Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct, Gauteng, South Africa

4.5 (1.588 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #3 in Gauteng Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • History Museums

An essential aid to understanding apartheid in south Africa

Nowhere can the story of South Africa's turbulent past and its extraordinary transition to democracy be told as it is at Constitution Hill. Constitution Hill is a national heritage site situated in the Johannesburg CBD and is home to the Constitutional Court of South Africa- the highest court in the country on constitutional matters. Once a place of injustice and brutality, where South Africa's leading political activists, including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, were detained, the site has been transformed into a place of solidarity and democracy, home to the Women's Gaol museum, Number Four Museum, and Old Fort Museum. Apart from its engaging and gripping exhibitions, Constitution Hill is also open to the public for guided tours and has become an important platform for Heritage, Education, and Tourism related programmes. The vast variety of programmes hosted at Constitution Hill enable us to embrace current issues, celebrate days of national significance, address matters of public interest and create a forum for public debate. With its rich history and character Constitution Hill boasts of ideal platforms to educate and learn about South Africa's story. ConHill, as it is famously known, also offers a variety of multi-purpose venues, suitable for conferencing, performances, a large array of events and for public activities and programmes.
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Address

11 Kotze Street, Johannesburg 2001 South Africa

Mobile

+27 11 381 3100

Website

http://www.constitutionhill.org.za/

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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5TravelbugVietnam 5:00 PM Jan 20, 2023
An essential aid to understanding apartheid in south Africa
The big red hop on/hop off bus stopped right outside the Holiday Inn in Rosebank and took us directly to Constitution Hill. Here for a small fee you could join a guided tour which took you around and inside the cells at Number 4 prison and inside the Constitutional Court. I went on a Saturday so the court was not in session. If you want to observe a court case you would need to go on a week day when the court was sitting. You are free to walk around and inspect the other parts of the prison complex and I spent some time in the Women's Prison. Photography is allowed. Consult the bus timetable and then get back on for a visit to the Apartheid Museum. This is the easiest way to see these two important sites in Johannesburg.
5GeneralShamu 5:00 PM Nov 28, 2021
Day Trip
Spent an entire day here to see the four museums. Ensure you do a guided tour for an hour as the guides there are amazing and really bring to life, in vivid detail, the true horrors of what went on here. We ended up spending the better part of six hours to see everything and simply ran out of energy but he end of it. The best order to do it is to start with Prison Four, then the constitutional court, the entry tunnel and Mandela’s cell and, finally, the women’s prison.