Play Africa is located in the open-air courtyards and repurposed rooms of the Old Fort at Constitution Hill 11 Kotze Street in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times.
We celebrate diversity and inclusion! Children of all abilities are welcome.

We are an interactive children’s museum, where communities come together to create, innovate and imagine. Our decentralised, rights-based approach to public learning disrupts the idea of what a “museum” and “early education” can look like in the 21st century. As an inclusive cultural institution for our community’s youngest citizens, we offer:

• a joyful playscape of discovery, learning and human connection;
• early childhood development (ECD) and foundation phase playful learning, with a special focus on creative arts, science, technology, engineering, and maths (#STEM) and civic engagement
• special access and inclusive programmes for children with special needs

We are a shared and equitable public learning environment that celebrates the unique spirit and innate curiosity of every child. All of our exhibits and programmes are designed to meet the developmental needs of children, from the first 1,000 days through age 11, and inspire replication in schools, ECD centres, creches, and homes.

We are creating a major public play and learning space in Johannesburg for children, families and the greater community to come together to play, learn and dream.

Play Africa is a leader in South Africa in developing appropriate solutions to this challenge in a society that is deeply unequal and characterised by exclusion. We embrace low-cost, scalable prototypes as we make high-quality playful learning available to everyone – from all walks of life and abilities. Everyone who visits can try world-class experiences in science, technology, engineering, arts and math that are locally-relevant and rooted in globally-recognised educational pedagogies.

Play Africa’s vision is to transform the landscape of urban Johannesburg for #children and their families – creating opportunities for everyone to see children as full and equal citizens who deserve to be seen, heard and valued. We are developing design interventions to make our city safer, friendlier, and more playful for all. Together with partners in the community we are creating a treasured institution and regional resource in South Africa. We are proud to work with amazing partners to create safe, shared and equitable public spaces for play!