Museums in Gauteng, South Africa

Museum of Illusions Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Tucked away in the bustling Zone @ Rosebank, the Museum of Illusions Johannesburg is a vibrant playground for the mind. ...

Lindfield Victorian House Museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Step through the gate of the Lindfield Victorian House Museum, and you're instantly transported. Itβs not just a preserv...

Apartheid Museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Stepping into the Apartheid Museum is like walking into a history book that's still breathing. You begin outside, where ...

South African National Museum of Military History
Rosebank, Gauteng
People come here for all sorts of reasons. Some are veterans looking for a piece of their own past, others are schoolchi...

South African Airways Museum Society
Barcelona, Gauteng
Tucked away on the edge of Rand Airport in Germiston, the South African Airways Museum Society feels less like a formal ...

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Tucked away on a quiet, tree-lined street in Forest Town, this place is far more than a typical museum. Walking in, you'...

Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
Johannesburg, Gauteng
It's not every day you visit a place that was once a symbol of oppression and is now a beacon for human rights. Constitu...

Mandela's House
Soweto, Gauteng
Itβs a little mind-blowing to stand in a place that was firebombed twice. This simple, red-brick house on the famous Vil...

Hector Pieterson Memorial
Soweto, Gauteng
The Hector Pieterson Memorial isn't a quiet, dusty museum; it's a raw, powerful testament to the day a child's death gal...

Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Tucked away in Johannesburg's vibrant Newtown precinct, the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre is a total surprise. It sprang to ...

Wits Art Museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Stepping into the Wits Art Museum feels like diving headfirst into the vibrant, beating heart of African creativity. For...

Origins Centre, Wits University
, Gauteng
Stepping into the Origins Centre feels like walking back through the very threads of human existence, starting long befo...

University of Pretoria Museums
, Gauteng
Tucked away in the stately Old Arts Building, the University of Pretoria Museums feel less like a formal institution and...

Maropeng: Official Visitor Centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site
Makana Local Municipality, Gauteng
Itβs a strange feeling to stand in a building designed to look like an ancient burial mound, knowing you're actually at ...

Jan Smuts House (Historical Museum)
, Gauteng
People don't just come to the Jan Smuts House for a history lesson; they come to walk in the footsteps of a statesman an...

James Hall Museum of Transport
Johannesburg, Gauteng
People come to the James Hall Museum of Transport for a wonderfully nostalgic trip through the history of how we got aro...

The Workers' Museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng
People don't come to The Workers' Museum for grand art or quiet contemplation; they come to feel the weight of history i...

Wits Life Science Museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng
You'd never guess one of the most fascinating collections of natural history in South Africa is tucked away on a univers...

Ditsong Sammy Marks Museum
Pretoria, Gauteng
It's not every day you find a piece of Victorian England flourishing in the Highveld, but that's the unexpected charm of...