Heart of Cape Town Museum

The Heart of Cape Town Museum, located in the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, commemorates the world’s first human heart transplant, performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1967. Visitors explore replicas of the original operating theatre and the intensive care unit, alongside interactive exhibits detailing this groundbreaking medical achievement. Guided tours offer insight into the surgery, the lives of the patients, and the advancement of cardiac medicine.