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Museums in Cape Town

Cape Town Museums & Galleries

Cape Town’s museums and galleries span diverse historical eras and specialized subjects. The Iziko Slave Lodge and Bo-Kaap Museum document the city's complex social history and Islamic heritage, while the Heart of Cape Town Museum marks the site of the world’s first heart transplant. Specialized collections include the South African Naval Museum's submarine, the Gold of Africa Museum's West African artifacts, and the Waterworks Museum on Table Mountain, which details the construction of early 20th-century reservoirs.

Cape Town Museums & Galleries — Map

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St. George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St.

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Gold of Africa Museum

Located in the Martin Melck house, this small museum features an exhibit on the role of gold in Africa.

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Bo-Kaap

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter.

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Iziko Bo Kaap Museum

Discover the traces of Islamic culture and explore its heritage left in the Cape Town area. A nice place definitely worth visiting.

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Heart of Cape Town Museum

The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex in the Observatory suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

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Iziko Slave Lodge

When in Cape Town, don't miss out on this very informative museum focusing on the history of slavery in the area.

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Rhodes Cottage Museum

Cecil John Rhodes was an English mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890…

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De Waal Park

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park,

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Simonstown Museum

Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a coastal town in the Western Cape Province of the…

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Hout Bay Museum

Hout Bay Museum is a province-aided museum at 4 Andrews Road in Hout Bay near Cape Town, South Africa.

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South African Naval Museum

SAS Assegaai, formerly known as SAS Johanna van der Merwe, was a Daphné-class submarine of the South African Navy.

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MM Galleries

Why not buy a nice painting as a souvenir? In this gallery you can find and buy paintings for reasonable prices.

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Toy Musem

Would you like to see hundreds of toys in one place? Visit this toy museum and recall your childhood.

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Waterworks museum

Located on Table Mountain near the Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir, this museum displays the original equipment and machinery used to construct the mountain's dams in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including a well-preserved steam locomotive.

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