List of museums in South Africa

This list of museums in South Africa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

Eastern Cape

Name	Province	Location	Image	Type	Notes	Coordinates
Albany Museum	Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
Amathole Museum	Eastern Cape	King William's Town
Fort Beaufort Museum	Eastern Cape	Fort Beaufort
National English Literary Museum	Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
Red Location Museum	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth		Apartheid
South African Air Force Museum	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth		Military Aviation		33°59′23″S 25°37′04″E / 33.98972°S 25.61778°E / -33.98972; 25.61778 (South African Air Force Museum (Port Elizabeth))
The Owl House	Eastern Cape	Nieu-Bethesda

Free State

Name	Province	Location	Image	Type	Notes	Coordinates
Anglo-Boer War Museum	Free State	Bloemfontein		Military		29°14′06″S 26°21′24″E / 29.23500°S 26.35667°E / -29.23500; 26.35667 (Anglo-Boer War Museum)
National Museum, Bloemfontein	Free State	Bloemfontein		Natural History, Cultural History, Art		29°06′54″S 26°13′08″E / 29.11500°S 26.21889°E / -29.11500; 26.21889 (National Museum Bloemfontein)
South African Armour Museum	Free State	Bloemfontein		Military
Parys Museum, Parys	Free State]]	Parys		Natural History,Cultural, Religious

KwaZulu-Natal

Gauteng

Name	Province	Location	Image	Type	Notes	Coordinates
African Window	Gauteng	Pretoria
Apartheid Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Apartheid		26°14′15″S 28°00′33″E / 26.23750°S 28.00917°E / -26.23750; 28.00917 (Apartheid Museum)
Eksteen Transport Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria		Transport
Freedom Park	Gauteng	Pretoria				25°46′00″S 28°11′22″E / 25.76667°S 28.18944°E / -25.76667; 28.18944 (Freedom Park)
Geological Survey Museum (South Africa)	Gauteng	Pretoria
Hector Pieterson Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg				26°14′05″S 27°54′32″E / 26.23472°S 27.90889°E / -26.23472; 27.90889 (Hector Pieterson Museum)
Fietas Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg
James Hall Transport Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Transport Museum		26°14′03″S 28°03′12″E / 26.23417°S 28.05333°E / -26.23417; 28.05333 (James Hall Transport Museum)
Johannesburg Art Gallery	Gauteng	Johannesburg
Kruger House	Gauteng	Pretoria		Historic house		25°44′47″S 28°10′53″E / 25.74639°S 28.18139°E / -25.74639; 28.18139 (Kruger House)
Lindfield Victorian House Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Living Victorian House Museum		26°11′06.71″S 28°00′29.47″E / 26.1851972°S 28.0081861°E / -26.1851972; 28.0081861 (Lindfield House)
Mapungubwe Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria
Melrose House	Gauteng	Pretoria
MuseuMAfricA	Gauteng	Newtown, Johannesburg
National Cultural History Museum (South Africa)	Gauteng	Pretoria				25°45′12″S 28°11′04″E / 25.75333°S 28.18444°E / -25.75333; 28.18444 (National Cultural History Museum)
Nelson Mandela National Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Historic house		26°14′18″S 27°54′31″E / 26.23833°S 27.90861°E / -26.23833; 27.90861 (Nelson Mandela National Museum)
No Show Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Art of nothing
Peacemakers Museum	Gauteng	Johannesburg
Pretoria Art Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria		Art		25°44′49″S 28°12′47″E / 25.747°S 28.213°E / -25.747; 28.213 (Pretoria Art Museum)
Pretoria Forts	Gauteng	Pretoria		Military		25°46′49″S 28°12′37″E / 25.78028°S 28.21028°E / -25.78028; 28.21028 (Fort Klapperkop) 25°46′37″S 28°11′05″E / 25.77694°S 28.18472°E / -25.77694; 28.18472 (Fort Skanskop)
SAB World of Beer	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Beer
Sammy Marks House	Gauteng	Pretoria		Historic house
South African Air Force Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria		Military Aviation		25°48′12″S 28°09′44″E / 25.80333°S 28.16222°E / -25.80333; 28.16222 (South African Air Force Museum (Swartkop))
South African Airways Museum Society	Gauteng	Rand Airport, Germiston		Civil Aviation		26°14′30″S 28°9′33″E / 26.24167°S 28.15917°E / -26.24167; 28.15917 (South African Airways Museum Society Rand Airport))
South African National Museum of Military History	Gauteng	Johannesburg		Military		26°09′49″S 28°02′29″E / 26.16361°S 28.04139°E / -26.16361; 28.04139 (South African National Museum of Military History)
South African National Railway And Steam Museum	Gauteng	Krugersdorp		Transport
South African Police Service Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria		Law Enforcement
Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria
Transvaal Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria				25°45′11″S 28°11′21″E / 25.75306°S 28.18917°E / -25.75306; 28.18917 (Transvaal Museum)
Van Tilburg Collection	Gauteng	Pretoria
Van Wouw Museum	Gauteng	Pretoria
Voortrekker Monument	Gauteng	Pretoria		Cultural		25°46′35″S 28°10′33″E / 25.77639°S 28.17583°E / -25.77639; 28.17583 (Voortrekker Monument)

Northern Cape

Name	Province	Location	Image	Type	Notes	Coordinates
Duggan-Cronin Gallery	Northern Cape	Kimberley
Fred Turner Folk and Culture Museum	Northern Cape	Loeriesfontein				30°57′08″S 19°26′49″E / 30.95222°S 19.44694°E / -30.95222; 19.44694 (Fred Turner Folk and Culture Museum)
McGregor Museum	Northern Cape	Kimberley
Sol Plaatje Museum	Northern Cape	Kimberley
Windmill Museum	Northern Cape	Loeriesfontein				30°57′06″S 19°26′49″E / 30.95167°S 19.44694°E / -30.95167; 19.44694 (Windmill Museum)

Western Cape

Name	Province	Location	Image	Type	Notes	Coordinates
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex	Western Cape	Mossel Bay
Cape Education Museum	Western Cape	Wynberg, Cape Town		Education		34°00′05″S 18°27′59″E / 34.001414°S 18.466457°E / -34.001414; 18.466457
Cape Medical Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town
District Six Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town				33°55′40″S 18°25′25″E / 33.927723°S 18.4236726°E / -33.927723; 18.4236726 (District Six Museum)
Koopmans-de Wet House	Western Cape	Cape Town				33°55′15″S 18°25′17″E / 33.920941°S 18.421291°E / -33.920941; 18.421291
Groot Constantia Manor House	Western Cape	Cape Town
Ceres Transport Riders' Museum	Western Cape	Ceres
CP Nel Museum	Western Cape	Oudtshoorn
Franschhoek Motor Museum	Western Cape	Franschhoek
George Museum	Western Cape	George
Heart of Cape Town Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town				33°56′28″S 18°27′47″E / 33.94111°S 18.46306°E / -33.94111; 18.46306 (Heart of Cape Town Museum)
Hout Bay Museum	Western Cape	Hout Bay
Huguenot Monument Memorial Museum	Western Cape	Paarl				33°54′50″S 19°07′27″E / 33.91389°S 19.12417°E / -33.91389; 19.12417 (Huguenot Monument Memorial Museum)
Iziko South African Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town		Museum
Iziko South African National Gallery	Western Cape	Cape Town		Art
Montagu Museum	Western Cape	Montagu
Old Harbour Museum	Western Cape	Hermanus
Outeniqua Transport Museum	Western Cape	George
Robben Island Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town				33°48′01″S 18°22′19″E / 33.80028°S 18.37194°E / -33.80028; 18.37194 (Robben Island Museum)
South African Sendinggestig Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town		Historic house
Slave Lodge	Western Cape	Cape Town		Museum
Simon's Town Museum	Western Cape	Simon's Town		Museum
South African Air Force Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town		Military Aviation		33°54′17″S 18°29′35″E / 33.90472°S 18.49306°E / -33.90472; 18.49306 (South African Air Force Museum (Ysterplaat))
South African Naval Museum	Western Cape	Simonstown				34°11′35″S 18°25′59″E / 34.19306°S 18.43306°E / -34.19306; 18.43306 (South African Naval Museum)
Waterworks Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town
The Warrior Toy Museum	Western Cape	Simonstown		Toy
Stellenbosch Toy and Miniature Museum	Western Cape	Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch Museum	Western Cape	Stellenbosch				33°56′15″S 18°51′46″E / 33.9374°S 18.8629°E / -33.9374; 18.8629 (Stellenbosch Museum)
Chavonnes Battery Museum	Western Cape	Cape Town				33°54′26″S 18°25′17″E / 33.90722°S 18.42139°E / -33.90722; 18.42139 (Chavonnes Battery Museum)
Drostdy Museum	Western Cape	Swellendam

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See also

• List of museums