Arts & Culture
The South African Museum
Website: www.iziko.org.za/sam
Contact: +27 21 481 3800
This museum houses inspired exhibitions and collections which will give you a better understanding of the earth and its biological and cultural diversity, past and present. You will also find the Planetarium next door – it is a celestial theatre which recreates the night sky and transports you through the wonders of the universe.
The South African National Gallery
Website: www.iziko.org.za/sang
Contact: +27 21 467 4660
It houses outstanding collections of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art. Selections from the Permanent Collection change regularly to enable the museum to have a full programme of temporary exhibitions of paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, bead work, textiles and architecture.
District Six Museum
Website: www.districtsix.co.za
Contact: +27 21 461 8745
Originally established as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and migrants District Six was a vibrant centre with close links to the city and the port. In 1966 during the Apartheid regime, the area was declared a white area under the Group Areas Act, and by 1982 the life of the community was over and over 60 000 people were forcibly removed from the area and their houses flattened by bulldozers. The District Six Museum, established in 1994, serves as a memory to this area and the people who lost their homes, livelihood and social networks.
Theatre on the Bay
Website:
www.theatreonthebay.co.zaTel: +27 21 438 3301
Cape Town's most beautiful Theatre, Theatre on the Bay, is a cultural landmark on Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard and undoubtedly home to some of the best shows in town. Located on the beachfront in Camps Bay the venue is perfect not only for a comfortable and relaxed theatre evening, but also for a mouth-watering pre-theatre meal at
Side Dish with it's trendy theatrical ambience.
The Baxter Theatre
Website:
www.baxter.co.zaTel: +27 21 685 7880
Located at the University of Cape Town, the Baxter Theatre houses 3 separate event halls. There is always a selection of great shows, local and international to enjoy.
The Artscape
Website: www.artscape.co.za
Tel: +27 21 410 9919
The Artscape is Cape Town's largest and most prestigous theatre, situated in the heart of the city! It hosts some of the more famous international shows with South African casts, as well as local performances definitely worth seeing.
