Kwa Muhle Museum

About Kwa Muhle Museum

The Kwa Muhle Museum is a poignant and deeply informative local history museum located in Durban Central. It is dedicated to documenting Durban's urban growth and the everyday lived experiences, confrontations, and resilience of its ordinary residents leading up to and during the apartheid era. The museum is uniquely housed inside the former headquarters of the city's notorious Native Administration Department, a building that once served as the nerve centre for Durban's strict system of labour and influx control. Today, it has been transformed into a beacon of hope and reflection, offering a raw and unbiased look at the region's complex social history.