Mandela spent most of his time in this office when he was not travelling the world.
He welcomed most of his guests by this desk or in armchairs in the lounge area. This is where he held press conferences, receive dignitaries and often brought his guests to the front door to be photographed by waiting media.
From 2014 Mandela agreed to “retire from retirement” and that his Foundation would change dramatically. He donated his personal papers to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and mandated it to document his life and times.
Mandela’s office has been preserved as he left it when he was last in the building. This office is now part of a permanent exhibition.
Created courtesy of a grant from the National Lottery, the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory represents the new focus of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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