The Committee learned that the Freedom Park was established in terms of the National Heritage Resource Act, No 25 of 1999. It is a product of the government's response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the nation urging government to create a monument and memorial to celebrate those who sacrificed for a free and democratic South Africa. The Park is the South African tale in the voice of the South African people. The country's unique culture, heritage, history and spirituality are used to tell the events that shaped SA. It is the heart and soul of the nation captured in one breathtaking space. The display in the Freedom Park Museum covers seven epochs or eras that form the basis of the South African story, namely, Earth; Ancestors; People; Resistance and Colonisation; Industrialisation and Urbanisation; Nationalisms and Struggle; and Nation Building and Continent Building. The visit to Freedom Park reinforced the need for the Department of Tourism to work closely with the Department of Arts and Culture as heritage monuments such as these serve as pivotal heritage tourism attractions.