Arts & Culture · Our pick in Cape Town
Iziko Slave Lodge
From human wrongs to human rights
One of Cape Town’s oldest buildings, now a museum of the long history of slavery at the Cape.
Our take
- Renamed in 1998
- History of slavery at the Cape
- Mon–Sat 9am–5pm
- Address
- Corner of Adderley and Wale Streets, Cape Town
City Centre · Adderley Street, Cape Town - Nearest MyCiTi
- Groote Kerk
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Phone
- +27 21 481 3967
- Website
- iziko.org.za
About Iziko Slave Lodge
The Slave Lodge is one of Cape Town’s oldest buildings and has had four names over three centuries: Slave Lodge, Government Offices, Old Supreme Court and South African Cultural History Museum. Renamed the Slave Lodge in 1998, it took the theme “From human wrongs to human rights”, and its lower-level galleries tell the long history of slavery in South Africa. Open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Iziko Slave Lodge before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Iziko Slave Lodge, as the crow flies.
- Taj Cape Town100 m2 min walk
- Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel1.1 km14 min walk
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel1.4 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Iziko Slave Lodge 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
- Groote KerkMyCiTi150 m2 min walk
- DarlingMyCiTi200 m3 min walk
- DorpMyCiTi300 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Zeitz MOCAA1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Robben Island boats2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The V&A Waterfront2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Table Mountain cableway3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kirstenbosch6.8 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- Cape Point49 kmCar or taxi 122 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station600 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
Location
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