West Coast Museum Forum

01/11/2024

In our nauseam museum, you will find precious artefacts like this one - the birth certificate of Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout!

25/10/2024

24/10/2024

Weskus Heritage Weskus Tourism West Coast Fossil Park

16/10/2024

15/10/2024

14/10/2024

Embrace the beauty of co-existing with Cape Leopards on the stunning west coast!

Join us for an eye-opening discussion on how we can live harmoniously with these majestic creatures. Let's protect their vital role in our ecosystem and create a sustainable future together.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn and be inspired!

RSVP today to Nicole at [email protected].

Cape Leopard Trust

11/10/2024

🌿✨ A Heartfelt Thank You to Agrimark Darling. ✨🌿

We are incredibly grateful to Agrimark Darling for their generous donation of garden tools to support our gardening project at the museum. As a non-profit organization, we deeply appreciate the involvement of our community in making our initiatives a success. Your support helps us cultivate not just our gardens, but also a strong community spirit. Thank you for helping us grow

Darling Agrimark

09/10/2024

Weskus Heritage Heritage Chronicle SA South African Heritage Resources Agency

!Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre is proud to support Kuela Kiema, a Dcui-khoe San elder and the first published Bushman author.

Raised in the Central Kalahari, Kuela has dedicated his life to preserving his people's wisdom and connection to the land. His latest novel, The Lion Dance, follows Tears for My Land, and offers an intimate view of a vanishing way of life.

We celebrate Kuela's achievements and his mission to share his people's stories in written form, for wider audiences.

Following the launch yesterday, The Lion Dance is for sale at the !Khwa ttu craft shop.

03/10/2024

28/09/2024

25/09/2024

A big thank you to ALL who visited the museum on Heritage Day. There were so many that I did not have the chance to speak to everyone. And thanks to Maria for the impromptu piano performance.

24/09/2024

Celebrating Heritage Day 🇿🇦

19/09/2024

https://shorturl.at/sZIm8 It was indeed a privilege to attend and report on this important ceremony. South African Heritage Resources Agency National Heritage Council Heritage SA The Heritage Portal Heritage Chronicle SA Heritage Western Cape Artefacts.co.za Cederberg Local Municipality Weskus Tourism Weskus Heritage Elands Bay Museum West Coast Museum Forum

What a privilege to attend this ceremony, from arrival being greeted by the Steelband Project, the Executive Mayor of the Cederberg relating so warmly to a group of children, an unexpected visitor on a bicycle...

19/09/2024

When you visit the West Coast Fossil Park, you are on your way to discover not only what this area once was, but what lives beneath our feet. Be sure to visit our Subterranean Display.

Learn more here, www.fossilpark.org.za. 🦴

17/09/2024

15/09/2024

UNESCO Diepkloof Cave World Heritage Site Launch, 14 September 2024
What a privilege to attend this ceremony, from arrival being greeted by the Steelband Project, the Executive Mayor of the Cederberg relating so warmly to a group of children, an unexpected visitor on a bicycle . . .
The event was attended by representatives from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, the National Heritage Council, South African Heritage Resources Agency, Cederberg Municipality and museums (notably the Elands Bay Museum), with talks warmly supporting the project and its benefits for the local community.
Most important of all, of course, is the reason for the declaration, that of such a significant step in the evolution of modern man, and as Prof John Parkington stressed, the rôle of women in this development. He has been involved with the archaeological site since 1973 and this is a just reward for such extended research by him and his associates.
We were then entertained by a troupe of enthusiastic Riel dancers.
Finally Michael Janse van Rensburg summed up all the involvement that had led to the declaration as a World Heritage Site.
The day concluded with a visit to the caves with further explanation by Prof Parkington.
It is now to be seen how the site can be further preserved while simultaneously being accessible to the expected visitors.
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