Main House
Arthur Goldreich and his family moved into the main house in December 1961, acting as the white family facade to provide cover for the underground operations.
Thatched Cottage
The Thatched Cottage was home to several operatives who played a pivotal role in the liberation struggle. On 11 July 1963 the day of the Raid, an important meeting to...
Room 2-5
A Gestetner printing press, roneo machines, numerous documents and publications relating to the Liberation Movement, parts of a Radio Freedom, as well as Nelson Mandela’s passport in his alias of...
Room 6-9
These rooms accommodated the farm laborers, all of whom were arrested during the Raid, detained without trail, and coerced into giving evidence against the accused at the Rivonia Trail
Room 10
This room served as a kitchen and storeroom for the farm laborers.
Room 12( Mandela Room )
In 1961 Nelson Mandela went into hiding from October 1961 he lived at Liliesleaf under the alias of David Motsamayi and posed as the gardener. He stayed in this room...
Room 13
Enith Kgopani, employed as the Goldreich family’s domestic worker, lived in this room. She was arrested with the other staff in July 1963 and only released after giving evidence for...
Garage
Arthur Goldreich was arrested near the Garage on 11 July 1963 when he drove onto the farm in the Citroen. The police claimed to have found Operation Mayibuye concealed in...
The Secret Safari
The Bedford Truck was used to smuggle weapons from other African countries to South Africa from 1986 until 1993.