Museum
District Six Museum
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The District Six Museum is a powerful tribute to the once-thriving, multiracial neighborhood that was declared a 'whites-only' area in 1966, leading to the forced displacement of 60,000 residents. Housed in a former Methodist church, the museum uses photographs, personal artifacts, oral histories, and a large floor map where former residents can mark their old homes. The experience is deeply moving, offering a visceral understanding of apartheid's human cost. Visitors leave with a sense of the community's resilience and the ongoing struggle for restitution.
Don't miss
- The large floor map of District Six, where former residents have written their names and addresses
- The 'Memory Room' with personal belongings, such as school uniforms and family photos, donated by displaced families
- The powerful 'Hands Off District Six' exhibition documenting the resistance movement
Tickets & tours
Ways to visit District Six Museum
You can visit District Six Museum on your own. A guide mainly adds context, what you are looking at and why it matters, and a tour can add transport or combine nearby sights into one day.
Cheapest way inThe Heart of Cape Town Museum Admission Ticket4.3★ · 21 travelers~2 hoursFree cancellationFrom$25 per personSee dates →
Most bookedCape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour with Table Mountain Tour4.9★ · 234 travelers4-5 hoursFree cancellationFrom$78 per personSee dates →
Private & flexibleLanga Township and District Six Museum Tour with Transfers5★ · 18 travelers4-5 hoursFree cancellationFrom$99 per personSee dates →Getting there
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