Smuts House Museum, Cultural institution in Doornkloof, Irene, South Africa.

Smuts House Museum is a wood-and-iron farmhouse surrounded by gardens planted with native trees and shrubs. The building contains original furnishings and personal belongings that document the lives of those who lived here.

Jan Smuts bought the land in 1908 for £900. He then acquired a prefabricated wood-and-iron building for £300 from the Imperial Government's Middelburg sale; it had likely been made in Britain and served as an officer's mess at Lord Kitchener's headquarters. Re-erected in 1909, it was meant to be temporary, but the family stayed and added to it, raising seven children. Declared a National Monument on 31 October 1969.

The rooms display personal objects and furniture that show how the Smuts family lived and spent their time here. You can see their books, letters, and everyday items that reveal their interests and way of life.

The house sits on the Doornkloof property in Irene, reached by a short walk from the museum grounds to Smuts Koppie, the hill where the ashes were scattered. The museum has a tea garden for light refreshments. Allow time for both the house and the walk to the koppie.

The ashes of Jan Smuts and his wife Isie were scattered on Smuts Koppie, a short walk from the house, not placed in a tomb. The hill is named after the statesman and is reached on foot from the museum grounds.