09h00 – 14h00   Mondays (doors close at 13h30) 09h00 - 16h00 Tuesdays - Saturdays (Sundays are by appointment only) The Museum caters for individuals as well as group and school tours.

R20 per person R5 per school-going child Free entrance to ex-residents of District Six and other areas of forced removals Free entry to South African Pensioners.

 

Tourist Groups

Although the Museum was initially started as a community space for ex-residents to gather and meet, it has now become a space that tells the story of District Six to both local and foreign visitors to Cape Town and South Africa. The museum has been designed in such a way that a visitor can wander in off the street and take a self guided tour, but more importantly a visitor can also make use of the privilege of taking a tour with an ex-resident of District Six. It is an amazing experience to hear the personal recollections of an ex-resident.

Site tours of the District Six area

The museum offers a guided tour of the area. It is conducted by an ex-resident either as a walking tour or in a vehicle. The site tours MUST be booked in advance. To book a tour please call the Museum on 021 466 7200. A mimimum of 10 people per group is required.

Site tours are charged per person at:
1 – 5 people – R120
6 – 9 people – R90
11 – 20 people – R80
21 – 30 people – R60
31 – 50 people – R50
50+ people – R40

Visitors can also walk into the open space by themselves and get a sense of the magnitude of the destruction that took place. The site has been nominated as a National Heritage Site and is therefore a conservation area and should be treated with sensitivity and respect.

To book a tour, please contact Louise Mohammed on +27 21 466 7200, or e-mail her at louise@districtsix.co.za

For more information about the Museum, please e-mail info@districtsix.co.za

We have been expanding from our well-established location in the Methodist Churhc at 25A Buitenkant Street, into a seconf venue in a neighbouring building at 15 Buitenkant Street - the old Sacks Futeran building. The stories told by the exhibitions in these two locations have been synergised so as to provide visitors with an in depth understanding of an important part of the country's history.

Using the lens provided by the destruction of the District Six community, the Museum, through its work leads into raising awareness about the many different ways that communities across the country and even globally, have been dislocated for various reasons, and how this continues to impact across many generations. The permanent exhibition at no. 25 - Digging Deeper - continues to speak powerfully to the many local and international visitors who pass through the Museum's doors on a daily basis.

In addition, two new exhibitions about football were introduced in June 2010. The Fields of Play exhibition - which was first opened in 2008 - was re-opened together with the launch of a new exhibition, Offside.

Fields of Play

In 2008 the District Six Museum opened an exhibition about the far-reaching impact of forced removals on football associations and clubs in Cape Town. The exhibition, entitled Fields of Play: football memories and fored removals in Cape Town portrays the history of football from the first moment the game was played on Greenpoint Common in 1862, and traces the rich history of the football associations that used the Common for their games. The making of the exhibition reunite a number of football administrators, players, referees and spectators of teh game. Their memories and stories vividy bring to life the rich history of struggle, competition, discipline and achievement by the city's sporting communities.

Offside

Offside: Kick Ignorance Out! Football unites, Racism divides is collaboration between the British Council; the District Six Museum; Football Unites, Racism Divides and Kick it out. The exhibition highlights aspects of the footaballing relationship between the United Kingdom and South Africa and how it has evolved over the last century, focussing particularly on experiences of racism in both countries. The exhibition highlights aspects of the footballing relationship between the United Kingdom and South Africa and how it has evolved over the last century, focussing particularly on experiences of racism in both countries. The exhibition encourages us to be vigilant against prejudice, highlighting the ways in which it remains a blemish on the beautiful game.

Until further notice, there is no charge for visiting the two exhibitions in the Homecoming Centre.

On the 10th December 1994 our little shop consisted of the Streets Exhibition poster, a table, and one book entitled “The Struggle for District Six”. From it's humble beginnings, a small bookshop was built during the restoration of the building that was started in 2000. Today our Little Wonder Store Bookshop offers a broad selection of books about District Six, forced removals and apartheid. Staff member  Noor Ebrahim has penned the story of his own life in this dynamic part of Cape Town. A selection of postcards and other souvenirs complete the selection of what’s on offer. In addition to this, the Little Wonder Store Bookshop doubles as the starting point for most externally-operated tours. For your convenience we gladly accept major credit cards such as Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, MasterCard Electronic and Maestro. Clayton de Wet is the Little Wonder Store's assistant, and he can be contacted on 021-466 7100 or email to clayton@districtsix.co.za. Please visit the bookshop blog for a full list of products.

Sandwiched between the main Exhibition Hall and the Memorial Hall, our Coffee Shop is open from 9h00-14h00 on Mondays and 9h00-16h00 from Tuesday to Saturday. While listening to staff member Revina Gwayi sharing anecdotes about the Museum, visitors can enjoy coffee, tea, juices, and of course, our very own traditional koe’sisters. The perfect place to meet old friends and make new, our Coffee Shop is a hive of activity and laughter.

The District Six Museum is an independent community based institution entirely dependent on raising its own funds. A contribution from you would enhance the Museum's ability to work with its communities and to improve the quality of its research, exhibitions and public programmes. If you would like to become involved in the Museum activities please call Nicky (PA to the director) at 021-466 7200 or email her on nicky@districtsix.co.za . If you would like to make a donation our bank details are as follows:

DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM FOUNDATION
STANDARD BANK
AC/NO: 070293686
BRANCH CODE: 02-00-09-00
NPO REG: 005-018-NPO

Reception:        021 466 7200 / 021 466 7100
Fax:                  021 466 7210
e-mail:              info@districtsix.co.za

Director	Bonita Bennett
PA to the Director	Nicky Ewers
Collections Manager	Chrischené Julius
Sound Archivist	Thulani Nxumalo
Finance Manager	Jacqueline Boase
Homecoming Centre Reception	Louise Mohamed
Museum assistant	Edith Bulana
Museum assistant	Priscilla Ntlonze
Driver and general assistant	Valentine Williams
Head: Exhibitions	Tina Smith
Coffee shop assistant	Revina Gwayi
Exhibitions & general maintenance	Shafiek Boonzaaier
Head: Education	Amanda (Mandy) Sanger
Education officer	Joe Schaffers
Education officer	Noor Ebrahim
Resource Centre	Margaux Bergman
Bookshop assistant	Clayton de Wet
Administration and reception	Estelle Fester
Front-of-house	Thobeka Hobe