Time to Act
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT
Learn more We are open Wednesday to Sundays, 09:00 to 17:00 and most public holidays.
We will be open on Human Rights Day (21 March - free entrance for all) and Family Day (1 April).
We are closed on Good Friday (29 March).
The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story.
The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid.
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.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT
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