Educational Programme + Tour – Today, Van Reede Primary School visited the Museum Grade 5: 46- Afrikaans Learners 66-English Learners (112 learners) #internationalmuseummonth2022
Le Roux Town House Museum – 1909 (146 High Street)
The Le Roux Townhouse which now forms part of the CP Nel Museum, was built in 1909 when Oudtshoorn was in the midst of the second Ostrich Feather Boom(1900 – 1914). It was designed as a town house by Charles Bullock, well-known architect of “feather palaces” in Oudtshoorn for the Le Roux family of the […]
18 MAY 2022: INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
Happy International Museum Day! 18 May 2022 May is a Museum Month and is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of Museums to their communities and to kick-off 2022’s summer tourism season! Museums are a vital asset to hyperlocal tourism. As visitors are once again welcomed through our doors, Museums can emphasize all the ways […]
PROPOSED MUSEUM NAME CHANGE AND THE THEME
Public Notice: Initiative to look at the Museum name change and the theme The CP Nel Museum Board of trustees has supported the initiative and proposed to the Department the process to look at the Museum name change and the Museum Theme. This was based on that, The CP Nel Museum is currently undergoing an […]
3 MAY 2022: OUTREACH PROGRAMME
Today at Saturnus Primary School for the Outreach Programme with Gr. 4-7 (RCL-School Leaders) Topic: Leadership
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 2022
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM MONTH Importance of the Museums Museums play a crucial role in preserving local culture. With careful documentation and artifact preservation, a culture can be recorded and remembered regardless of its future. It can also be shared and understood by those from different cultural backgrounds. Here are a few of the reasons museums are […]
11 MAY 2022: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
Hoërskool Calitzdorp: Educational Programme for Grade 4: Leaders (Nelson Mandela), Grade 5: First Farmers and Grade 7: Slavery