Cape Town Museum of Childhood

Cape Town Museum of Childhood The Cape Town Museum of Childhood, celebrating and exploring childhood. The Museum houses a national collection of childhood-related exhibitions.
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The Cape Town Museum of Childhood is an institution for the heritage, documentation, memory, oral history, research, and interpretation of childhood. The Museum’s aim is to capture the heritage of childhood and the role that children play in society. This will be done through documenting, studying and interpreting childhood by creating an interactive space that allows an opportunity for children,

families and communities to celebrate childhood, to gain insights into childhood and to learn about childhood heritage. The Museum is located at 3 Milner Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town.

Thank you for these beautiful handwritten notes - so nostalgic and full of heart.They take us back to the days before sc...
21/08/2026

Thank you for these beautiful handwritten notes - so nostalgic and full of heart.
They take us back to the days before screens, when a note was written by hand and kept forever. We appreciate these notes very much.

As part of our Care to Share Postcard Project, we delivered postcards to .The cards were filled with words of encouragem...
14/08/2026

As part of our Care to Share Postcard Project, we delivered postcards to .

The cards were filled with words of encouragement and affirmations, written by Grade 5–7 learners from School in Athlone.

Through this pen-pal style project, we’re connecting children across Cape Town and sharing a little extra love, one postcard at a time.

Last week our museum team took the fun to Ocean View. We played classic childhood games with families and made some new ...
12/08/2026

Last week our museum team took the fun to Ocean View.
We played classic childhood games with families and made some new memories together.

Thank you iThemba Labantu - Lutheran Community Centre for visiting us! We hope you had as much fun as we did. Special th...
04/08/2026

Thank you iThemba Labantu - Lutheran Community Centre for visiting us! We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Special thank you to Groote Schuur Lions Club for the sweet surprise of marshmallows for our school group. The learners loved it!

Childhood captured in handprints and footprints!Thank you James for creating with us in our Arts & Crafts Room! ...
30/07/2026

Childhood captured in handprints and footprints!
Thank you James for creating with us in our Arts & Crafts Room!

The Cape Town Museum of Childhood will be taking a short break from 20 - 28 July 2026.We’ll be back and ready to welcome...
16/07/2026

The Cape Town Museum of Childhood will be taking a short break from 20 - 28 July 2026.

We’ll be back and ready to welcome you from Wednesday, 29 July 2026!

This Mandela Day, join Bomikazi in the Story Room on Saturday, 18 July 2026 for another exciting story.In celebration of...
15/07/2026

This Mandela Day, join Bomikazi in the Story Room on Saturday, 18 July 2026 for another exciting story.
In celebration of Madiba Month, we will be sharing a story about his life and his early fight for equality. Come learn with us!

We had a lovely time reliving childhood games with the staff and visitors of Rylands Library this morning.Thank you for ...
08/07/2026

We had a lovely time reliving childhood games with the staff and visitors of Rylands Library this morning.
Thank you for inviting us.

School holidays started with stories!Bomikazi’s Bookclub hosted a fun story reading session at Macassar Library yesterda...
02/07/2026

School holidays started with stories!
Bomikazi’s Bookclub hosted a fun story reading session at Macassar Library yesterday.

In the lead-up to Mandela Day, let’s make a difference together! Donate non-perishable food items at the Cape Town Muse...
01/07/2026

In the lead-up to Mandela Day, let’s make a difference together! Donate non-perishable food items at the Cape Town Museum of Childhood to support the Shakoor Lucas Foundation feeding the Heideveld community.

Drop-off: 3 Milner Road, Rondebosch
When: Wednesday to Saturday, between 10:00 and 16:00.

Address

3 Milner Road, Rondebosch
Cape Town
7700

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+27713361524

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