FREE entry 1st & 2nd May 2016, Celebrating Workers Day

Posted by Dale on Fri April 29, 2016.
Paul Colley, UK, Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016

Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd May 2016
9 am to 4 pm

Cannon Firing from 11 am - 1 pm Sunday

Chavonnes Battery Museum
Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront

We invite you to spend an hour with us this winter, maybe two,...

  • Marvel at the 41 spectacular images from underwater,
  • Emerse yourself in the slideshow of 100 of the 3 000 entries,
  • Enjoy the NSRI Kiddies Area with color in and activity competition, color in sheets of the exhibition panels available for all ages to indulge,
  • Have fun being a diver and take photos at the cut out boards,
  • Absorb and relax in the ample seating areas, wear a Tricorn hat,
  • Explore the Archaeological ruins buried for 140 years,
  • Discover the displays, dioramas and information panels in the Museum,
  • Make a wish in the Well on the shoreline of the Cape of Storms,
  • Buy a postcard or Bid to Donate (All proceeds to NSRI)
  • FREE Wifi, visitors are encouraged to take and share pics!
    Direct undercover access via stairs from Clock Tower P2 Parking, R 10 for 5 hours on Weekends. Follow the logo with the cannon in the left lane,
    Perfect when the weather is bad. Next door to CT Fish Market (Watch our social media for specials and discount vouchers),
  • Exhibition runs 1st May - 30th September 2016. Tickets are available at the door and at Webtickets from 3rd May 2016.
  • R 70 Adults, R 50 Students, Seniors, Wild Card holders and Red Bus tickets, R 30 Kids (Under 16) FREE under 6, R 200 Family of 4!
  • Museum Tour + R 50, V&A Waterfront Historical Walking Tour R 150,
  • Enter the Monthly Draw to stand a chance to win a case of delicious Painted Wolf Wines,
  • Venue available for hire for Presentations and "Old Cape" theme events.

On your own or in a group, you are Welcome!

Come See!

Book now!

Further Reading

Justin Sullivan, Stenin Competition, Chavonnes Battery Museum
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Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017, Compact Cameras : WINNER, I’ve got my eye on you!, Jenny Stromvoll, (Mozambique) Mozambique, Frekkie, Indian Ocean Chavonnes Battery
Meet the Winners: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017 Compact WINNER Fri September 15, 2017

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Simon Norfolk, Arizona / Mexico Border, #OnePercentShow
Arizona / Mexico Border by Simon Norfolk Wed January 18, 2017

A photo by Simon Norfolk depicts a gate at the U.S.-Mexican border. In this night-time image, Norfolk captured the flight of moths in neon light, their trajectory resembling twisted strands of wire. “And what is the light?” Little wonders. “Is it what we think it is? I don’t think the light is even what Americans think it is, not to mention people from impoverished regions in Central America. I think we’re all...

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