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Skip the Line: Explore District Six Museum's Rich History of Music, Art, and Apartheid Era Turmoil
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5 Ratings
Cape Town Central
Discover the history of this diversified, vibrant retreat once frequented by musicians, artists, as well as ‘heroic’ and ‘villainous’ gangsters, that went through two decades of destruction and obligated relocations during the period of apartheid.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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District Six Museum - The District Six Museum caters for locals as well as foreigners, and is an educational experience for both adults and children. Visitors learn about this once multi-racial, colourful hub for musicians, artists, and
âgoodâ and âbadâ gangsters, that faced a 20-year long period of demolition and forced removals during the apartheid era. Engage with photographs, recordings and testimonials, which offer further insight into the turbulence of apartheid. In between exhibitions, share in the stories of District Six with engaging and friendly staff members, the majority of whom were displaced residents themselves and have intimate and personal stories to share.
Be warned: it is impossible not to be emotionally touched when visiting this site. Nevertheless, it is an important place to visit to help create a stronger understanding of South Africaâs rich history. Make a point of joining in on a guided tour from a genuine ex-resident of the original District Six. You will gain a real sense of what it was like for the people back in those days.
What's Included
- Admission ticket included
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Guided tour is an optional extra
Additional Information
- Did you know: The ground floor of the museum is covered by a large street map of District Six on which are handwritten notes by former residents indicating where their demolished homes once stood.
Location
District Six Museum
25A Buitenkant Street,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Sjimenez1
Feb 21, 2024
Informative - Very informative with pictures and explanation. Includes Personal stories of individuals that lived there during the time.
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Lisa_j
Aug 2, 2023
District Six worth a visit - An interesting and well presented museum highlighting the plight of those uplifted from District Six…
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Jenny
Oct 3, 2019
Interesting and informative - We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this interesting little museum. We found it very informative, engaging and easy to navigate. Displays were of a high standard and staff were friendly.
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Roddanz
Jun 13, 2019
Interesting and saddening - We had one full day in Capetown and one of our stops was the District Six museum. Our guide Ruth was one of the coloured forced out of their homes so that the area could be bulldozed. Her tour was a ‘must do’ in order to get the full, and emotional story of the events then.
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Janicek475
Feb 14, 2023
Didn't learn as much as we hoped to - We were very interested to visit the Museum. You probably don't need to buy the 'Skip the Line' ticket as it wasn't busy when we got there.
We were a bit disappointed in the museum; there are a lot of very moving accounts on the walls from some of the many people who were forcibly evicted from District 6. However, we couldn't read a lot of the accounts as it was quite dark in the museum.
The contents of the museum are very visually striking ,but some of the information is a bit confusing. There was a section that we hoped would explain what the current situation is, but it didn't seem to do so.
There are guides who will take you round the museum but we had missed the chance to join the last guided tour. So, I suggest you do a guided tour if you go to the museum to ensure you get the best out of it.
We were able to find out more about the current situation re compensation etc, when we went on a walking tour of District 6 on another day.
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