Hector Pieterson Museum, Memorial museum in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa.
The museum displays photographs, artifacts, and documents chronicling the 1976 student protests against the apartheid education system in South Africa.
Opening its doors in 2002, the museum stands near the location where student Hector Pieterson was killed during the Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976.
The exhibitions present personal accounts and testimonies from participants and witnesses of the student movement that shaped South African educational reform.
Located two blocks from the memorial site, the museum operates daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with guided tours available in multiple languages.
The museum houses the original photograph by Sam Nzima showing Mbuyisa Makhubo carrying the body of Hector Pieterson after the police shooting.
GPS coordinates: -26.23480,27.90864
Latest update: March 5, 2025 12:23
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