Fransie Pienaar Museum

42 Church Street
Prince Albert
South Africa

(023) 541-1172

42 Church Street, Prince Albert, South Africa
CLOSED NOW!   Open again tomorrow 8:00 - 17:00
Fransie Piener Museum The Fransie Piener Museum portrays the cultural and natural history of Prince Albert and the district. It is a house museum and has a large collection of furniture and paintings and there is a display of the gold mining activities in the district during the late 19th century. A cast of the Bradysaurus fossil footprints found in the area evokes images of the Great Karoo millions of years ago. There is also a Stone Age exhibition including a rare, intact Khoekhoe clay pot found on the outskirts of Prince Albert and a moving display of the forced removals of the 60's. A new exhibition of the life and art of Outa Lappies (Jan Schoeman) has been added. During March every year witblits is distilled in our antique copper still and sold at the museum. The Museum Shop has a wide range of books about the history, ecology and geology of Prince Albert and the surrounding areas as well as cards, postcards and posters. Witblits is also on sale.
Category: Museums
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  • GG

    gulliversmate
    18 MAR 2018

    There are two must-do's in Prince Albert and the museum is one (the other is Story Weaver stories). The museum itself has a fascinating history but what boggles the mind is the collection and...

  • VV

    VanRowe1960
    1 JAN 2018

    Wow what an absolute treasure trove of memories. The building safe keeping the memories of Prince Albert itself had a history to behold, an ex hospital and residence the collection within is a great...

  • TT

    Thide
    14 DEC 2017

    This platteland museum rightly got an distinction as the best in the Western Cape. You learn a lot about the past of the Karoo in this atmospheric country home turned museum. Vic our guide knew the...

Classification

Prince Albert, Central Karoo District, Western Cape, South Africa
Museums
WC Government

Business Hours

Monday to Friday
08:00 - 17:00
Public Holidays
Closed

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