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The List of Museums in South Africa lists a selection of museums in South Africa .
Surname |
province |
place |
image |
Type / subject |
Web links
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African Window |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Albany Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Makhanda |
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Natural history, regional history, history of science |
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Amathole Museum |
Eastern Cape |
King William's Town |
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Natural history, regional history |
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Apartheid Museum |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
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apartheid |
[1]
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Barkly East Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Barkly East |
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Regional history, military issues |
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Burgersdorp Cultural Historical Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Burgersdorp |
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Regional museum |
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De Beers Centenary Art Gallery |
Eastern Cape |
Alice |
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art |
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CP Nel Museum |
Western cape |
Oudtshoorn |
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Regional museum |
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Ditsong National Museum of Natural History |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Natural history |
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East London Museum |
Eastern Cape |
East London |
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Natural history |
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Eksteen Transport Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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transport |
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Fort Amiel Museum |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Newcastle |
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Fort Beaufort Historical Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Fort Beaufort |
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Fred Turner Folk and Culture Museum |
North Cape |
Loeriesfontein |
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Freedom Park |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Geological Survey Museum (South Africa) |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Graaff-Reinet Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Graaff-Reinet |
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Regional museum |
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Great Fish River Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Cradock |
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Regional museum |
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Hector Pieterson Museum |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
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Documents the Soweto uprising
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Grahamstown History and Natural Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Makhanda |
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Natural history |
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Hout Bay Museum |
Western cape |
Hout Bay |
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Huguenot Monument Memorial Museum |
Western cape |
Pair |
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Iziko South African Museum |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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James Hall Museum of Transport |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
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transport |
[2]
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Jewish Pioneer's Memorial Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
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Jewish Museum |
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JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology |
Eastern Cape |
Makhanda |
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Ichthyology |
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Johannesburg Art Gallery |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
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Kruger House |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Historical building |
[3]
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Mapungubwe Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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McGregor Museum |
North Cape |
Kimberley |
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Melrose House |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Moravian Mission Museum |
Western cape |
Genadendal |
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Mthatha Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Mthatha |
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Settlement history, natural history, colonial and apartheid issues |
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Museum of Military History |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
|
military |
[4]
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MuseuMAfricA |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg- Newtown |
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Natal Museum |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Pietermaritzburg |
|
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[5]
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National Cultural History Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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National English Literary Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Makhanda |
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National Museum, Bloemfontein |
free State |
Bloemfontein |
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Natural history, art |
[6]
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum formerly King George VI Art Gallery
|
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
|
art |
[7]
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Nelson Mandela National Museum |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
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Historical building |
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Nelson Mandela Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Qunu , Mvezo , Mthatha
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Nelson Mandela |
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Outeniqua Transport Museum |
Western cape |
George |
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Pretoria Art Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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art |
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Pretoria forts |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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military |
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Queenstown & Frontier Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Queenstown |
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Regional museum |
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Red Location Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
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apartheid |
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Robben Island Museum |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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[8th]
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SAB World of Beer |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
|
beer |
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Sandstone Estates |
free State |
Ficksburg |
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Agriculture, railroad, military |
[9]
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Sammy Marks House |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
|
Historical building |
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Settler Memorial Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Makhanda |
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British settlement |
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Sol Plaatje Museum |
North Cape |
Kimberley |
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South African Air Force Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
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military |
[10]
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South African Air Force Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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[11]
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South African Air Force Museum |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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[12]
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South African National Gallery |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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South African, African and European art |
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South African National Railway And Steam Museum |
Gauteng |
Krugersdorp |
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traffic |
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South African Naval Museum |
Western cape |
Simonstown |
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[13]
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South African Police Service Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Talana Museum |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Dundee |
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[14]
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The Owl House |
Eastern Cape |
Nieu-Bethesda |
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Uitenhage Historical Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Uitenhage |
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Regional museum, railroad |
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Van Tilburg Collection |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Van Wouw Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Voortrekker Museum |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Pietermaritzburg |
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[15]
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War Museum of the Boer Republics |
free State |
Bloemfontein |
|
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[16]
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Waterworks Museum |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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Wild Coast Museum |
Eastern Cape |
Port St. Johns |
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Art, regional history, Mpondo topics |
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Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum |
Gauteng |
Pretoria |
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Windmill Museum |
North Cape |
Loeriesfontein |
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa |
Western cape |
Cape Town |
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Contemporary African art |
[17]
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See also
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