Stellenbosch University Museum — Attraction in Stellenbosch Local Municipality

This 8s such a marvel of the activities in and around Stellenbosch. It offers art and history alike, and in a fairly large quantity for a town like Stellenbosch. The architecture is also very beautiful, being of the old Victorian and Dutch standard. It's setting is very central in Stellenbosch, and it is in the dreamy Ryneveld street, which also offers coffee shops and the shade of beautiful oak trees. The art of the museum changes every now and then, so of you went before, it's going to be a new experience...

The gallery museum is housed in a gorgeous building that used to be the Bloemhof school. The main spaces have exhibitions that change and are generally contemporary artwork, whereas some of the other rooms have permanent exhibitions. For example, there is a permanent exhibition of Khoi, Venda, Xhosa etc artifacts. The exhibitions in the other rooms could be contemporary or part of the university's collection.

A nice place to go and see what exhibits are on....

I only had a very short time at this museum while eating for my lift. There is lots of SA history on the lower floor and a super art exhibition upstairs. The museum is free and the staff were welcoming and obliging. I would definitely recommend a more time there. I particularly enjoyed the art works upstairs however this needs time to appreciate. I noticed there were other wings to this museum situated across the road. Next time I'll be sure to spend more...