You have to visit on a sunny day so you can enjoy the views on the top - there is a really nice surprise I don't want to spoil. I take all my visitors there. The museum itself is old

Unassuming museum with fabulous camera obscura working with lenses and mirrors. At first it seems odd to see the town projected in colour on the cement disk. Some other oddities like other victorian technology and a quaint tableau of lifelike doll-figures in the Victorian kitchen in the basement.

The main attraction of this museum is the very interesting Victorian camera Obscura. We had to pay R10 and went with a guide to show us the camera. It is really amazing to see. The guide gave us a 360 degree tour of most sights in the town while standing in the darkened room by pulling ropes and moving the... More

Grahamstown is a delightful place to visit. The observatory museum is a great place to take your kids. The camera obscura is fascinating! Really something interesting for the kids to see. I just found the buildings, although renovated at some stage, a bit neglected. The garden needs some restoration and the displays, although very relevant, were tired and in need... More

It was really interesting, it was a great experience stepping back in time.

You will be amazed by the clarity of the Camera Obscura. Well worth a visit.

I visited the Observatory Museum with my 9 year old son. The museum's main attraction is the only Victorian Camera Obscura in the Southern Hemisphere. It is amazing to see the whole town (360 degrees) on the white slab in the observation room. My son just could not believe his eyes when people and cars moved on the surface of... More

The museum itself is great. The camera obscura fascinating. The " Guide " was so drunk and breathed out alcohol fumes. We had to leave in disgust. Nauseating. Suggest the museum employs better staff. A student town should have many such available.

hi am in North West and we were at graham for festival. i like the building and the people was so friendly. We even drove to the location to watch the game. We met manicipal worker whom we had a nice chat with him, n he also told us about other exciting areas which we visited. id like u to... More