1860 Heritage Centre

We are a proudly South African Museum that reflects a multifaceted view on South Africa’s history. In recording, commemorating and celebrating our common past, we hope to create a collective pride in a democratic South Africa.

After the honeymoon period of democracy, South Africa finds itself at exciting times in creating monuments and museums that finally honour previously marginalised citizens. Places like the Constitutional Court, the Apartheid Museum, Freedom Park, the District Six Museum and the 1860 Heritage Museum commemorate exciting spaces where new narratives of our South African history are being created. The 1860 Heritage Museum intends to finally recognise and honour heroes and heroines of our forgotten and troubled past.