The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town, South Africa, with a history spanning more than three centuries.

The building has served various purposes over the years, transitioning from its original role as a slave lodge to housing government offices, the Old Supreme Court, and eventually becoming the South African Cultural History Museum.

[citation needed] The enslaved individuals housed in the lodge came from regions including East Africa, Madagascar, India, and Southeast Asia.

[citation needed] In 1795, the British captured the Cape Colony for the first time, returning it briefly to the Dutch in 1803 under the Batavian Republic.

This role continued through significant legal and political developments, including the rise of segregationist laws in the early 20th century.