Cape Town: Museum

Places and attractions in the Museum category

Maximum Security Prison

The Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island, located off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's turbulent past. This former penitentiary, now a World Heritage Site, is most famously known as the place where Nelson Mandela, along...

Bo-Kaap

Displays on local Islamic culture Nestled at the foot of Signal Hill in Cape Town, South Africa, the Bo-Kaap is a vibrant and historic area renowned for its colorful homes and cobbled streets. This iconic neighborhood, also known as the Malay Quarter, is a living museum reflecting the rich cultural...

Castle Military Museum

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Chavonnes Battery Museum

Nestled in the heart of Cape Town, the Chavonnes Battery Museum offers a unique glimpse into South Africa's rich historical tapestry. This archaeological site, unearthed in 1999, was once part of a formidable 18th-century coastal fortification built by the Dutch East...

Hout Bay Museum

Nestled in the picturesque fishing village of Hout Bay, just outside of Cape Town, South Africa, the Hout Bay Museum is a cultural gem that offers a glimpse into the rich history and heritage of the area. This intimate museum provides visitors with an understanding of...

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Nestled in the heart of Cape Town, South Africa, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) stands as a beacon of modern art on the African continent. This prestigious museum, tagged as a cultural powerhouse, is dedicated to showcasing 21st-century art...

Iziko South African National Gallery

Major museum for African and European art The Iziko South African National Gallery stands as a cultural beacon in the heart of Cape Town, showcasing a rich tapestry of art that spans both historical and contemporary works. This premier art museum is not just a repository of artworks but a vibrant space for the...

District Six Museum

The District Six Museum is a poignant testament to a turbulent chapter in Cape Town's history, located in the heart of the city. This museum, which serves both as a memorial to the forced displacement of the community during the apartheid era and as a center for...

Iziko South African Museum

Fossils, animals and man-made artifacts The Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology collections.

Slave Lodge

The Slave Lodge is a South African social history museum located in Cape Town. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden.

Heart of Cape Town Museum

The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex in the Observatory suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is in the Groote Schuur Hospital on Main Road.

Waterworks Museum

The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa. The museum was founded in 1972 by Terence Timoney, a retired waterworks engineer.

Cape Medical Museum

The Cape Medical Museum is situated in the Old City Hospital Complex in Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa. Its exhibitions center around the medical history of the Cape and includes exhibitions on dentistry, hospital care, traditional African medicine and pharmaceutical developments.

Cape Town Science Centre

The Cape Town Science Centre is a not-for-profit science centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It forms part of a wide range of non-classroom initiatives to improve the quality of science understanding and science literacy in South Africa.

South African Sendinggestig Museum

The South African Sendinggestig Museum was established in 1977 and is currently situated in the centre of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It is a province-aided museum which receives support from the Government of the Western Cape Province.

Groote Schuur

Groote Schuur is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary. Later, the farm and farmhouse was sold into private hands.

Bellville historical clay and stone quarry and adjacent jail

In 1930 the owners of the land started mining activities on a 260 hectare piece of land situated in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. In 1936 a Jail was built next to the Quarry. Today very little of the Quarry and Jail is left and it was replaced with modern city infrastructure.

Mostert's Mill

Mostert's Mill is a historic windmill in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built in 1796 and was the oldest surviving complete windmill in South Africa. It was gutted in a wildfire on 18 April 2021. The fire had started on Table Mountain and spread, severely damaging a number of buildings.

Cape Town Diamond Museum

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Koopmans-de Wet House

Koopmans-de Wet House is a former residence and current museum in Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa. The house became part of the South African Museum in 1913 and was opened to the public on 10 March 1914. It was declared a National Monument under National Monuments Council legislation on 1 November 1940.

Cape Town Holocaust Centre

The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. The Centre works towards creating a more caring and just society in which human rights and diversity are respected and valued.

Gallery Mau Mau

Gallery Mau Mau was a counter-culture "art space" situated in Cape Town, South Africa. Although short-lived, the experimental space provided low-cost access to the arts for artists of all races, broke boundaries and defined the period in which a visual arts culture saw enormous growth in the city.

Parliament of South Africa

The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seventh Parliament was first convened on 22 May 2019.