Hector Pieterson Museum
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The Hector Pieterson Museum is a memorial and museum in Soweto, South Africa, dedicated to commemorating the 1976 Soweto Uprising and the role of students in the struggle against apartheid.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
memorial
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museum → |
| associatedWith |
June 16 commemorations
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South African liberation struggle → |
| category |
Apartheid museums
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Monuments and memorials in South Africa → Museums in Johannesburg → |
| commemorates |
1976 Soweto Uprising
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Soweto Uprising → student protests against apartheid → |
| country |
South Africa
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| dedicatedTo |
students killed in 1976 protests
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victims of the Soweto Uprising → |
| dedicationDate |
2002-06-16
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| focusesOn |
Bantu Education system
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youth resistance to apartheid → |
| hasExhibit |
archival documents on apartheid education
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audio-visual material on 1976 protests → oral histories of participants → photographs of the Soweto Uprising → |
| hasPhotograph |
iconic image of Hector Pieterson being carried after being shot
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| hasType |
history museum
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memorial museum → |
| heritageDesignation |
memorial site
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| inception |
2002
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| languageOfExhibition |
English
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Sesotho → isiZulu → |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
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Johannesburg → Soweto → |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Orlando West, Soweto
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| locatedOnStreet |
Khumalo Street
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| namedAfter |
Hector Pieterson
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| near |
Hector Pieterson Memorial
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Orlando West → |
| openingDate |
2002-06-16
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| operator |
City of Johannesburg
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| ownedBy |
City of Johannesburg
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| partOf |
Soweto heritage trail
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| publicAccess |
yes
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| significantEventDate |
1976-06-16
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| subjectOf |
Soweto tourism
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heritage studies on post-apartheid memory → |
| theme |
anti-apartheid struggle
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human rights → student activism → |
| touristAttraction |
true
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Soweto
("Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum")
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hasLandmark |
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Johannesburg
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hasMuseum |
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Hector Pieterson Museum
("Hector Pieterson Memorial")
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near |