Heart of Cape Town Museum

5 Andrew Cockcroft - 3 months ago

This 1.5-2 hour tour was one of the best things we did on our vacation. We are not in the medical field, and we did not find the information over our heads. It might not be good for small children, since one of the exhibits shows a dog being operated on. In addition, we found the cost pretty reasonable for a guided tour.

4 Luiciano Salvatori - a month ago

An excellent museum with a wonderful guide. It was a surprise to go through the whole history of Dr C. Barnard and the heart transplant. A must if you are in Capetown, could spend hours at the place.

5 Steven Lawrence - a month ago

This is worth the visit, its quite a gem. take the tour its great!

4 Saul R - 2 months ago

Book a Tour in advance and feel the history in the actual Theatres where Dr Chris Barnard performed the World's first Heart Transplant.

Excellent guides explain everything.
A nice stop if you're Air Crew slipping in CPT.

5 Batman Fitness and Strength - 4 years ago

This museum is incredible. Being able to stand in the very room the first heart transplant was performed is life changing. I want to be a surgeon though so my opinion is biased. Regardless though, the museum is thorough in providing all the information about the relevant people and provides all the facts surrounding the transplant and Christ Barnard himself. It also gives credit to everyone involved and not just Christ Barnard, who was the surgeon who performed the transplant. Our guide was very knowledgeable and willing to answer our many questions. Would recommend to anyone going to Cape Town!

5 Nelson Perez - 2 years ago

Museum dedicated to the first human heart ❤️ transplant! Original operation rooms! Kind people will explain everything. Wax dummies and all of the original medical documents are shown! A must-see in Cape Town.

5 Annamaria Lechky - 2 years ago

What an amazing Museum and the guides are so knowledgeable. 2 hours of information, but not even 1 single second was boring.........I can highly recommend it for young and old, local or international.