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America’s Black Holocaust Museum have partnered to bring a global-touring Nelson Mandela exhibition to the city.
“Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition,”which takes visitors on a journey through the life of the iconic freedom fighter and political leader, will make its United States debut in Milwaukee from April 23 through Aug. 1.
The exhibition features previously unseen film, photos and the display of more than 150 historical artifacts and personal effects on loan from his family, museums and archives. Some highlights include a suit worn for the opening of the South African parliament in 1996; a traditional headdress gifted to Mandela by The King of Xhosa people, King Xolilzwe Sigcawu as he awarded Mandela the ancient tribal warrior honor of the Isithwalandwe Sesizwe; his presidential desk and chair; and his iconic beige trench coat.