Phuthadikobo Museum, Historic museum on Phuthadikobo Hill in Mochudi, Botswana
Phuthadikobo Museum is housed in a 1920s school building perched on a hill overlooking the town of Mochudi. The collection displays traditional crafts, everyday objects, and photographs documenting more than five decades of local community life.
The District Council approved a museum for Mochudi in 1972, but only in late 1975 did it offer the abandoned Isang School to a private group. An ad hoc committee backed by Kgosi Linchwe II accepted on 17 December 1975, and the museum opened in the former school, built between 1921 and 1923 under regent Kgosi Isang Pilane.
The displays here document the life and traditions of the Bakgatla people through photographs and objects collected over decades. You can see how daily routines, crafts, and social practices shaped community identity.
The museum works best on weekdays when staff can provide tours and answer questions about the exhibits and local history. You can buy handmade products and local publications at the shop before or after your visit.
The museum's silkscreen printing workshop is described in its own documentation as unique to Africa. It occupies one of the former classrooms of the Isang School, built between 1921 and 1923, and is run as part of a community development programme that has given participants a place to learn and work since 1975.
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