St Croix Motor Museum

One of Port Elizabeth's most fascinating and probably lesser visited museums is the St Croix Motor Museum. The museum belongs to Eben de Vos and consist of over 50 vintage cars. I was asked the other day if I have ever been there and I was embarrassed to say that I have never been, so … Continue reading St Croix Motor Museum →

No 7 Castle Hill

Completed in 1825, No 7 Castle Hill is one of the oldest surviving Settler cottages in Port Elizabeth. It was opened as a historical museum in 1965 and is furnished to show a picture of domestic life as enjoyed by an English middle class family in mid-19th Century Port Elizabeth. Its the kind of museum … Continue reading No 7 Castle Hill →

Night in the (No7 Castle Hill) Museum

On Saturday evening No7 Castle Hill celebrated Museum Week by having a "Night in the Museum" evening. Visitors could visit No7 after dark between 6pm and 9pm and with some of the lights turned off to gave it a very special atmosphere. Each child received a treasure hunt page with items found throughout the museum on … Continue reading Night in the (No7 Castle Hill) Museum →

Kitchen demonstration at Cuyler Manor Museum

Visiting Cuyler Manor Museum in Uitenhage with a couple of colleagues last week, we had an opportunity to be shown around the museum grounds and the old manor house by a very enthusiastic Rosie. Rosie has been working for the museum for years and even though she isn't a trained guide she could just as well … Continue reading Kitchen demonstration at Cuyler Manor Museum →

Doll room

The No 7 Castle Hill historical museum has a fantastic collection of old dolls and toys dating back to the Victorian era and which are on display in two of the museum's rooms. Just off the courtyard is the doll display while the rest of the toys can be seen upstairs in the play room.

Victorian lounge

The No 7 Castle Hill historic museum is really one of the special gems in Port Elizabeth's tourism crown. The house is the oldest residential house in Port Elizabeth and completed in about 1829. The museum is furnished to show what life was like for a English middle-class family in Port Elizabeth in the mid 19th … Continue reading Victorian lounge →

Langa massacre photographic essay

The last in this short series on the Red Location Museum in New Brighton covers "You are my witness", a photo essay dedicated to the mothers, fathers, women, men and children of the Langa massacre, who sacrificed their lives for the liberation struggle of South Africa. The massacre took place on 21 March 1985 in Langa … Continue reading Langa massacre photographic essay →

Memory boxes

Today's post is the second of three posts about the Red Location Museum in New Brighton. One of the main concepts of the museum are the Memory Boxes. These boxes were inspired by the boxes that migrant workers used to accommodate their prized possessions when separated from their families. The Museum has twelve 6 meter by 6 meter … Continue reading Memory boxes →

Hall of Columns

The Red Location Museum in New Brighton was the first museum to be purpose built in a township in South Africa and remembers the struggle era, especially in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage. Although there is much room for improvement the museum has a number of very good exhibits. As you enter through the main entrance … Continue reading Hall of Columns →

Red Location Museum

The Red Location Museum in New Brighton was the first purpose built museum in a township in South Africa and is a tribute to the liberation struggle, specially in the Port Elizabeth townships. There are lots of new developments in the Red Location Museum Precinct which included the opening of the new Red Location Backpackers. I … Continue reading Red Location Museum →