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Museums in South Africa, |
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| Eastern Cape museums | |
| Free State museums | |
| Gauteng museums | |
| Kwazulu-Natal museums | |
| Limpopo museums | |
| North West museums | |
| Northern Cape museums | |
| Western Cape museums | |
| Mpumalanga museums |
Robben island, it was here that former South African president Nelson Mandela was kept for most of his 27 years as political prisoner - Museums in South Africa
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With the earliest one dating back as far as the first half of the 19th century, South Africa’s museums cover a wide range and variety of subjects, from Geology, Natural history, Archaeology, History and Art, to Mining, Agriculture, Apartheid and many others.
You can find them in a variety of settings and places, from elegant 18th century homes to caves in majestic mountain ranges, from cultural villages in rural settings to state-of-the-art buildings in major cities.
Delville Wood memorial and garden in the Company's Garden in Cape Town with the South African Museum and Table Mountain in the background - South African museums
Photo: Ian Junor
Most of the country’s national museums are declared cultural institutions (national museums that have framework autonomy and are managed by their own councils), and fall under the overall jurisdiction of the Department of Arts and Culture.
Some of them are:
The Tsonga Kraal open air museum in the Hans Merensky nature reserve near Tzaneen, illustrating the way of life of the Tsonga tribe a hundred years ago - Museums in South Africa
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