National Museum of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, commonly referred to as the Mandela House. It is located on the street Vilakazi district of West Orlando in Soweto. Nelson Mandela lived in the house at number 8115 on a street corner Vilakazi and Ngakane from 1946 to 1962, near the house of another Nobel laureate in the fight against apartheid - the honourable Archbishop Desmond tutu. Street Vilakazi is the only street in the world, inhabited by two Nobel prize winners.

Mandela in 1997 he transferred his home to the heritage Fund Soweto "Soweto Heritage Trust", whose founder he was, and to open a Museum of "the history of the struggle against apartheid". Small one-storey house of red brick rectangular shape, a bit like a match box, built in 1945. On its walls visible bullet holes on the facade was left scorch marks from exploding bottles with Molotov cocktails. The inner rooms of the Museum are decorated with original furnishings and personal memorabilia, including photographs, transferred to Nelson Mandela. Here you can see the world title belt, personally donated to the Nelson Mandela boxer-professional African American Suharto Ray Leonardo.

In 1999, the House of Mandela became the most popular place in Soweto at tourists visiting the South African Peninsula.

Nelson Mandela returned to this house after his release from prison in 1990, despite suggestions from government officials to find another, more secure housing. At a rally outside his home in Soweto, his first words were: "I came home in the end! "After 11 days he referred the house to the Museum. He later wrote in his autobiography: "that night I returned with Winnie to my house number 8115 in West Orlando. This house was always in my heart. And when I got out of prison, for me my house under No. 8115 was the epicenter of my world, a place marked by x's in my life."

In 2007, the heritage Foundation Soweto closed the Mandela House for repairs. A new visitor centre was put into operation after completion of all restoration work. Was retrained staff and guides, as well as appointed new Manager of the Museum. The Mandela house in Johannesburg, including the visitor center and small Museum was re-opened on March 19, 2009.

National Museum of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg was included in the national list of world heritage in 1999.