INFORMATION ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA

Museums in South Africa

Museums in South Africa

 
 

Eastern Cape Museums

 

  • Albany Museum: History & Culture Museum
 
Physical address: Somerset Street, Grahamstown, 6139
 
Telephone: 046 6222312
 
 
  • Bartholomew Dias Museum Complex: History & Culture Museum
 
Physical address: Market Street, Mossel Bay, 6500
 
Telephone: 044 6911067
 
 

KwaZulu Natal Museums

 

  • Comrades Marathon House: Sport Museum
 
Physical address: 18 Connaught Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209
 
Telephone: 033 8978650

 
 
  • Natal Museum: Science Museum
 
Physical address: 237 Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200
 
Telephone: 033 3450561
 
Website: www.nmsa.org.za

 
 

Gauteng Museums

 
  • Adler Museum of Medicine: Medical museum
Physical address: Witwatersrand Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2000
 
Telephone: 011 7172081

 
 
  • Bleloch Geological Museum: Culture & history museum
Physical address: Geology Department, Wits University, Johannesburg, 2050
 
Telephone: 011 7176665

 
 
 
  • Historic Racing Car Register: Transport Musuem
Physical address: Ferndale, Johannesburg, 2160
 
Telephone: 011 6735504
 
  • Melrose House: Culture & History Museum
Physical address: 275 Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria, 0002
 
Telephone: 012 3220420
 
 
  • Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology: Anthropology Museum
 
Physical address: University of South Africa, Pretoria, 0001
 
Telephone: 012 423011
 
 
  • National Cultural History Museum: Culture & history museum
Address: Sunnyside, 0132
 
Telephone: 012 3411320

 
 
  • Palaeontology Museum
Physical address: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050
 

 
  • South African National Museum of Military History
Address: Saxonwold, Johannesburg, 2132
 
Telephone: 011 6465513

 
 
  • South African National Sports Museum
Physical address: Munitoria Building Van der Walt Street, Pretoria, 0001

 
 

 

Free State Museums

 
  • National Museum
 
Physical address: 36 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein, 9301 South Africa
 
Telephone: 051 4479 609
 
 

 

North West Province Museums

 
  • Lichtenburg Museums: Art, Culture and History Museums
Address: Lichtenburg, 2740
 
Telephone: 018 6325052

 
 

Northern Cape Museums

 
  • Laurens van der Post Museum: Literature Museum
Address: Philippolis, 9970
 
Telephone: 051 7730073

 
 
  • William Humphrey’s Art Gallery
Address: Civic Centre, Kimberly, 8300
 
Telephone: 0531 811725

 
 

Western Cape Museums

 
  • Afrikaans Language Museum / Taal Museum: Linguistics Museum
Physical address: Gideon Malherbe House; 11 Parsonage Avenue, Paarl, 7646
 
Telephone: 021 8723441
 
 
 
  • Bo-Kaap Museum: Culture and History Museum
Physical address: 71 Wale Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 243846
 
 
  • Burgerhuis: Culture and History Museum
Physical address: Corner of Alexander and Bloem Street, Stellenbosch, 7599
 
Telephone: 021 8870339

 
 
  • Cape Town Holocaust Centre: History, Military and Ethics Museum
Physical address: 88 Hatfield Street, City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4625553

 
 
  • De Oude Drostdy: History Museum
Physical address: Drostdy Village, Tulbagh, 6820
 
Telephone: 023 2300203
 
 
 
  • District Six Museum: Art, Culture and History Museum
Physical address: 25A Buitekant Street, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 4618745
 
 
 
  • Groot Constantia Manor House & Wine Museum: Wine, History and Art Museum
Physical address: Groot Constantia Estate, Wynberg, Cape Town
 
Telephone: 021 7945067

 
 
 
  • Huguenot Memorial Museum: Culture and History Museum
 
Physical address: Lambrecht Street, Franschhoek, 7690
 
Telephone: 021 8762532

 
Website: www.museum.co.za

 
 
  • Innovations Design Museum
Physical address: Loop Street, City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4181154

 
 
  • Irma Stern Museum: Art Museum
Physical address: Cecil Rd, Rosebank, 7700
 
Telephone: 021 685 5686/686 9340

 
 
 
  • Iziko Museums of Cape Town: Art, Science, Anthropology, Culture and History Museums
Physical address: 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4813800

 
 
  • Jewish Museum: History and Culture Museum
Physical address: 84 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 4651546
 
 
 
  • Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum: Culture, History and Labour Museum
Physical address: The Old Community Hall Vulindlela Street, Lwandle, 7143
 
Telephone: 021 8456119
 
 
 
 
 
  • Michaelis Collection: Art and History
Physical address: The Old Town House Greenmarket Square, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 4246367
 
 
 
 
  • Natale Labia Museum: Art, Culture and History Museum
Phsyical address: 192 Main Road, Muizenburg, 7951
 
Telephone: 021 7884106

 
 
  • Percy Fitz Patrick Institute: Theology Museum
Physical address: University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700
 
Telephone: 021 6503292

 
 
  • Planetarium: Astronomy Museum
Physical address: 25 Queen Victoria Street, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 4813900

 

 

  • Robben Island Museum: Political Museum
Physical address: Robben Island, Cape Town, 7400
 
Telephone: 021 4095100

 

 

  • Slave Lodge: Culture Museum
Physical address: cnr Wale & Adderley Street, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001
 
Telephone: 021 4608240
 
 
 
 
 
  • South African Cultural History Museum
Physical address: National Mutual Building, Church Square, City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4608200

 
 
  • South Africa Museum: Natural History Museum
Physical address: 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4243330

 
 
  • South African National Gallery
Physical address: Government Avenue, Gardens, Cape Town, 8000
 
Telephone: 021 4674660