Iziko Museums of South Africa, formerly Southern Flagship Institution (SFI) and then Iziko Museums of Cape Town, is an organisation governing national museums in greater Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

In 1998, five national museums in the Western Cape (the South African Cultural History Museum, South African Museum, South African National Gallery, the William Fehr Collection (at the Castle of Good Hope[1]), and the Michaelis Collection) were amalgamated as the Southern Flagship Institution (SFI).

As of 2024[update], the chair of the 8th Iziko Council is Dennis Jabulani Sithole.

[2] The name is derived from the isiXhosa word iziko, meaning "hearth" — "traditionally and symbolically the social centre of the home; a place associated with warmth, kinship and the spirit of the ancestors".

[1] The 11 museums are: The Maritime Centre was located in the decommissioned World War II vessel SAS Somerset at the V&A Waterfront, but in April 2024 the decision was made to scrap the ship, after it had fallen into disrepair.