exhibitions – Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Our Shared Humanity in Action

The Our Shared Humanity in Action exhibition focuses on the role played by the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid…

Mandela exhibition Brazil 2024

Mandela – World Icon of Reconciliation (Brazil)

The Instituto Brasil África's exhibition "Mandela—World Icon of Reconciliation", in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will be on display…

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Named after Nelson (NAN)

The Named after Nelson exhibition has moved to the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, 6 Jubilee Road, Parktown, Johannesburg.

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Nelson Mandela is Dead

On the 5th of December, 2013, Nelson Mandela passed away. Over the past 10 years, we have felt the weight…

Attached to the Soil exhibition

Attached to the Soil

Attached to the Soil is a collection of 50 photographic portraits conceived in partnership between Peter Glendinning and a number…

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Accused number 2, Walter Sisulu

Over 250 hours of audio recordings of the Rivonia Trial have been digitised and restored, and some of the content…

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Frontline, by Diego Ibarra Sánchez

In this collection Spanish artist Diego Ibarra Sánchez assumes a very critical stance regarding the use of images of conflict…

Negotiating Democracy

Negotiating Democracy

This online exhibition draws on archives to explore South Africa's pre-democratic negotiation process.

Mining Bodies Exhibition

Mining Bodies

This exhibition reflects on the mining industry in South Africa and is presented through images, films, documents and sound elements…

Insurgent Citizens exhibition

Insurgent Citizens: Reflections on Protest in Democratic South Africa

This exhibition is designed to provoke discussion on South Africa’s constitutionally protected right to protest, the limits to that right,…

Struggle T Shirts Exhibition

Struggle T-shirts: Public Testimony and Political Protest

The Nelson Mandela Foundation in association with the South African History Archive bring you an exhibition dedicated to T-shirts of…

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Unthreading Mandela

The exhibition will trace Madiba’s life through the way in which he so carefully constructed his image – or how,…

Pparenting a Nation - Nelson Mandela's desk diary

Digital exhibitions

There are more than 20 digital exhibitions on the Google Cultural Institute platform.

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Memories of Mandela

This exhibition is not so much an historical or political representation of Nelson Mandela’s life but a rather more personal…

Life And Times

The Life & Times of Nelson Mandela

Curated by the Foundation’s Research and Archive team and designed by Trace Media, the exhibition offers a perspective on Mandela’s…

Jonas Gwangwa

Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The Life and Times of Jonas Gwangwa

Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The life and times of Jonas Gwangwa, is an exhibition that pays tribute to Jonas Gwangwa. It…

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Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition, Melbourne Museum, Australia

MANDELA My Life: The Exhibition is a new world-class, collections-rich exhibition on the inspirational life of Nelson Mandela. This brand-new…

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Between States of Emergency

Between States of Emergency honours photographers who risked their lives and freedom to expose the brutality of apartheid in the…

Poisonedpasts

Poisoned Pasts

The exhibition is open for public viewing from 6 October 2016 to 20 March 2017 on weekdays from 9am –…

My Constitution

"How do the Constitution and Bill of Rights impact your life?" This was the question posed to almost 100 young South…

For Madiba With Love

For Madiba with Love – David Turnley

A temporary exhibition in 2014, by acclaimed American photographer David Turnley, who has won a Pulitzer Prize, two World Press…

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The Cartoons of Len Sak 1990 to 1994

The period 1990-1994 was tumultuous for South Africa and South Africans. During this time Len Sak created three cartoons a…

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Peter Magubane photography exhibition

The Peter Magubane Exhibition, which is currently in storage at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, comprises a collection of 104…

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Comics exhibition

The Comic Series tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s life through comics to encourage young South Africans to read and…

Makingpeace

Making Peace

This 2007 exhibition explored the relationship between former ANC presidents and Nobel Peace Prize recipients Chief Albert Luthuli and Nelson…

Kathy

Kathy: The Man Behind the Public Figure

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation collaborated to launch the 2010 exhibition, Kathy: The Man Behind the Public…

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UDF Virtual Exhibition

The Nelson Mandela Foundation, together with the South African History Archive (SAHA), launched the UDF Virtual Exhibition in August 2008 to celebrate…

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Parenting a Nation: Walter and Albertina Sisulu

Parenting a Nation is an intimate account of the private and political lives of the Sisulu family during the struggle against…

Drawing on Madiba

The exhibition comprises cartoons of Nelson Mandela by South African cartoonist Zapiro. It was one of six exhibitions commemorating Mr…

Leader Comrade Negotiator

Nelson Mandela: Leader, Comrade, Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman

The Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Museum and the Apartheid Museum launched Nelson Mandela: Leader, Comrade, Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman…

Robert Sobukwe

Robert Sobukwe – Remember Africa

Created in collaboration with the Robert Sobukwe Trust, among others, the exhibition features multimedia content about Robert Sobukwe’s life, his…

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Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star

During his time as a public figure, the late Mr Nelson Mandela, or Madiba, touched and positively enriched the lives…

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Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The Life and Times of Jonas Gwangwa

The exhibition explores the life and times of Jonas Gwangwa as a composer, songwriter and musician during the apartheid era.…