The apartheid Museum opened in Johannesburg in 2001 with the aim to educate visitors about the inhumanity of apartheid, the political system of racial discrimination (in Afrikaans means "the status of a separate existence, or residence"), about the heroic resistance movement in the period from 1948 to 1990. His exposition is fascinating for its interactive displays, which include a large collection of video and photo materials.

Hard, solid concrete architecture of the Museum building is in sharp contrast with neighbouring theme Park Gold Reef City, as the architects ' idea was to show this building as a prison cell, as a reminder of the state of mind of the entire population of South Africa during apartheid.

This Museum and depressing and inspiring at the same time. In his 22 multimedia exhibition halls fully exposed the brutal system of apartheid with violence and forced imprisonment. One of the most frightening is the Hall of political executions, where visitors can see hanging hundreds of loops, introducing the fighters of the resistance movement who were killed in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of South Africa of that time.

Museum visitors get acquainted with the history of the struggle against apartheid led the ANC in exile, which in the end won, and today South Africa is a multiethnic country with one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. The stands of the Museum houses many historical photos of those amazing years in South Africa the beginning of 1990-ies, when the negotiations with the participation of President de Klerk led to the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994.

In the Museum you can also see the temporary exhibitions. You can meet interesting photo exhibition on Nelson Mandela, one of the most famous leaders in the anti-apartheid movement, spent 27 years in political detention. After his release in February 1990, Mandela became world famous and in 1994 was elected the first black President of South Africa.

After the two-hour tour of the apartheid Museum visitors are greeted by an amazing garden - the work of renowned designer and architect and landscape painter Patrick Watson.