Nelson Mandela

From his childhood in a village in the Transkei to the presidency of South Africa, the exhibition traces the life of Nelson Mandela, a universal symbol of the fight against apartheid and of reconciliation.

Panel by panel:

• The childhood and youth of Madiba, son of a tribal chief
• His studies, his friendship with Oliver Tambo and the first Black law firm
• The ANC and the Freedom Charter
• From peaceful resistance to armed struggle
• The trial and the long years of imprisonment on Robben Island
• Release, the Nobel Peace Prize and election to the presidency
• National reconciliation and Mandela's legacy

Audience: all ages, from 12. Ideal for: Nelson Mandela International Day, a citizenship education project, a week against racism.