This thought-provoking museum on the corner of Buitenkant and Albertus street was erected in 1994, and means the world to the people who once lived in the now-vanished District Six.

In 1965 the governement declared Disctrict Six a a "whites-only" zone. By forcibly removing its occupants, the rich fabric of an impoverished but vibrant community was torn to shreds.

Over 60 000 people were wrenched from their homes, livelyhoods and social networks and relocated to the bleak plains of the Cape Flats, several kilometres away from where they once lived.

In an effort to preserve the memories of District Six and create a monument to the thousands of people around the country who were forcibly relocated under apartheid, the District Six Museum Foundation was established in 1989.

Or as the District Six website says: "The museum came into being as a vehicle for advocating social justice, as a space for reflection and contemplation, and as an institution for challenging the distortions and half-truths which propped up the history of Cape Town and South Africa.

The District Six Museum in Cape Town is committed to telling the stories of forced removals, and assisting in the reconstitution of the community of District Six and Cape Town."

Location:
District Six Museum Cape Town
25 A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
Open: Mon - Sat: 09h00 - 16h00

The culture & heritage section in things to do Cape Town section offers a great overview of museums in Cape Town.

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