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Museums & culture in South Africa

Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

festival

AfrikaBurn

Northern Cape
art studio

Ardmore Ceramics

KwaZulu-Natal
village

Arniston

Western Cape
village

Barrydale

Western Cape
cultural village

Basotho Cultural Village

Free State
festival

Bloemfontein Rose Festival

Free State
festival

Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Western Cape
village

Clarens

Free State
village

Darling

Western Cape
museum

Dias Museum Complex

Western Cape
concert

Drakensberg Boys Choir

KwaZulu-Natal
archaeological site

Dzata Ruins

Limpopo
museum

East London Museum

Eastern Cape
mission village

Elim

Western Cape
art event

First Thursdays Cape Town

Western Cape
rock art

Game Pass Shelter

KwaZulu-Natal
mission village

Genadendal

Western Cape
market

Greenmarket Square

Western Cape
village

Greyton

Western Cape
dance tradition

Gumboot Dancing

Gauteng
village

Haenertsburg

Limpopo
craft

Hlabisa Basketry

KwaZulu-Natal
museum

Iziko South African Museum

Western Cape
art museum

Javett Art Centre

Gauteng
festival

Kaapse Klopse

Western Cape
village

Kaapsehoop

Mpumalanga
village

Kalk Bay

Western Cape
cultural landscape

Khomani San Living Landscape

Northern Cape
heritage centre

Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre

Western Cape
festival

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

Western Cape
cultural village

Lesedi Cultural Village

Gauteng
museum

Loeriesfontein Windmill Museum

Northern Cape
district

Maboneng Precinct

Gauteng
archaeological site

Mapungubwe National Park

Limpopo
craft route

Midlands Meander

KwaZulu-Natal
mission station

Moffat Mission

Northern Cape
festival

National Arts Festival

Eastern Cape
art tradition

Ndebele Painted Houses

Mpumalanga
sculpture park

NIROX Sculpture Park

Gauteng
art museum

Norval Foundation

Western Cape
village

Nottingham Road

KwaZulu-Natal
art museum

Oliewenhuis Art Museum

Free State
museum

Origins Centre

Gauteng
village

Paternoster

Western Cape
museum

Phansi Museum

KwaZulu-Natal
village

Prince Albert

Western Cape
village

Richmond Booktown

Northern Cape
dance tradition

Riel Dance Tradition

Northern Cape
museum

Robben Island

Western Cape
market

Rosebank Art and Craft Market

Gauteng
rock art

Sevilla Rock Art Trail

Western Cape
cultural village

Shakaland

KwaZulu-Natal
craft

Shweshwe Fabric

Eastern Cape
town

Simon's Town

Western Cape
museum

Soweto and the Apartheid Museum

Gauteng
festival

Splashy Fen

KwaZulu-Natal
rock art

Stadsaal Caves

Western Cape
art museum

The Owl House

Eastern Cape
archaeological site

Thulamela

Limpopo
craft route

Venda Arts Route

Limpopo
arts precinct

Victoria Yards

Gauteng
rock art

Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre

Northern Cape
cave

Wonderwerk Cave

Northern Cape
street art

Woodstock Street Art

Western Cape
mission village

Wupperthal

Western Cape
art museum

Zeitz MOCAA

Western Cape
craft

Zulu Beadwork Tradition

KwaZulu-Natal

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