Calvinia Museum

44 Church Street
Calvinia
South Africa

(027) 341-1043

44 Church Street, Calvinia, South Africa
Category: Museums
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Reviews

  • FF

    FrancoiseArmour
    28 SEP 2017

    Fascinating museum showing life in the northern Cape, pity I was in a hurry .. need to go back and spend more time! The building alone is gorgeous.

  • HK

    Hans K
    20 JUN 2017

    The Calvinia museum has as would be expected, a lot of info about the original inhabitants of the area. That includes the early indigenous peoples, the Boer settlers and other like the Jewish...

  • PP

    Paul189852
    18 MAY 2017

    Although we spent one night in Calvinia, we made a special effort to visit the Museum which is housed in the old Jewish Synagogue. Entrance is free and all the Exhibits are very carefully laid out...

  • LL

    lizelbeukes45
    4 MAY 2017

    I was fortunate enough to visit Calvinia last year for a well known festival called " Vleisfees" and was unable to take in all the sites. The weekend past myself and a few friends decided to go check...

  • MM

    MahBaker
    6 MAR 2017

    Step into this unassuming old building and you are met by the charming Miemsie, probably the most passionate museum curatrix we've come across. She provides a chatty history while pointing out the...

  • RR

    ryetee
    3 MAR 2017

    The gardener here obviously has a hotline to the curatrix: he let us in and she arrived, a little flustered, a couple of minutes later. She obviously is enthralled by what she is doing there and...

  • KK

    kvm2990
    20 FEB 2017

    Met by very lady who gave us background on the history of the museum, items in custody and the exhibitions as well as future development. A lot of effort to ensure the history are preserved for...

  • AA

    Annenel
    26 JUL 2016

    Very interesting and lovely museum. Its best asset is the enthusiastic and informative curator, Miemsie! She goes to lenghts to keep the museum alive and growing. I love the geology section.

  • RC

    Rudi C
    12 MAY 2016

    This museum is located in the old Jewish synagogue. Some of the synagogue is still visible and in tact as in the time it was used for religious service. The rest of the museum is dedicated to...

  • SV

    Susan V
    30 APR 2016

    You must definately visit this museum. I did not realise the strong influence of the Jewish people in that area. It has some amazing things in there and the old chap who looks after the places is...

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Calvinia, Namakwa District, Northern Cape, South Africa
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