Hector Pieterson Memorial
Museum in Soweto, South Africa
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa. Located two blocks away from where student protester Hector Pieterson was shot and killed on 16 June 1976, the ... Wikipedia
Opened: June 16, 2002
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Why is the Hector Pieterson Museum important?
The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum is dedicated to preserve the memory of the 1976 Soweto uprisings. The museum houses a collection of oral testimonies, photographs, audiovisual screens displays and historical documents. The term “apartheid” means “separation” in Afrikaans, the language of South Africans.
What is attractive about the Apartheid Museum?
The museum is a superb example of design, space and landscape offering the international community a unique South African experience. The exhibits are from film footages, photographs, text panels and artifacts illustrating the events and human stories that are part of the epic saga, known as apartheid.
What is the history behind the Apartheid Museum?
The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story. The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid.
What is the name of the famous museum in South Africa?
1. Apartheid Museum. Enjoyed every minute of the place,rich in south African forgotten history and every south african should go and visit...
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