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District Six Museum, Cape Town Central

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Delve into the history of the apartheid at District Six Museum, a display about an area of Cape Town declared a white-only neighborhood in the 1960s. Founded in 1994, the museum narrates the story of those who were forced out of the district through various items, photos, and videos. Use our Cape Town tour itinerary builder site to visit District Six Museum on your trip to Cape Town, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.

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• By ppaper55

  piccolo museo che racconta in pochi spazi l'ennesimo crimine dell'apartheid con la distruzione in pochi giorni di un intero quartiere non abitato dalla gente "giusta"!!  more »

  small museum that tells in a few spaces the umpteenth crime of apartheid with the destruction in a few days of an entire neighborhood not inhabited by the "right" people!!
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• By BompyNYC

  A very interesting place to visit to hear more about the struggles experienced during recent years of change. A sad but very meaningful story worth understanding.  more »

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