District Six Museum

District Six Museum is a museum in the former inner-city residential area known as District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa housed in an old Methodist church.

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Opening hours: Monday–Saturday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Email: reception@districtsix.co.za
Type: Museum
Description: memorial in Cape Town, South Africa
Address: 25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cape Town City Hall and Cape Town Central Library.

Cape Town City Hall

Town hall

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Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in Cape Town's city centre. It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England. Cape Town City Hall is situated 270 metres north of District Six Museum.

Cape Town Central Library

Library

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Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services. Cape Town Central Library is situated 220 metres north of District Six Museum.

Charly’s Bakery, Cape Town

Pâtisserie

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Charly’s Bakery, Cape Town is a pâtisserie, which is situated 110 metres southeast of District Six Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Bo-Kaap.

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

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The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

District Six

Suburb

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District Six is a residential neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa, located next to the city's CBD. In 1959, people of color were banned from the area and most of them were resettled in Gugulethu.

District Six Museum

Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92781° or 33° 55′ 40″ south

Longitude

18.42375° or 18° 25′ 26″ east

Levels

Open location code

4FRW3CCF+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 250299433

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q2616757

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Portuguese—“District Six Museum” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Museu del Districte Sisè”
Dutch: “District Six Museum”
French: “musée du district six”
French: “Musée du district six”
Japanese: “第6地区博物館”
Portuguese: “District Six Museum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: HCC: Homecoming Centre and Avalon Auditorium.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Circle K and Stepping Stones Children’s Centre.

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