District Six Museum
District Six Museum
District Six Museum (25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town) – this museum pays homage to the former residents of the 6th municipal district (a.k.a. “District 6”) who went through an extreme form of gentrification during the height of the Apartheid era. In February 1966, it was declared a “white area” under the country’s Group Areas Act, and by 1982, the life of the racially-mixed working class community was over. More than 60,000 people were forcibly removed to barren outlying areas aptly known as the Cape Flats, and their houses in District Six were flattened by bulldozers. This museum, which is now a national heritage site, symbolizes similar circumstances that other urban district went through during the Apartheid era – from Sophia Town to Malay Camp. Admission: R30 (adult / self-guided visit), R45 (adult / with guide), R5 (student/scholar, South African or African), R15 (student/scholar, international). Free admission for seniors, ex-residents of District 6 and other South African areas of forced removals. Hours: 9 am – 4 pm (Monday – Saturday). Sunday: by appointment only.