Apartheid Museum
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The Apartheid Museum is a renowned museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, dedicated to documenting and illustrating the history and legacy of apartheid and the country’s transition to democracy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
ⓘ
memorial museum ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
South Africa’s transition to democracy
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history of apartheid ⓘ legacy of apartheid ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-apartheid resistance
ⓘ
democratic transition in South Africa ⓘ human rights abuses under apartheid ⓘ racial segregation in South Africa ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts
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audio-visual materials ⓘ documents ⓘ personal testimonies ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType |
archival documents
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film footage ⓘ interactive displays ⓘ multimedia exhibition ⓘ oral histories ⓘ permanent exhibition ⓘ photographic exhibition ⓘ temporary exhibition ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ indigenous South African languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Gold Reef City ⓘ Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
suburb of Ormonde ⓘ |
| notableExhibit |
entrance divided by racial classification tickets
ⓘ
exhibits on African National Congress ⓘ exhibits on Nelson Mandela ⓘ exhibits on Sharpeville massacre ⓘ exhibits on Soweto uprising ⓘ |
| opened | 2001 ⓘ |
| purpose |
education about apartheid
ⓘ
preserving historical memory ⓘ promoting human rights awareness ⓘ promoting reconciliation ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
important site of memory in South Africa
ⓘ
major tourist attraction in Johannesburg ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic research on memory and apartheid
ⓘ
documentary films about apartheid memory ⓘ |
| theme |
democracy and constitution
ⓘ
resistance and liberation movements ⓘ segregation and classification ⓘ state repression ⓘ truth and reconciliation ⓘ |
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Johannesburg