Our Visit To The Apartheid Museum

POSTED ON JULY 16, 2017

One of our favorite museums to visit in Johannesburg was the Apartheid Museum. The entrance fee was 80 rands for adults and 65 rands for children and students. If you purchase the City Sightseeing Red Tour Bus ticket in Johannesburg, one of the stops is at the Apartheid Museum. We recommend going early, so you have enough time to explore this amazing museum. Plan to stay there at least two to three hours.

 

For those who are not familiar with the Apartheid System, this was a system of segregation and discrimination towards black people. The country adopted apartheid as an official policy in the late 1940’s.

Under the Apartheid policy the “black” and “colored” population were forbidden access to all the services reserved for “whites” and were instead given inferior services.

In addition, entire neighborhoods were forcibly removed to townships away from the city to make room for living space for whites. The black majority struggled to rise to power and fight for equality but the government kept them down by unjustly arresting and sometimes murdering anti-apartheid political activists, sometimes by the masses.

 

In the Apartheid museum, you’ll learn the history of how the Blacks were treated during the apartheid years and how their land was slowly taken away from them. We were very touched as we kept learning about apartheid and the inhumane things that the African people had to face as a result of apartheid. You don’t have to be a sensitive person to be upset about the atrocious things happening during this time.

The Apartheid Museum is great. Being there gave us insight about the people of South Africa and the changes the country has made in the recent years. Take your time to explore. It can be depressing and frustrating information for one to process. However, we highly recommend the Apartheid Museum as it gives a different perspective. You will learn about the history of South Africa and understand many aspects of the way the country continues to be divided.