Cape Town Museums

• Gold of Africa Museum

  Martin Melck House, 96 Strand Street, Cape Town City

  • +27 (0)21 405 1540

  The Gold of Africa Museum houses thousands of years of legend, ritual and craftsmanship displayed in the world’s most comprehensive collection of surviving artefacts from the gold-rich kingdoms of Read more about Gold of Africa Museum

  

• Robben Island Museum

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  Robben Island, V & A Waterfront Harbour, V and A Waterfront

  • +27 (0)21 413 4200

  Robben Island is an island 12km out of Table Bay. Robben Island literally means ‘island of seals.’ The island has a rich history originally being inhabited by cavemen in a time when the sea level was Read more about Robben Island Museum

  

• Castle of Good Hope

  c/o Darling & Buitenkant Street, Cape Town City

  • +27 (0)21 787 1260

  The Castle of Good Hope was built by the Dutch shortly after Jan van Riebeeck arrived in the Cape and was completed in 1666. It was used as a base for the Dutch East India Company. Today the Castle Read more about Castle of Good Hope

  
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• SA National Gallery

  Government Avenue, Company's Gardens, Cape Town City

  • +27 (0)21 467 4660

  Cape Town's leading art museum is home to collections of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art. Exhibitions include paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture

  

• SA Jewish Museum

  88 Hatfield Street, Cape Town City

  • +27 (0)21 465 1546

  Cape Town's oldest Synagogue connects to the Jewish Museum which exhibits life for South Africa's Jewish population and the Cape Town Holocaust Centre.

  

• Bo-Kaap Museum

  71 Wale Street, Bo-Kaap

  • +27 (0)21 481 3939

  Bo-Kaap is the area which freed slaves were granted after the abolition of slavery. The Bo-Kaap Museum showcases a 19th-century Muslim family home. It houses exhibitions about life in the Bo-Kaap

  

• South African Museum

  25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens

  • +27 (0)21 481 3800

  The South African Museum was established by Lord Charles Somerset in 1825 and continues to provide visitors with a better understanding of our natural environment and our cultural diversity.

  

• District Six Museum

  25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town City

  • +27(0)21 466 7200

  District Six was established in 1867. It became a cultural melting pot filled with lively activities until it was declared a Whites only area. The people living in it were forced out and their houses

  

• Downtown Cape Town from the 11th floor of Mutual Place. A pretty spectacular city we live in: http://t.co/59DihIyh
• Recognise this view? Great shot of Devil's Peak framed by the slopes of Platteklip Gorge: https://t.co/rtVAvvuJ
• Amazing GoPro video shot in Cape Town, with some incredible shots of our best sights and attractions. http://t.co/lmhzt61m
• 100 Incredible views out of airplane windows, featuring Cape Town. Is there any better airport approach in the world?http://t.co/kc6amMpo

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