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Apartheid Museum

Northern Parkway (and Gold Reef Road) | Ormonde (next to Gold Reef City casino), Johannesburg, South Africa
27 11 309 4700
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Ranked #2 of 55 attractions in Johannesburg
Type: History Museums, Museums, Specialty Museums
Description: This museum is architecturally interesting and packed with thoughtful, often brutal, reminders of South Africa’s history.
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Very insightful and informative. One needs to be ready to take in masses of information and prepare to be emotionally drained. Pity that not all of the exhibition monitors was working.

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

Well designed, but many of the video's were not working, the first movie is very blurred, and naturally, the museum is somewhat biased, for example giving the impression that the education system was very bad... in fact, it is worse now.

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Pietermaritzburg
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

Very large museum takes one on a long journey offering both short and long routes through apartheid. Whichever you take, I would put aside a whole half day for a visit here. Other reviewers have correctly stated that many of the exhibits require lots of reading - there is not much that is interactive, but the exhibits are interesting in... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

This is a very "consumption-heavy" experience; lots of reading and taking in names in Dutch/Afrikaans that makes keeping linear of the history, a challenge. Not to be missed. Worthwhile in every way. I was told to allow 3 hours. I would have preferred 4 and a half to 5 hours. I would do the first half in 2 hours, take... More

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Mumbai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

Its a stunning experience to see the history of South Africa Apratheid regime. The struggle of people for equality and democracy is well captured through pictures, short videos and quotes. An area is dedicated to the great Mr. Mandela and his quest for new South Africa. The most impact full quote by Mr. Mandela was "I would become the first... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

Photographs galore tell the history of apartheid in this country. It is not compared to other places, but the visitor can do that himself. This is a story that needed to be told, and it is done so in a modern, educational fashion.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

It's big and packed with information, I guess impossible to take it all in. You do need at least one hour, preferably two or a good guide, to get to grips with both the scary past and the inspiring hopeful development to a new democracy.

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

Its a must see place for all visitors. I spent a good two three hours to cover most of it. Good video clips and write-ups.

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New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013 NEW

This is South Africas history and is a place that you should visit. It is not easy as it tells the story of the apartheid years in a very graphic and telling format. It is not an uplifting experience but an important one. Go.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013 NEW

If you want to feel a real part of history. Please visit this Museum. It brings out the inner feelings of being human. Walking through this museum puts you in a mind set of what human beings have done and can do to their fellow brothers and sisters. No matter where you are from, what country, religion, race we are... More

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