# District Six Museum

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Content updated: 2026-06-22

District Six Museum stands in Cape Town, South Africa, inside a former Methodist church. Its floor carries a large map of District Six. Handwritten notes mark former homes, turning the map into a record of streets, families, and interrupted lives.

Apartheid forced residents of different racial backgrounds from District Six during the 1970s. The museum preserves that history through traffic signs, historical declarations, demolition displays, and family stories. Abdullah Ibrahim, the jazz musician also known as Dollar Brand, lived among those former residents. The District Six Foundation, established in 1989, founded the museum in 1994.

Community programmes connect remembrance with housing construction, environmental planning, music, literature, and art. Housing construction and environmental planning address the district’s physical future. The work also protects dignity, identity, and coexistence among different racial communities. One detail stays especially clear: visitors can walk across streets where former homes once stood.

- City: [Cape Town](https://mytuur.com/en/city/cape-town/)

## Photos

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