Gangsta museum
Gangsta Museum is the first of its kind in Africa. This innovative living museum aims to help South African youth to better understand the treacherous path that too many in their communities take into gangsterism and, ultimately, prison. More importantly, 18 Gangster Museum seeks to offer a positive alternative. Incorporating immersive text and imagery and a replica prison cell. Gangster Museum’s installations are curated by ex-offenders who share their real-life experiences of gangsterism.
Learn about the gang activities that plague Cape Town. Discover sombre statistics related to criminality and life in the prison system. Hear about true-life horror stories from former gang members and see alternatives that are available to the youth instead of a life of crime.
Dullah Omar St, Mandela Park, Khayalitsha
