Cape Town Museum Memory Project

Cape Town Museum documents and collects personal histories, memories, and stories of Cape Town as told by its residents. 

The Cape Town Museum Memory Project allows residents to document and share their history using their own words, images, and perspectives.

We are looking for stories, which could share your experiences related to:

• My community, My neighbourhood – stories about communities and neighbourhoods.

• Places I have lived – stories of settling, relocation, and resettlement.

• My leisure spaces/spots – highlighting favourite leisure spaces such as dance halls, meeting places, sports clubs and fields, and hiking trails.

• Favourite social events – such as parades, carnivals, markets, and pageants.

• Food – such as family food traditions, ‘veldkos’, foraging, iconic places, and people in communities.

How you can contribute:

• Send us your story and photographs. Your story can be submitted either as a written story or as a short video (of no longer than 3 minutes)

• If you are a member of an organisation, contact us and we can set up a memory project in partnership with your organisation.

• Visit the Cape Town Museum Memory Centre to record your story.