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The Slave Lodge museum building on Adderley Street, Cape Town

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Slave Lodge

The Slave Lodge on the corner of Adderley and Wale streets is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Cape Town (built 1679). It housed enslaved people brought to the Cape by the Dutch East India Company and today operates as an Iziko museum focused on the history of slavery, human rights and Cape social history.

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  • Built1679
  • WhereCorner Adderley and Wale streets
  • Time needed60–90 minutes
  • EntryIziko museum ticket

Why visit Slave Lodge

An essential context stop for understanding Cape Town's founding, colonial economy and the modern city that grew from it.

The permanent exhibitions cover slavery at the Cape, forced labour, resistance and human-rights history.

Where Slave Lodge is

Adderley Street at the top end of the CBD, directly opposite the Company's Garden and next to St George's Cathedral.

What to expect

Two floors of exhibitions on Cape slavery, the origins of the enslaved population, resistance, emancipation and links to modern human rights.

A rooftop courtyard and small research library.

How to include Slave Lodge in a Wanderer private tour

The Slave Lodge is a natural City Bowl stop on a Wanderer private city tour — usually paired with the Company's Garden and Bo-Kaap for a full historical arc.

Practical tips

  • Small entry fee; combined Iziko museum tickets available.
  • Allow 60–90 minutes; content is dense.

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