Robben Island Museum (RIM) is a public entity responsible for managing, maintaining, presenting, developing and marketing Robben Island as a national estate and World Heritage Site. It was established by the Department of Arts and Culture in 1997.
a) To conserve and manage the cultural and natural heritage in order to retain the significance and the outstanding universal value of the site.
b) To promote an inclusive and holistic understanding of the Island’s multi-layered history.
c) To develop responsible and sustainable tourism products and services that offer a unique visitor experience.
d) To share, educate and communicate the values, experience and legacy of Robben Island.
e) To ensure Robben Island Museum adheres to good practices for managing a World Heritage Site.
a) To conserve and manage the cultural and natural heritage in order to retain the significance and the outstanding universal value of the site.
b) To promote an inclusive and holistic understanding of the Island’s multi-layered history.
c) To develop responsible and sustainable tourism products and services that offer a unique visitor experience.
d) To share, educate and communicate the values, experience and legacy of Robben Island.
e) To ensure Robben Island Museum adheres to good practices for managing a World Heritage Site.
RIM is also responsible for managing and maintaining the assets of the Island. These include the Maximum and Medium Security Prison Complexes, Robert Sobukwe’s House, the Curio and Village Shops, the Village Precinct and associated recreational facilities, the Helipad and runway on the Island, World War 2 memorials, power generation and water processing plants, Jetty 1 and the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V & A Waterfront, the Mayibuye Archives, the three (3) ferries that transport people to the Island and the fleet of buses used by tourists on the Island.
