The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, this pentagonal fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Commander Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 upon establishing a maritime replanishment station...

The Artworks Office of Parliament was established in 2002 to ensure that the art, artefact and heritage collections in Parliament are preserved, documented, maintained and accessible to the public. Parliament has close to 4000 items of artistic and/or heritage value...

The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.It has undergone many transformations as a result of the country's tumultuous history....

The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town. The many names of the building over three centuries – Slave Lodge, Government Offices Building, Old Supreme Court, and SA Cultural History Museum – reflect the long and rich history of the building.

Although the collection consists mainly of English porcelain, it includes fine examples of Chinese export porcelain. It also includes a superb collection of English Furniture comprising 58 Georgian pieces.

The Owl House, its walls covered with mirrors and ground glass, was the home of the eccentric mystic Helen Martins (1898-1976) who was immortalised by Athol Fugard in his play The Road to Mecca.

The prison is famous for being the prison where Nelson Mandela spent the last three of the 27 years he spent in prison for campaigning against apartheid.

The birthplace of O R Tambo in Nkantolo Village in Mbizana Local Municipality. Tambo as an individual has played a significant role in the struggle against apartheid. He fought apartheid from inside and outside of South Africa.

All the outdoor and museum education programmes are co-ordinated by the Centre for Conservation Education, which incorporates the Education Museum. The Centre offers interesting and varied approaches to conservation education from many angles, and is much in demand,...

Bantu Steve Biko was born in King William's Town on the 18 th December 1946, the third child of the late Mathew Mzingaye and Alice Nokuzola “Mamcethe” Biko.