#125🕯️ Memorial & RemembranceJohannesburg, South Africa

Apartheid Museum

The story of 20th-century South Africa

About the museum

Visitors are randomly assigned a 'white' or 'non-white' entrance, setting the tone for a powerful chronological journey through the rise and fall of apartheid.

Must-see highlights

◆Race classification entrance
◆Pillars of the Constitution
◆Mandela exhibition
◆Soweto uprising room

Recognition

🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice

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