District Six Museum
The District Six Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the municipal district known as District Six.
About District Six in Cape Town
The area known as District Six got its name from having been the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Its earlier unofficial name was Kanaldorp, a name supposedly derived from the the series of canals running across the city, some of which had to be crossed in order to reach the District (kanaal is the Afrikaans for ‘canal’.)
About the District Six Museum
Also written District 6 Museum
The District Six Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the municipal district known as District Six.
The ‘Hands Off District Six’ conference of 1988 led to the formation of the District Six Museum Foundation in 1989. The Foundation worked towards the establishment of the Museum which was launched on 10 December 1994 with its inaugural exhibition called Streets: Retracing District Six.
