This article looks critically at the //hapo museum at Freedom Park, Pretoria. Freedom Park was constructed as the flagship heritage site for all South Africans, and the reason for its location on Salvokop and the elements that make up the heritage site are discussed. The //hapo museum ...
doi:10.2752/175183413X13730330869077JethroDuaneRoutledgeMaterial ReligionJethro, D. 2013. `An African Story of Creation: Heritage Formation at Freedom Park Pretoria.' Material Religion, 9(3): 370-393.
"Hapo" means "dream" in Khoi, a language in South Africa. Located in the Freedom Park in Pretoria, it shows visitors the colourful history of the African continent and South Africa from an African perspective, with impressive interactive displays that allow visitors to become naturally immersed i...