South End Museum

About South End Museum

The South End Museum in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) commemorates a once-vibrant, cosmopolitan community destroyed by apartheid-era forced removals. It serves as a "living memorial," using personal photographs, murals, and a famous walk-on floor map to document the suburb's history before the bulldozers arrived in the 1970s. Massive Floor Map: A detailed layout showing South End as it stood before 1965. Heritage Trail: Guided walking tours led by former residents that visit 15 major landmarks.