South End Museum

Cnr Humewood Road & Walmer Boulevard
South End
Port Elizabeth
South Africa

(041) 582-3325  /   082 849 8852

Cnr Humewood Road & Walmer Boulevard, South End, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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  • JJ

    JNinSA
    7 SEP 2018

    Interesting museum about the huge relocation during the Apartheid. Starts with a short introduction video including time witnesses. Entrance is free.

  • JJ

    JHJoburg16
    7 NOV 2017

    Very interesting and informative. Some evocative photos and excellent art works painted on floors, walls and ceilings. Contributions from people who lived in the area at key points in history gave a...

  • PS

    Philiph S
    6 NOV 2017

    You should Make time for a short visit to this museum. Its showing the history of the South End ethnic history in the 1950, and the Apartheid. Displays could be better, but museum is runned with...

  • FF

    FireflyAfrica
    24 OCT 2017

    I like to visit the South End Museum at least once a year as there is always something new to discover while walking through. That's why I always send the Amazing Race activities I organise for...

  • EE

    Emanpee
    16 AUG 2017

    This is not a large or complex museum but the story it tells is a piece of history everyone should know so it never happens again. It also helps to understand South Africa as it is today. Commencing...

  • CV

    Charles V
    30 MAR 2017

    The stories and history that you come across at this museum make you feel sad about what was, but can never be again... I would definitely recommend spending some time here

  • FL

    Frank L
    2 FEB 2017

    For me, this was a trip down memory lane since I was born and raised in South End. It was both uplifting and heartbreaking to see what could have been. We had lived among various races and never even...

  • GL

    Gita L
    16 JAN 2017

    This is a wonderful outing to get an idea of what South End which within itself should be a National Monument was. An amazing area where people of all races lived in harmony before the cruel...

  • EE

    Emerson3091
    26 DEC 2016

    This is a museum not only for tourists but also for South Africans. We were fortunate to get a guided tour by the Museum Director. After the walking tour, we spent time also in the museum. They were...

  • MW

    Michael W
    25 JUN 2016

    Simply put together memorial to the South End community wrenched apart. Essential visit to understand the history of PE

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Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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