The Committee was taken on a tour of the facilities. The exhibitions consisted of the tapestry of cultures that included the "Coloured exhibition, Zulu exhibition, Indian exhibition, Prince Imperial, Musical instruments, Bambatha exhibition and the Cattle in cultures". The ground floor and reception area had the Birth of democracy, the Nelson Mandela exhibition, political violence in Pietermaritzburg and the Road to democracy as part of the display.The Voortrekker Complex consisted of the Church of the Vow, the Andries Pretorius House and the Collection Building.