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Robben Island, the unique symbol of “the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, suffering and injustice” with a rich 500 year old multi-layered history, is visited every year by thousands of people eager to understand and honour the important aspects of South Africa’s history that the Island represents.
Tour Types - Robben Island Museum
It is designed to educate, inform and expose young people to elements of South Africa’s rich heritage that is embodied in Robben Island’s multi-layered history. The tour provides information and experiences of the Island that are more in-depth than the general visitor tour and focuses on inculcating an understanding of, and commitment to ...
About us - Robben Island Museum
Robben Island Museum (RIM) is a public entity responsible for managing, maintaining, presenting, developing and marketing Robben Island as a national estate and World Heritage Site. It was established by the Department of Arts and Culture in 1997.
Frequently Asked Questions - Robben Island Museum
Here you will find general information about visiting Robben Island and the Nelson Mandela Gateway.
Timeline - Robben Island Museum
Tours. South Africans R400 per adult R210 per child (U/18) Non South Africans R600 per adult R310 per child (U/18) Tour Times 09:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00
Prison Life OVERVIEW - Robben Island Museum
Banishment and imprisonment on Robben Island was used more as a means of punishment rather than as a ‘rehabilitative’ tool. Most of the people sent to the Island had at some point, over the past 500 years, opposed colonial and apartheid rule in South Africa.
Tenders - Robben Island Museum
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Contact - Robben Island Museum
[email protected] +27 (0)21 413 4200. Contact Us. ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM. PO Box 51806, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002 [email protected] +27 (0)21 413 4200. Contact Us. Please see our various departments below. GET IN TOUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GET IN TOUCH. …
Database-Main - Robben Island Museum
The Ex Political Prisoners Database (EPPDB) project was one of the sub-projects of the Robben Island Museum Memories Project. The project seeks to collect information about the individuals who were imprisoned on Robben Island for political reasons between 1961 and 1991.
Prison Life - Robben Island Museum
In the early days, most of the prisoners were sentenced to hard labour on the Island and spent their days collecting shells or hacking stone from the quarry. Some chopped firewood, tended the vegetable garden, looked after the sheep or slaughtered seals for the production of oil.