The Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld is the third oldest museum in South Africa, while the Snake Park is the oldest of its kind in the world. When the museum moved to premises in Bird Street in 1919 the complex opened the Snake Park with demonstrations by snake handler, Johannes, being a huge highlight. He was … Continue reading Snake Park demonstrations
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Science Centre bridge
The Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre in Uitenhage is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered by young and old. Since its opening many schools and individuals have enjoyed the different activities and scientific experiments visitors can participate in but this has really only been a drop in the ocean compared to the potential … Continue reading Science Centre bridge
Science Centre dinosaur
The Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre in Uitenhage is Nelson Mandela Bay's newest "museum" and is slowly becoming a favorite with both local and visiting school groups. Taking a walk around the centre I found this boy looking at the T-Rex model with interest. While his friends were gathered around the racing simulator … Continue reading Science Centre dinosaur
Courtyard pump
The well in the courtyard at No 7 Castle Hill must truly be one of the highlights to kids visiting the museum. Not because of the hole in the ground, but for the pump that gets the water out the hole. The date on the pump is 1849 which means its been in place for over … Continue reading Courtyard pump
Roadhouse Garage
The VW AutoPavilion is an absolute heaven for any car fanatic with some great Volkswagen related exhibits covering the whole history of VW. Outside the front entrance of the museum is a roadhouse and garage that may take some people back in time a little bit. But so will most of the exhibits inside the … Continue reading Roadhouse Garage
Ready, aim, pretend to fire
The South African Airforce Museum truly is one of Port Elizabeth's most under rated museums. Its so much more than just another museum. In addition to their fantastic collection of planes and other memorabilia, they have also started to introduce more interactive components to their displays. One is a gun torrent which kids just love … Continue reading Ready, aim, pretend to fire
Airforce Museum Mirrage
The South African Airforce Museum in Port Elizabeth has a fantastic collection of aircraft, miniatures, uniforms and other memorabilia for such a fairly small museum. They receive very little funding from the airforce itself and get a lot of their funds from donations while a lot of the work done there are done by volunteers. One … Continue reading Airforce Museum Mirrage
Red Location Museum – Maduna Road
Maduna Road is one of the road in Langa, Uitenhage, where the Langa massacre took place in 1985. The Langa massacre took place on the 25th anniversary of the Sharpville massacre of 1960. The police fired on a group of mourners on their way to a banned funeral, killing 20 people. There was an international … Continue reading Red Location Museum – Maduna Road
Red Location Museum Memory Box – Vuyisile Mini
One of the Memory Boxes in the Red Location Museum is dedicated to Vuyisile Mini, one of the first African National Congress members to be executed by apartheid South Africa. The space contains three nooses representing those that he was hung on along with Wilson Khayinga and Zinakile Mkaba. Vuyisile Mini was born in 1920 in the … Continue reading Red Location Museum Memory Box – Vuyisile Mini
Cuyler Manor
The Cuyler Manor Museum just outside Uitenhage is one of my favorite spots in the town. The manor house was built in 1814 by Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler who was the Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827. The Cape Dutch style building has been restored and turned into a museum showing how people lived … Continue reading Cuyler Manor
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