Johannesburg's sombre monuments to its apartheid past make it an unusual but worthwhile tourist destination, says David Smith
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Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum, illustrating the rise and fall of the Apartheid, opened its doors in 2001. For anyone wanting to understand and experience what apartheid South Africa was really like, a visit to the Apartheid Museum is fundamental.
The whole museum complex, conceptualised by several leading architectural firms, is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a pretty unique South African experience.
All 22 individual exhibition areas in the museum, including provocative film footage, photographs, text panels and artefacts illustrating the events and human stories, are taking 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.
Opening hours: Tue to Sun, 10h00 - 17h00
The Museum is closed Mondays, Good Friday & Christmas Day
Where: Northern Parkway & Gold Reef Road
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