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The Graaff Reinet Museum was  established in 1956 and houses a wonderful collection of Graaff-Reinet’s rich cultural and natural heritage. The buildings are unique cultural gems and an integral part of the town, making Graaff-Reinet one of the most historically significant sites in the country, and a great place to visit for those who cherish by gone memories.

It’s the fifth largest Province-aided museum in the Eastern Cape and is a hugely popular tourist attraction. The Military History Museum was establised in 2005 and is the most recent addition to the museum complex.

If you love history and delving into the past,  come and experience something special from more than 100 years ago.

The  Graaff-Reinet Museum displays  the rich cultural and natural history and heritage of the Camdeboo area.

Contact Details:

P.O.Box 104
Graaff-Reinet
6280P

Tel: +27 49 892 3801
Fax: +27 49 892 5650
Website: www.graaffreinetmuseums.co.za

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Reinet House was  formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parsonage, and was home to three ministers prior to 1822, when the Rev. Andrew Murray, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, became the resident minister.

Later the building was used as a boarding establishment for girls wishing to train as teachers, and it was the late Miss Helen Murray, a sister of Rev. Charles Murray, and for many years principal of the Midland Seminary who named the house “Reinet House”.

It was bought and sold a couple to times and in 1956 the Governor General, the Right Hon. E. G. Jansen, officially opened the Graaff-Reinet Museum.

Reinet House is  a fine example of a Cape H-plan house, and much of the building material was acquired locally.

Unfortunately a fire in 1980 destroyed part of the building, but it has been restored and houses a fine collection of period furniture and relics from the past.

Take a trip down Memory Lane and glean some fascinating history of the Murray family and feast on a bygone era.

Guided tours can be arranged and you can even use the premises for your wedding photos.

Contact Details:

P.O.Box 104
Graaff-Reinet
6280

Tel: +27 49 892 3801
Fax: +27 49 892 5650
Website: www.graaffreinetmuseums.co.za

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These days there are a lot of people with the Karoo on their minds. In our frenzied and noisy lifestyles, it’s the silence they’re after, the windmills spinning in the breeze, fireplaces made for long winter nights, ostriches, art galleries and those churches with steeples acting as beacons;  guiding travellers in to experience a lifestyle and people who are the salt of the earth.

Graaff Reinet is like that;  it’s the  heart of the Great Karoo and the fourth oldest town in South Africa.

Graaff Reinet is  home to magnificent examples of Cape Dutch architecture. If you love history, there are many museums in this town, and many historical buildings.

Of course there aren’t words to describe what you will experience in a town like Graaf Reinett, you will have an amazing and magical time and can choose from an array of gorgeous accommodation categories – from Karoo sheep farms, bed and breakfasts, guest lodges, hotel or self catering.

Wherever you are in Graaff Reinet; the welcoming people will keep you entertained with their stories and legends.

Contact Details:

13A Church Street
Graaff-Reinet
6280

Tel: +27 49 8924248
Fax: 086 549 3943
Email : info@graaffreinet.co.za
Website: www.graaffreinet.co.za

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