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Red Location Museum

cnr Olof Palme & Singaphi Sts | New Brighton, Port Elizabeth 6200, South Africa
27 041 4088400
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Type: Architectural Buildings, History Museums
Owner description: THE MUSEUM It is designed to challenge conventional views of museum design. It draws on the work of Andreas Huyssen who has written extensively on... more » Owner description: THE MUSEUM It is designed to challenge conventional views of museum design. It draws on the work of Andreas Huyssen who has written extensively on the concept of memory and history. Visitors are not treated as consumers but active participants. The conventions of representing history as a single story are challenged through the design of the museum spaces. The past is represented as a set of memories that are disconnected yet bound together by themes. « less
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Doncaster, United Kingdom
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23 reviews 23 reviews
14 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

i visited this museum as part of a group trip, as we were driving into the museum, i was shocked to see all the poverty & tiny houses (if you can call them that) and i was shocked as to hhow many people live there!! ive seen it on tv and stuff but its so different acctually seeing it there... More

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London, United Kingdom
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8 attraction reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013 via mobile

The Red Location museum is undoubtably a very interesting place, the architecture is different to anything else that we had seen in SA and the exhibits were well presented and informative, not to mention very moving. The use of multimedia and different presentation seems quite innovative, particularly in the rooms discussing death in custody and the representation of the township... More

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Kristiansand, Norway
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9 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

The concept of this place is great - it is placed in the township and really stands to contrast to the rest of the area, but it is built to give back to the people there. The museum is interesting, but there is little to see and lots to read. So you need time to go through everything here. A... More

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Kettering, United Kingdom
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35 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

as part of our historical tour of Port Elizabeth, we visited the Red Location Museum, you must give yourself enough time to see everything that is in this museum, its well worth the visit

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Port Elizabeth,
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

To find such incredible architecture in the heart of a very rundown area in Port Elizabeth is quite fantastic. It's a great eye opener into the history that you seek to understand when you're visiting, but the design is something you won't see in a hurry anywhere else.

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Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2013

Dont be afraid to go there by your own, it is more safe than you think. Everyone/everybody should go there once in a lifetime - it make you think, grief, hope.....

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Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2013

This has to be the must go-to place in Port Elizabeth. A fine new building set in the middle of a township which was a centre for anti-aparthied struggle, it show the reality of that struggle for local people. It is very moving and informative. Take no notice of the idea that the neighbourhood is dangerous. The museum is certainly... More

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New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2013

A must-see for any traveler to Port Elizabeth and/or South Africa so that you can be educated about the realities and legacies of Apartheid and the related resistance movements. An impressive museum in a architecturally stunning building.

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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4 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

Provides a very interesting and thought-provoking overview of the Apartheid era in PE. Given the location, it is understandably one-sided in its analysis, but definitely worth a visit.

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Copenhagen, Denmark
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4 attraction reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2013

This is kinda empty, displays are poor, and it's obviously an ode to one point of view, reminds me of the Soviet Union museums, it may need some time before a realistic museum is done about that period of time.

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