| Agency Name: | Department of Arts and Culture |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters: | 202 Madiba Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, Gauteng |
| Coordinates: | -25.7461°N 28.2033°W |
| Employees: | 385 (2018) |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Arts and Culture |
| Minister2 Name: | Maggie Sotyu |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture |
| Chief1 Name: | Vusumuzi Mkhize |
| Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
| Type: | Department |
| Child1 Agency: | National Archives of South Africa |
| Website: | www.dac.gov.za |
The Department of Arts and Culture was until 2019 a department of the South African government. It was responsible for promoting, supporting, developing and protecting the arts, culture and heritage of South Africa. The heritage sites, museums and monuments of the country also resided under this ministry. The political head of the department was the Minister of Arts and Culture. In June 2019 the department was merged with Sport and Recreation South Africa to form a new Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.[1]