Nelson Mandela Museum

Bhunga Building
Cnr Owen St & Nelson Mandela Drive
Norwood
Mthatha
South Africa

(047) 532-5110

Bhunga Building, Cnr Owen St & Nelson Mandela Drive, Norwood, Mthatha, South Africa
Category: Museums
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Reviews

  • SS

    Susanne412
    20 MAR 2018

    Nelson Mandela was such a great person and that's how you present him. Disappointing! After the run down place at Qunu I expected after years of renovating something special. The rooms to view the...

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    Ianfung
    30 OCT 2017

    Visited the museum in Mthatha ( heard from staff there that the museum at QUNU is almost the same ) and naturally it has complete info on the great man ( with audio / video showings with old photos...

  • LL

    ladiescar
    19 OCT 2017

    The museum gives a very clear sight about the life of Nelson Mandela. How he was during his youth,people he met in all the periods of his life.

  • BT

    Bobby T
    3 MAR 2017

    Good to see madiba in his hometown. Interesting little place . Array of gifts that nelson Mandela received.

  • JM

    Jabu M
    28 SEP 2016

    I was visiting Umthatha in the Eastern Cape, took a short flight from Johannesburg and landed in Umthatha Airport very nice and clean airport, visited this iconic space where the Legends life is...

  • MM

    mantolson
    18 SEP 2016

    The staff at the museum were not that friendly, they didn't have any written information about anything that was on the wAlls. The gift store was showing a video I wanted but it was not available...

  • MM

    MrGlobetrotter_11
    16 FEB 2016

    We checked the web site and there was no indication the museum was closed for renovation. When we turned up the guard outside said it would open in April - 2 months from now.

  • AA

    AmazonLodge
    11 FEB 2016

    As mentioned by other reviewers, note that there is a main museum in Mthatha itself (apparently still closed according to our B&B hostess) and a smaller one in Qunu. We visited (and review) the...

  • SG

    Steph G
    28 AUG 2015

    Please note that I visited the Nelson Mandela Youth and Heritage site at Quno, which is administered by the Dept of Arts and Culture and is affiliated to the main museum in Mthatha (which was not...

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Mthatha, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Museums

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