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Are there any museums in Africa that are 200 years old?

The Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town was founded in 1825, making it almost 200 years old. Other old museums in Africa include the Egyptian Museum, first built in 1835, the Bardo National Museum in Tunisia (1888), South Africa’s Albany Museum (1855) and the Uganda National Museum (1908).

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