A 10-minute walk from the Company’s Gardens is the Bo-Kaap. By 1934, approximately three-quarters of the residents of the area were Muslim, and today there are nine mosques in the Bo-Kaap. Cape Malay cuisine is very popular and can be sampled in the local restaurants. The oldest mosque in the country, the Auwal Mosque, is situated behind the Iziko Bo-Kaap

The oldest wine estate in South Africa, established in 1685, Groot Constantia became famous throughout the world for its sweet wines. Today, set in the beautiful Constantia winelands with views of False Bay, a variety of cultivars are grown here. The Manor House boasts an exhibition of fine traditional Cape furniture, paintings, textiles, ceramics, brass and copperware. The Orientation Centre in

Opened in 1914, it is the oldest house museum in South Africa and houses some of the best pieces of Cape furniture, ceramics and silver in the country.

Housed in Cape Town’s historic Old Town House (1755), the Michaelis Collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings is the most significant of its kind outside of Europe and America. Featuring works by Frans Hals, Jan Steen and Jacob van Ruisdael, the collection was given to the nation by Sir Max Michaelis in 1914. While the Collection forms the key attraction

A 10-minute walk from the Company’s Garden is the Bo-Kaap. By 1934, approximately three-quarters of the residents of the area were Muslim, and today there are nine mosques in the Bo-Kaap. Cape Malay cuisine is very popular and can be sampled in the local restaurants. The oldest mosque in the country, the Auwal Mosque, is situated behind the Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum. Built

The Cape Town Holocaust Centre features a newly renovated permanent exhibition on the history of the Holocaust, combining photographs, multimedia displays and recreated environments. The display also includes sections on the pseudo-science of ‘race’, the roots of antisemitism, and the institutionalised racism of apartheid. A photographic display and 20-minute documentary tells the story of the survivors of the Holocaust who

The Iziko Slave Lodge is one of Cape Town’s oldest buildings, with a history that spans three centuries. Iziko aims to transform the Slave Lodge from a site of human wrongs to one of human rights. An alcove features an interactive column of light that commemorates slavery through a roll-call of slave names, inspiring visitors to reflect on how generations of slaves were

The evolution of the Iziko planetarium from analogue to fulldome digital technology – is set to create a hub of creativity, learning, entertainment and e-research. More than just a planetarium, the new Iziko Planetarium & Digital Dome is a state-of-the-art fulldome theatre capable of creating immersive, multi-sensory experiences for young and old alike. Located within the revamped Iziko South African

Cullinan, the most glittering name in South Africa’s diamond history, is the source of many of the most renowned diamonds in the world. Two of the largest and most famous diamonds, the Cullinan I and Cullinan II set in the British Crown Jewels, were discovered in this small town. The Hollywood romance diamond, the Taylor-Burton, and the well-known Niarchos Diamond, a

Officially opened 49 years ago, the museum exhibits some of the most interesting and rare land transport vehicles used in Southern Africa. The displays take you through time, showing advancements in modes of transport, technological changes of the internal combustion engine that invoke an opening to the future. A further journey on transport and notable milestones from 1900 to the