Old Harbour Museum
| Description: |
The Old Harbour was proclaimed a museum in 1972. The first Curator Mr Guy Clark had the area cleaned up, neglected since the late 1960, when the last fishermen were removed. Cement and stone work was repaired and old fishing boats collected and repaired for outdoor display. Some of the demolished old fishing shacks from early days were rebuilt along the slopes and an indoor Museum was developed in it. In time more shacks were rebuilt. In 1983 the Trustees bought the historic area above the harbour. On it the rebuilt de Wet's Huis house a photo collection of the old town and a Whale House was built in 1998.
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| Location: | Hermanus, Overstrand, Overberg, South Africa | |||
| Office Hours: |
Museum hours are subject to change without prior notification: Mondays to Saturdays: 09:00 - 16:30 |
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| Website: | http://www.old-harbour-museum.co.za/ | |||
| Owned / Funded by / Endorsed by: | (Western Cape Government) | |||
| Facility Category: | Museums |
| Street Address: |
Marine Drive / Market Square, Hermanus, 7200 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 118, Hermanus, 7200 |
| Telephone: | 028 312 1475 |
| E-mail: | Attwellthea.Marthinus@westerncape.gov.za |
| Contact Notes: |
Contact person: Attwellthea Marthinus |
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This project is an initiative of the Western Cape Government. |
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