Gold of Africa Museum

The Gold of Africa Museum is home to a collection of West African gold artifacts as well as objects from the ancient civilisations of southern Africa.

The permanent collection is enhanced with constantly changing temporary exhibitions from countries such as India, Brazil, Mali and Egypt.

Gold of Africa Museum entrance

The museum is housed in the Martin Melck House, built in 1783.

In 2000 it was restored to its former glory and is one of the finest examples of old Cape Town architecture.

Tours offered by the museum are guided tours (by appointment), the Pangolin tour by torchlight and the Lion Walking tour.
No you won't be seeing lions. You will be following the paw prints of the extinct Cape Lion, to see historic Cape Town.

Artifacts made of gold

Courses and demonstrations are hosted in the gold jewellery workshop.
Here you can see local goldsmiths designing and manufacturing jewellery. Some of these pieces are sold in the museum shop.

Gold Restaurant

The Gold restaurant in the courtyard serves a fusion of African and Cape Malay food.

More museums in Cape Town
Cape Town Museums
SA Museum | National Gallery | Michaelis Collection | Rust en Vreugd|
Koopmans de Wet House | Bertram House |Maritime Centre | District Six Museum |
Franschhoek Motor Museum |Gold of Africa Museum |Heart of Cape Town Museum |
Irma Stern Museum |Rust en Vrede Clay Museum |SA Jewish Museum |
Stellenbosch Village Museum | Chavonnes Battery Museum | Cape Medical Museum

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