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District Six Museum
- 4.4 out of 5 on Google (2,708 reviews)
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A community museum run around the memory of the people forcibly removed from District Six.
Why it’s worth it
The museum, housed in a former church, tells of the 1970s forced clearance of 60,000 residents under apartheid. Former residents helped shape the displays. The Homecoming Centre in Buitenkant Street, a converted textile warehouse with a church at its heart, is separate. Allow time to read and to talk to the guides.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition, Digging Deeper
- Story of forced removals
- Homecoming Centre on Buitenkant Street
- Coffee and product shop
Good for
- ToddlersPartlyGoogle marks this as good for children; toddler facilities and age limits are not confirmed.
- PushchairsNot yet checkedNo specific evidence found.
- Less mobileNot yet checkedNo specific evidence found.
- WheelchairPartlyGoogle reports an accessible entrance; the full visitor route is unconfirmed.
- CouplesNot yet checkedNo specific evidence found.
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Where it is
25A Buitenkant St, District Six, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
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Where to eat nearby
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Tier 1Rank 2 of 6 in Tier 1FYN Restaurant
City Bowl meal for a museum outing: District Six Museum · FYN Restaurant -
Tier 3Rank 1 of 17 in Tier 3Vadivelu
City Bowl meal for a museum outing: District Six Museum · Vadivelu - Tier 2Rank 27 of 45 in Tier 2Galjoen City Bowl meal for a museum outing: District Six Museum · Galjoen
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