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Reviews of KwaMuhle Museum
Het Navadiya - 4
The first thing that stood out as I walked into the old Native Administration Building was how clean and well preserved it was. Staff at reception were extremely helpful and kind. It was refreshing to experience good service from government employees. The museum itself is small with only 4 main display rooms. One of which has most of Durbans history in the form of story boards and sculptures depicting life at the time. There is a large room where an HIV AIDS gallery is held. There was too much writing on the walls. Literally. Another room showcased stories and paraphernalia of the Durban Old Boys, men who fought in World War 1. Although the information and faculties were relevant and informative, I expected more. Toilet facilities available. Ample parking. Safe.
ZMatlatso Tshikila - 5
It is one of the important places to give you detailed history about how black people lived , it also has a HIV museum, nice place to be at.
Ravi Singh - 4
This afternoon I had some time to spare and wondered into Kwa Muhle Museum in Durban CBD, a museum of apartheid history. I lived in this city for 52 years and did not know that this even existed have driven by 1000's of time. The building is a delight by its self, with its wrap around veranda and many arches. It's a historic building that once was used a the City's infamous Native Administration Department. The exhibits are moving and touched a deep cord within me. I remembered the time I was 6 years old and my mum sitting on the stoop of our rented wood and iron home, located at 31 Prince Avenue, she was crying and pleading with the municipal workers not to demolish our home. Which they did with some of our items still in it. Rendering us homeless. It was the era of apartheid and the enforcement of the group areas act. Which meant that people of the same race were forcefully removed from their homes with little or no compensation to areas further away from their employments. This mainly effected blacks and Indians. Black's were housed in Umlazi and Kwa Mashu and Indians in Chatsworth and later Phoenix. This was a strategic move by the ruling National Party to use the Indians as a buffer in the event of uprising from the blacks. Most of Durban is still set up in the manner. I remembered the time in my teens when my classmates and myself played hookie and to the train to Durban beach from the old Captial Towers building, I was struck by the Beaty of the beach, with beach umbrellas deck chairs on the sand. Happyly and excited I run 9nto the beach only to be caught by a white policeman slapped a couple of time in public and was made to sweep my footprints of the sand. I did not even know what apartheid was at that time. I think that this museum is insightful by they have omitted a lord especially about the hardships and struggle face by the Indian community during that era. I meet a couple of Americans tourist and related my story which shocked them. Recommended.
Kaylin Albertyn - 4
Lovely place to learn about the history of Durban. Informative. Educational. Went during COVID, so more of the Museum had been closed off but still a lovely experience.
Dominic Naidoo - 4
The first thing that stood out as I walked into the old Native Administration Building was how clean and well preserved it was. Staff at reception were extremely helpful and kind. It was refreshing to experience good service from government employees. The museum itself is small with only 4 main display rooms. One of which has most of Durbans history in the form of story boards and sculptures depicting life at the time. There is a large room where an HIV AIDS gallery is held. There was too much writing on the walls. Literally. Another room showcased stories and paraphernalia of the Durban Old Boys, men who fought in World War 1. Although the information and faculties were relevant and informative, I expected more. Toilet facilities available. Ample parking. Safe.
