried out today.
The museum is located within the Groote Schuur Hospital. It is open daily (except Sunday) and tours take place every 2 hours throughout the day, each tour lasts around one hour.
The standard cost of the guided tour for tourists is R176 (approx £17) per adult with reduced rates for South African citizens and students.
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