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It will close on Sunday (26\/02), having opened on 25 November last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has attracted international visitors from France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Chicago in the United States, and Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. South African visitors were from Johannesburg, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Durban, Kathu in the Northern Cape, and Polokwane in Limpopo while the Free State include Welkom, Clarens, Parys, Ficksburg as well as Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yolanda de Kock, education officer at the museum, said as of opening on 26 November last year till Tuesday (21\/02), 125 visitors had registered to view the exhibition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot all our visitors write in the visitors\u2019 book, though. But I think this is a wonderful indication that our museum is indeed an attraction centre for art lovers, the public in general, and people from different cultures and ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely committed to educate all through our exhibitions and especially this one. It is fantastic to witness how our hard work, our wonderful team at the art museum has a shared vision to create an inclusive, vibrant museum experience for all people of South Africa and even abroad,\u201d said De Kock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Kock believes interest from international and local visitors testify the positive impact of the exhibition in education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe public receive this exhibition as thought provoking, educational, moving, profound. Different emotions were triggered. From sadness to the frightening realities of the South African war. 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