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“Apartheid Museum” Economist.com
“Johannesburg Rises Above Its Apartheid Past” New York Times (free registration required)
“At one museum, visitors are segregated randomly” Sacramento Bee
“A must-see city rises above its apartheid past” Dallas Morning News / The New York Times
“South Africa trip eye-opening experience” canada.com / The Edmonton Journal
“Cry, the searing history of a country” Sacramento Bee
“Remains of the night” Sydney Morning Herald
“From hope springs life” Sydney Morning Herald
“In Johannesburg; Antelope Steaks and Some African Drama” New York Times (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 44 attractions in Johannesburg
Traveler Description: This museum is architecturally interesting and packed with thoughtful, often brutal, reminders of South Africa’s history.
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Attraction type: Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Address: Northern Parkway (and Gold Reef Road)
Ormonde (next to Gold Reef City casino) Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: 27 11 309 4700

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“interesting”
3 of 5 stars
mark666
worcs,england
Oct 7, 2008

It records the history of apartheid graphically mainly through photos but with some real exhibits and is ver y atmospherical as well. It conjures up the past and defines how successful the ANC supported by independents and the world were in breaking the apartheid government. Also the cafe has the most attractive waitress/lady I saw in the whole time I... more

“not to be missed”
5 of 5 stars
Grec
London, United Kingdom
Apr 12, 2008

Whether you come to Johannesburg from near or far you shouldn't leave the town without a visit to the Apartheid Museum. The design and exhibits will make you think. Plan plenty of time (about 2 hrs) because the museum is too good to be rushed through. We combined the museum with a Soweto tour and met our guide (Shadrack, a... more

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Northern Parkway (and Gold Reef Road) | Ormonde (next to Gold Reef City casino), Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: 27 11 309 4700