Free entrance to all three City of Tshwane museums, from Monday, 15 May until Sunday, 21 May 2017.

Pretoria Art Museum
Corner of Francis Baard and Wessels Streets, Arcadia Park, Arcadia
Open to the public on Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:00 to 17:00
Tel: 012 358 6750

Melrose House Museum
280 Scheiding Street, Central Pretoria
Open to the public on Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:00 to 17:00
Tel: 012 322 0420

Fort Klapperkop Heritage Site
Johan Rissik Drive, Groenkloof
Open to the public on Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:00 to 17:00
Tel: 012 346 7703

Every year, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) proposes a theme for International Museum Day. The theme for 2017 is “Museums and contested histories: saying the unspeakable in museums”. ICOM has further stated that “[b]y focusing on the role of museums as hubs for promoting peaceful relationships between people, this theme highlights how the acceptance of a contested history is the first step in envisioning a shared future under the banner of reconciliation”. Based on this year’s theme, museums are requested to showcase artefacts which will provoke thought and stimulate debate among communities.