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Museums in South Africa

114 museums in 42 cities.

Top 50 Museums in South Africa

Ranked by editorial composite
East London Museum
#1East London
East London Museum
est. 1921
eta College
#2City of Cape Town
eta College
est. 1983
Irma Stern Museum
#3City of Cape Town
Irma Stern Museum
est. 1971
South African National Gallery
#4City of Cape Town
South African National Gallery
est. 1930
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
#5Makhanda
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
est. 1972
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
#6Mossel Bay
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
est. 1989
Ceres Transport Riders’ Museum
#7
Ceres Transport Riders’ Museum
est. 1978
District Six Museum
#8City of Cape Town
District Six Museum
est. 1994
Ditsong Museums of South Africa
#9Pretoria
Ditsong Museums of South Africa
est. 2008
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
#10Pretoria
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
est. 1892
Heart of Cape Town Museum
#11Observatory
Heart of Cape Town Museum
est. 2007
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
#12
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
est. 2000
Mapungubwe Museum
#13Pretoria
Mapungubwe Museum
est. 2000
MTN Sciencentre
#14Observatory
MTN Sciencentre
National Museum, Bloemfontein
#15Bloemfontein
National Museum, Bloemfontein
est. 1877
Pionier Museum
#16Pretoria
Pionier Museum
est. 1975
Pretoria Art Museum
#17Pretoria
Pretoria Art Museum
est. 1964
Simon's Town Museum
#18City of Cape Town
Simon's Town Museum
est. 1977
Waterworks Museum
#19
Waterworks Museum
est. 1972
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
#20City of Cape Town
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
est. 2017
Amathole Museum
#21Qonce
Amathole Museum
est. 1898
Bellville’s Historical Clay and Stone Quarry and the Adjacent Jail
#22Bellville
Bellville’s Historical Clay and Stone Quarry and the Adjacent Jail
est. 1930
Cape Medical Museum
#23City of Cape Town
Cape Medical Museum
est. 1981
Company's Garden
#24City of Cape Town
Company's Garden
est. 1650
CP Nel Museum
#25Oudtshoorn
CP Nel Museum
est. 1972
Drostdy Museum
#26Swellendam
Drostdy Museum
est. 1939
Franschhoek Motor Museum
#27Franschhoek
Franschhoek Motor Museum
Gallery MOMO
#28Parktown North
Gallery MOMO
est. 2002
Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
#29City of Cape Town
Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
est. 1986
Huguenot Memorial Museum
#30Franschhoek
Huguenot Memorial Museum
Iziko Museums of South Africa
#31City of Cape Town
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Johannesburg Art Gallery
#32Joubert Park
Johannesburg Art Gallery
est. 1915
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
#33Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
est. 1956
Queen's Fort Military Museum
#34Bloemfontein
Queen's Fort Military Museum
est. 1848
Reinet House
#35Graaff-Reinet
Reinet House
Saasveld Forestry College
#36
Saasveld Forestry College
est. 1902
SAB World of Beer
#37
SAB World of Beer
est. 1995
Satyagraha House
#38Johannesburg
Satyagraha House
School of Architecture and Planning
#39
School of Architecture and Planning
Slave Lodge
#40City of Cape Town
Slave Lodge
South African Jewish Museum
#41City of Cape Town
South African Jewish Museum
South African Sendinggestig Museum
#42City of Cape Town
South African Sendinggestig Museum
est. 1977
Van Wouw Museum
#43Brooklyn
Van Wouw Museum
est. 1974
William Humphreys Art Gallery
#44Kimberley
William Humphreys Art Gallery
est. 1952
Barkly West Museum
#45Barkly West
Barkly West Museum
est. 2000
Caledon Museum
#46Caledon
Caledon Museum
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
#47City of Cape Town
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
est. 1999
Chavonnes Battery
#48City of Cape Town
Chavonnes Battery
Durbanville College
#49Durbanville
Durbanville College
est. 1992
Groote Schuur
#50City of Cape Town
Groote Schuur

All museums by city

City of Cape Town · 22
eta College
#2
eta College
est. 1983
Irma Stern Museum
#3
Irma Stern Museum
est. 1971
South African National Gallery
#4
South African National Gallery
est. 1930
District Six Museum
#8
District Six Museum
est. 1994
Simon's Town Museum
#18
Simon's Town Museum
est. 1977
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
#20
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
est. 2017
Cape Medical Museum
#23
Cape Medical Museum
est. 1981
Company's Garden
#24
Company's Garden
est. 1650
Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
#29
Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
est. 1986
Iziko Museums of South Africa
#31
Iziko Museums of South Africa
-33.93°, 18.41°
Slave Lodge
#40
Slave Lodge
-33.93°, 18.42°
South African Jewish Museum
#41
South African Jewish Museum
-33.93°, 18.42°
South African Sendinggestig Museum
#42
South African Sendinggestig Museum
est. 1977
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
#47
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
est. 1999
Chavonnes Battery
#48
Chavonnes Battery
-33.91°, 18.42°
Groote Schuur
#50
Groote Schuur
-33.96°, 18.46°
Rust en Vreugd
#54
Rust en Vreugd
-33.93°, 18.42°
Bo-Kaap museum
#63
Bo-Kaap museum
est. 1978
Michaelis Collection
#65
Michaelis Collection
est. 1920
Robben Island Museum
#71
Robben Island Museum
-33.80°, 18.37°
Rhodes Cottage
#80
Rhodes Cottage
-34.11°, 18.46°
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#87
The Cape Town Museum of Childhood
est. 2021
Mpumalanga · 16
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#92
Albion Collieries
-26.14°, 29.28°
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#94
Bankfontein Colliery
-25.97°, 29.46°
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#95
Bankfontein Consolidated Collieries
-26.25°, 29.93°
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#97
Consolidated Collieries
-26.34°, 29.89°
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#98
Delmas Colliery
-26.27°, 28.83°
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#100
Douglas Colliery
-26.04°, 29.39°
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#102
Klipfontein Koolmyn
-25.96°, 28.94°
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#103
New Clydesdale Collieries
-26.14°, 29.32°
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#105
Phoenix Colliery
-26.06°, 29.21°
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#108
Springbok Collieries
-26.09°, 29.33°
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#109
Springfield Collieries
-26.80°, 28.51°
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#110
Tavistock Colliery
-26.14°, 29.19°
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#111
Transvaal Navigation Collieries
-26.17°, 29.35°
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#112
Tweefontein United Collieries Number One
-26.03°, 29.17°
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#113
Tweefontein United Collieries Number Two
-26.05°, 29.18°
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#114
Witbank Consolidated Colliery
-26.10°, 29.14°
Other · 14
Ceres Transport Riders’ Museum
#7
Ceres Transport Riders’ Museum
est. 1978
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
#12
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
est. 2000
Waterworks Museum
#19
Waterworks Museum
est. 1972
Saasveld Forestry College
#36
Saasveld Forestry College
est. 1902
SAB World of Beer
#37
SAB World of Beer
est. 1995
School of Architecture and Planning
#39
School of Architecture and Planning
-26.19°, 28.03°
Letaba Elephant Hall
#52
Letaba Elephant Hall
-23.85°, 31.57°
Gallery Mau Mau
#58
Gallery Mau Mau
est. 1996
Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
#62
Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
-25.78°, 28.54°
National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
#66
National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
-29.12°, 26.22°
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#69
Durban United Hebrew Congregation
-29.85°, 31.00°
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#83
Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry
est. 1930
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#106
Q1544274
-32.17°, 25.62°
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#107
Sammy Marks Museum
-25.75°, 28.38°
Pretoria · 6
Ditsong Museums of South Africa
#9
Ditsong Museums of South Africa
est. 2008
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
#10
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
est. 1892
Mapungubwe Museum
#13
Mapungubwe Museum
est. 2000
Pionier Museum
#16
Pionier Museum
est. 1975
Pretoria Art Museum
#17
Pretoria Art Museum
est. 1964
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#88
Edoardo Villa Museum
est. 1995
Johannesburg · 5
Satyagraha House
#38
Satyagraha House
-26.16°, 28.08°
Schmerenbeck Educational Centre for Gifted and Talented Children
#56
Schmerenbeck Educational Centre for Gifted and Talented Children
est. 1971
Kingsway Campus Auckland Park
#60
Kingsway Campus Auckland Park
est. 2005
University of the Witwatersrand School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
#67
University of the Witwatersrand School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
-26.19°, 28.03°
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#90
Origins Centre
-26.19°, 28.03°
Bloemfontein · 3
National Museum, Bloemfontein
#15
National Museum, Bloemfontein
est. 1877
Queen's Fort Military Museum
#34
Queen's Fort Military Museum
est. 1848
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#86
Oliewenhuis Art Museum
est. 1989
KwaZulu-Natal · 3
Margate Art Museum
#61
Margate Art Museum
-30.75°, 30.38°
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#96
Burnside Colliery
-28.18°, 30.09°
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#104
Northfield Colliery
-28.15°, 30.13°
Pietermaritzburg · 3
Voortrekker House Museum
#68
Voortrekker House Museum
est. 1987
Comrades House
#76
Comrades House
-29.61°, 30.40°
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#84
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
est. 1904
East London · 2
East London Museum
#1
East London Museum
est. 1921
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#101
Gately House Museum
-33.02°, 27.90°
Makhanda · 2
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
#5
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
est. 1972
Observatory Museum
#85
Observatory Museum
-33.31°, 26.53°
Observatory · 2
Heart of Cape Town Museum
#11
Heart of Cape Town Museum
est. 2007
MTN Sciencentre
#14
MTN Sciencentre
-33.94°, 18.46°
Bellville · 2
Bellville’s Historical Clay and Stone Quarry and the Adjacent Jail
#22
Bellville’s Historical Clay and Stone Quarry and the Adjacent Jail
est. 1930
Institute for Futures Research
#51
Institute for Futures Research
est. 1974
Franschhoek · 2
Franschhoek Motor Museum
#27
Franschhoek Motor Museum
-33.88°, 19.00°
Huguenot Memorial Museum
#30
Huguenot Memorial Museum
-33.91°, 19.12°
Gqeberha · 2
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
#33
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
est. 1956
South End Museum
#81
South End Museum
-33.97°, 25.63°
Graaff-Reinet · 2
Reinet House
#35
Reinet House
-32.25°, 24.54°
Hester Rupert Art Museum
#77
Hester Rupert Art Museum
-32.25°, 24.54°
Kimberley · 2
William Humphreys Art Gallery
#44
William Humphreys Art Gallery
est. 1952
Duggan-Cronin Gallery
#64
Duggan-Cronin Gallery
-28.75°, 24.78°
Mossel Bay · 1
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
#6
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
est. 1989
Qonce · 1
Amathole Museum
#21
Amathole Museum
est. 1898
Oudtshoorn · 1
CP Nel Museum
#25
CP Nel Museum
est. 1972
Swellendam · 1
Drostdy Museum
#26
Drostdy Museum
est. 1939
Parktown North · 1
Gallery MOMO
#28
Gallery MOMO
est. 2002
Joubert Park · 1
Johannesburg Art Gallery
#32
Johannesburg Art Gallery
est. 1915
Brooklyn · 1
Van Wouw Museum
#43
Van Wouw Museum
est. 1974
Barkly West · 1
Barkly West Museum
#45
Barkly West Museum
est. 2000
Caledon · 1
Caledon Museum
#46
Caledon Museum
-34.23°, 19.43°
Durbanville · 1
Durbanville College
#49
Durbanville College
est. 1992
Stellenbosch Local Municipality · 1
Oom Samie se Winkel
#53
Oom Samie se Winkel
-33.94°, 18.86°
Mbuzini · 1
Samora Machel Monument
#55
Samora Machel Monument
-25.92°, 31.96°
Pageview · 1
Fietas Museum
#57
Fietas Museum
-26.20°, 28.02°
Middelburg · 1
Hoer Tegniese Skool Middelburg
#59
Hoer Tegniese Skool Middelburg
-25.78°, 29.46°
Springbok · 1
Namaqualand Museum
#70
Namaqualand Museum
est. 1929
Eastern Cape · 1
Schreiner House
#72
Schreiner House
est. 1986
Northern Cape · 1
Auchterlonie Museum
#73
Auchterlonie Museum
-26.18°, 20.55°
Barberton · 1
Belhaven House
#74
Belhaven House
-25.79°, 31.06°
Carnarvon · 1
Carnarvon Museum
#75
Carnarvon Museum
-30.97°, 22.13°
Ulundi Local Municipality · 1
Mgungundlovu Multimedia Centre
#78
Mgungundlovu Multimedia Centre
-28.43°, 31.27°
Genadendal · 1
Q15120724
#79
Q15120724
-34.05°, 19.57°
Endumeni Local Municipality · 1
Talana Museum
#82
Talana Museum
-28.16°, 30.26°
KwaDukuza Local Municipality · 1
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#89
Luthuli Museum
-29.39°, 31.24°
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality · 1
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#91
Wits Art Museum
-26.19°, 28.03°
Mokopane · 1
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#93
Arend Dieperink museum
-24.19°, 29.01°
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality · 1
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#99
Dingaan's spring
-28.46°, 31.33°