Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg

The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20^th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story.

An architectural consortium, comprising several leading architectural firms, conceptualised the design of the building on a seven-hectare stand. The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience.

The exhibits have been assembled and organised by a multi-disciplinary team of curators, film-makers, historians and designers. They include provocative film footage, photographs, text panels and artefacts illustrating the events and human stories that are part of the epic saga, known as apartheid.

A series of 22 individual exhibition areas takes the visitor through a dramatic emotional journey that tells a story of a state-sanctioned system based on racial discrimination and the struggle of the majority to overthrow this tyranny.

For anyone wanting to understand and experience what apartheid South Africa was really like, a visit to the Apartheid Museum is fundamental.

The museum is a beacon of hope showing the world how South Africa is coming to terms with its oppressive past and working towards a future that all South Africans can call their own.

Hours:

• Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

Cost:

• Adults - R85
• Pensioners / University Students / Children - R70

Tel:

• +27 11 309 4700

Address:

• Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Road, Johannesburg, Gauteng