# Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg — Citylit

Exhibitions trace apartheid and the struggle for democracy through powerful personal stories.

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## Apartheid Museum

Exhibitions trace apartheid and the struggle for democracy through powerful personal stories.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: Northern Parkway & Gold Reef Road, Ormonde
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/entertainment/apartheid-museum
- Official website: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid_Museum
- Sources checked: 2026-10-15
- Coordinates: longitude 28.009, latitude -26.2376 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid\_Museum

The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex located in the south of Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. It was established by an independent non-profit organisation, Akani Egoli, and built as an offshoot of the development of the Gold Reef City Casino.
At least five times a year, events are held at the museum to celebrate the end of apartheid and the start of multiracial democracy for the people of South Africa.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid_Museum; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: paid (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information
- booking: Tickets are available at the door. Group guided tours must be booked ahead. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- durationMinutes: 120 (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information
- openingHours: Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–17:00 and most public holidays. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information
- price: Admission with audio tour, from 1 May 2026: South African adults R170 with ID; international adults including SADC R240. Concessions differ; confirm eligibility with the museum. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information

### Sources
- Apartheid Museum: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Apartheid Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid_Museum; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research
- Apartheid Museum visitor information: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/about-the-museum/visitor-information; fetched 2026-10-15; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/bc860134c8a7.jpg — Apartheid Museum. Venue photograph. Author: NJR ZA; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa-Johannesburg-Apartheid_Museum001.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/fed961a9a2da.jpg — Replica of the artwork by Marco Cianfanelli. Viewed from the exit of the Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg exhibit on Nelson Mandela. Original at Nelson Mandela capture site, Howick, . Venue photograph. Author: Wyatt Tyrone Smith; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nelson_Mandela_Artwork_at_Apartheid_Museum_by_Marco_Cianfanelli.jpg

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