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A museum of cultural history housed in a historic building, a good place to discover the heritage of slaves in Cape Town.
The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Built in 1679, it housed over 9,000 slaves brought by the Dutch East India Company to serve as labour for the colony. From 1810 onwards, the building was converted to serve as a government office and later as the Supreme Court. It was first restored in 1960 to become the Museum of Cultural History and renamed Slave Lodge in 1998. Today, the collective memory attempts to highlight the heritage of slaves in Cape Town, a heritage that has long been obscured in the country's history. The focus is on the roots and ancestry of the Cape's mixed-race people. The route of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) slaves from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Mozambique is compared to the transatlantic route to the plantations in America. In an alcove, on an interactive light column, inside rotating rings, are inscribed names given to the slaves by their owners: Welcome, Fortune, September, Titus, Cupid, Solomon or Moses... For generations, these slaves, once they arrived at the Slave Lodge, were sold like ordinary goods under a fig tree located at the back of the building, now on Spin Street. Finally, a multimedia room immerses the visitor in this dark and oppressive world. To better understand their daily life, go to Groot Constantia, an agricultural estate where they were largely exploited. The temporary exhibitions are interesting.
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Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sundays, May 1 and December 25. Admission from 80 R.
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Nous avons des droits, mais Iziko nous rappelle également que ces droits s'accompagnent de responsabilités et que nous devons être fiers de ce que nous sommes et ne jamais perdre notre identité
Emplacement : A l'angle d'Adderley Street et de Wale Street, dans le centre ville du Cap.
Ce musée explore l'histoire de l'esclavage en Afrique du Sud, en particulier pendant l'ère coloniale.
C'est l'un des plus anciens bâtiments du Cap et il fait partie des Iziko Museums of South Africa.
Ce n'est peut-être pas le meilleur endroit à visiter avec des enfants en raison du manque d'éléments interactifs.
Wow, quel espace informatif, j'aurais aimé avoir plus de temps pour l'explorer davantage. Je dois dire qu'il faut du temps pour vivre pleinement l'expérience et apprendre en profondeur. Je vais revenir pour reprendre là où je m'étais arrêté.
L'endroit est propre et le personnel est formidable !