Vision

To be a leading national and international icon of humanity and freedom.

Mission

To provide a pioneering and empowering heritage destination in order to mobilise for reconciliation and nation building in our country; to reflect upon our past, improving our present and building our future as a united nation; and to contribute continentally and internationally to the formation of better human understanding among nations and peoples.

Values

In carrying out its mandate, Freedom Park is committed to the following values:

• Tolerance of diversity
• Inclusivity
• Trust
• Transparency
• Accountability

Core business

The core function of Freedom Park is the creation of a memorial that will narrate the story of South Africa’s pre-colonial, colonial, apartheid, and post-apartheid history and heritage, spanning a period of 3.6 billion years of humanity, to acknowledge those that contributed to the freedom of the country and managing the Freedom Park as a cultural institution.

Freedom Park is governed by inter alia the following legal framework:

• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996
• Public Finance Management Act, 1 of 1999
• National Heritage Resources Act, 25 of 1999
• Cultural Institutions Act, 119 of 1998