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Apartheid MuseumvsEverard Read Gallery
Both Apartheid Museum and Everard Read Gallery are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Apartheid Museum scores significantly better than Everard Read Gallery. Apartheid Museum is ranked #1 in Johannesburg with accolades from 6 sources including Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Apartheid Museum
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Northern Parkway (and Gold Reef Road), Ormonde (next to Gold Reef City casino), Johannesburg, South Africa
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Frommer's "Many visitors passing through this world-class museum find themselves emotionally unsettled by its meticulous chronicling of apartheid history." Full review
Fodor's "You walk chronologically through the apartheid years and eventually reach the country's first steps to freedom." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Illustrates the rise and fall of South Africa’s era of segregation and oppression, and is an absolute must-see." Full review
Travel + Leisure "An invaluable primer on apartheid-era race divisions, as well as the 19th-century gold rush." Full review
Afar Magazine "Apartheid Museum is a powerful and extensive museum documenting the rise and fall of apartheid. Constructed on a 16-acre plot of land, the museum's architecture and design are unique. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The museum also recounts the tenacity of the men, mainly "non-Whites", who engaged in a deadly struggle in the hope of obtaining equality, justice, democracy and a better life.
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Afar Magazine "Opened in 2001, the Apartheid Museum powerfully—and extensively—documents the rise and fall of racial segregation in South Africa." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"For a thorough understanding of South Africa's appalling apartheid era, a visit to Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum is a must. The museum features a series of graphic yet informative..." Full review
Everard Read Gallery Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide Lonely Planet Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
6 Jellicoe Ave., Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lonely Planet "An essential part of the Jo’burg cultural landscape, CIRCA on Jellicoe is both an architectural landmark and a superb gallery hosting contemporary works of art." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The gallery, known for contemporary South African art, is surrounded by 400 thirty-foot-tall variegated aluminum "fins" that reference a protective Zulu kraal, or livestock enclosure." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The classics are well represented at this nearly 100 year-old gallery, frequented by wealthy art lovers and major international buyers." Full review
Lonely Planet "A key player in South Africa's art world, Everard Read is a superb gallery curating regularly changing exhibitions of contemporary works." Full review
Afar Magazine "In recent years, Johannesburg has become a haven for contemporary artists working in South Africa." Full review
Afar Magazine "Located across the street from each other and owned by the captivating Mark Read, Circa and Everard Read are two of Africa's leading art galleries." Full review
