Apartheid Museum

5 Chris Ainsley - 2 months ago

Very, very interesting and eye opening experience for us at the Apartheid Museum. We went there as part of a private tour and only allotted two hours. So, unfortunately we only made it until 1970 before having to depart. We recommend four hours to see everything included.

We were a group of two visiting on a weekday so there was no lines, not very busy and no need to buy tickets in advance.

We really enjoyed our time here and would recommend visiting when you travel to Johannesburg.

5 Neha Patel - 3 weeks ago

Museum is very well done and artistic too. Great transition though history in South Africa. I did this on a day Joburg tour, 2 hours is sufficient to see everything and read. Goes well with visiting Soweto too, the township that is a key example of segregation, separation laws, and racism. Temporary exhibits on Mandela and Tutu are wonderful right now. No pictures to be taken inside. Right next to Gold Reef in case you also want to visit a casino and amusement park. Note, it is open 5 days a week now, so check the schedule.

5 Charlotte Whitmore - a month ago

This was such a special stop in our Johannesburg time. It was our favorite museum and we wish we had two days to full go through it. Our kids are 14, 13, 11 u0026 10 and it was excellent for all. We did not love the cafe food.

5 Explore Joburg Pty Ltd - a week ago

One of the top 20 best curated Museum in the world ???? focusing particularly on the horrific atrocities of the Apartheid Era in South Africa.

A mix of video clips, audio clips, print articles u0026 real artifacts to depict the narrative in chronological order for your convenience.

Wheelchair friendly spaces. A restaurant for you to take a break u0026 have coffee with a sandwich or slice of cake.

The museum shop has loads of of books, apparel u0026 souvenirs to purchase.

5 Niall Thompson - 4 months ago

A must in Joburg. Only open Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays, we were lucky to be there on Easter Monday.
You have to see this museum to help you understand/recollect/refresh your memory of this insane period in time. I was sickened. I left the museum twice to get air. I left the visit with dark clouds over my head, so I suppose that can give you an idea of just how good this museum actually is. Photos inside the museum are forbidden, but my link with accessibility forced me to take one photo ... "For every person that died, three people were left with a disability..."
This just added to my dark clouds.

5 AadilP - 3 months ago

WOW...what an amazing, well curated, world-class facility.

In just a few hours you are able to walk the country's journey of a hundred years and experience many different emotions; from eerieness, sadness, hope, excitement and joy.

Ample parking, easily accessible and well maintained.

4 Jeevan Yerraji - 3 months ago

Great place to know the history of apartheid in SA. Plan for 2-3h and more if you like to watch the videos. Lot of interesting exhibits!