The District Six Museum is an educational experience for both adults and children. Visitors will learn about the once colourful hub for musicians, artists, and ‘good’ and ‘bad’ 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 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.
District Six Museum
Benefit: Free entry into the museum
Regular Price: Adult AUD 82.82; Child AUD 24.85
FAVOURITE
Attraction Highlights
- A powerful insight into the impact of racial segregation
- Learn about this once lively multi-racial community destroyed during apartheid
- Hear the stories of staff members who were displaced residents
- See photographs, recordings and testimonials
- Important educational experience for anyone visiting Cape Town
Benefit:
Free entry into the museum
Regular Price: Adult AUD 82.82; Child AUD 24.85
| Address | 25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town |
| Collection Information | Please present your pass to the staff at the ticket counter on arrival. |
| Phone | +27 (0)21 466 7200 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Work Hours | Monday to Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm |
| Closed Days | Sunday’s, 25 December, 26 December, 1 January, Good Friday & Easter Monday |
| Website | http://www.districtsix.co.za |
What to expect
Things to look out for
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.
Helpful Tips
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 Africa’s rich history. Make a point of joining in on a guided tour from an 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.
If you need a break, there is a wonderful coffee shop that offers drinks and snacks – it’s a great place to make an introduction to the Cape’s traditional sweet treat of koeksisters.
If you need a break, there is a wonderful coffee shop that offers drinks and snacks – it’s a great place to make an introduction to the Cape’s traditional sweet treat of koeksisters.
| Address | 25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town |
| Phone | +27 (0)21 466 7200 |
| Work Hours | Monday to Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm |
| Closed Days | Sunday’s, 25 December, 26 December, 1 January, Good Friday & Easter Monday |
| Website | http://www.districtsix.co.za |
