WP Museums - Huguenot Memorial Museum

7 Lambrechts Road
Franschhoek
South Africa

(021) 876-2532

7 Lambrechts Road, Franschhoek, South Africa
The Huguenot Memorial Museum neighbours the monument and elaborates on the history of the French Huguenots who settled in the Cape, and especially in the Franschhoek valley.
Category: Museums

Reviews

  • KM

    Kobus M
    8 SEP 2018

    The main building of the museum is being renovated and some of the displays have been moved to the annex across the road. I’m looks nog forward to the new display that will be hosted in the renovated...

  • KS

    Krishna S
    1 AUG 2018

    I must say I knew very little about the Huguenots before I came to this museum. I have a friend who was descended from them, but I know very little just from the stories he told. This museum showed a...

  • 44

    444Erica2014
    19 JUL 2018

    Very interesting museum with all the detail of the Huguenot Families. It was interesting to visit with my kids.

  • FF

    Fundiwandege
    12 JUN 2018

    A rather symbolic and imposing monument, not particularly beautiful and best enjoyed from the road side from a distance.

  • AP

    Alain P
    1 APR 2018

    Take the time to appreciate documents that can be found in the museum , wath the movie about the history ,discover the family names and country originin of French huguenots particullary if you're...

  • HH

    Henry788
    23 MAR 2018

    Smallish museum but with wealth of detail on the Huguenot background in Europe and SA. A fascinating place.

  • JP

    Jenny P
    7 MAR 2018

    Found this museum fascinating. Very interesting and informative and an excellent place to discover the history of the area.

  • SS

    stephenstravels54
    11 FEB 2018

    This is a nice place to visit while in Franschoek, plenty of interesting exhibits tracing the Huguenot history and influence in the Franschoek region. It's split across 2 sites (opposite each...

  • GG

    GBeef
    7 FEB 2018

    Franschhoek is au upmarket tourist destination with fine restaurants and shops, in a beautiful dramatic setting rlqnked on three sides by mountains. The Huguenot Museum, next to the Huguenot Memorial...

  • AA

    Alba999
    18 JAN 2018

    This museum is bigger than it looks, as it has an annexe across the street which has lots of artefacts and information, as well as toilets and a shop. We watched a short film in English about the...

Classification

Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa

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