Arts & Culture · Our pick in Cape Town
District Six Museum
Memory and community
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout District Six Museum
The District Six Museum, at 15 Buitenkant Street, remembers the people of District Six and the forced removals from the neighbourhood.
Why it's on our list
- Guided by former residents (ask)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with District Six Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to District Six Museum, as the crow flies.
- Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel750 m9 min walk
- Taj Cape Town1.0 km12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from District Six Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- GardensMyCiTi50 m1 min walk
- Upper BuitenkantMyCiTi500 m6 min walk
- Lower KloofMyCiTi850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- The Table Mountain cableway2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Zeitz MOCAA2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Robben Island boats3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The V&A Waterfront3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kirstenbosch5.9 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Cape Town International Airport17 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- Cape Point48 kmCar or taxi 119 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min