Museums in Gauteng, South Africa

Museum of Illusions Johannesburg

Museum of Illusions Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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

Lindfield Victorian House Museum

Lindfield Victorian House Museum

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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Step through the gate of the Lindfield Victorian House Museum, and you're instantly transported. It’s not just a preserv...

Apartheid Museum

Apartheid Museum

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

South African National Museum of Military History

Rosebank, Gauteng

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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

South African Airways Museum Society

Barcelona, Gauteng

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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 Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

Mandela's House

Soweto, Gauteng

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It’s 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

Hector Pieterson Memorial

Soweto, Gauteng

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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

Sci-Bono Discovery Centre

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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

Wits Art Museum

Wits Art Museum

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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

Origins Centre, Wits University

Origins Centre, Wits University

, Gauteng

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

University of Pretoria Museums

University of Pretoria Museums

, Gauteng

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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

Maropeng: Official Visitor Centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site

Makana Local Municipality, Gauteng

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It’s 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)

Jan Smuts House (Historical Museum)

, Gauteng

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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

James Hall Museum of Transport

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

The Workers' Museum

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

Wits Life Science Museum

Johannesburg, Gauteng

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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

Ditsong Sammy Marks Museum

Pretoria, Gauteng

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It's not every day you find a piece of Victorian England flourishing in the Highveld, but that's the unexpected charm of...