Stellenbosch Museum

The Stellenbosch Museum comprises four period houses, each representing different architectural styles and living arrangements from the region's past. The rooms are furnished with period furniture, decorative arts, and household objects that reflect how residents lived across different centuries.

The museum was established in 1962 and includes the Schreuderhuis from 1709, a house that survived a major fire that swept through Stellenbosch in the early colonial period. This building is among the few structures that remained standing from that era.

The furnished rooms display how people from different social classes lived, with household objects and decorative items that reveal their tastes and daily routines from centuries past. These spaces show how craftspeople and families expressed themselves through the things they chose to keep around them.

The museum is located on Ryneveld Street and is open on weekdays and Saturdays, making it easy to plan a visit around your schedule. The rooms are intimate in size, so visitors can move through at their own pace and examine the furnishings and decorative details up close.

The VOC Kruithuis is the only remaining gunpowder storage facility of the Dutch East India Company in South Africa and stands as part of the museum grounds. This structure reveals how the colonial settlement protected its military supplies in the early years.

Location: Stellenbosch

Inception: March 23, 1962

Website: http://stelmus.co.za

GPS coordinates: -33.93740,18.86290

Latest update: December 12, 2025 12:04