Huguenot Memorial Museum
Huguenot Memorial Museum
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This museum displays the signature of every 1685 Huguenot settler.
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111TWIGAMINHAAFRIKA
Bristol, UK7Â 253 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
The Franschhoek wine valley, one of the finest wine valleys in the world and here because of the French Huguenots. Fascinating memorial museum, the full history and a full afternoon to explore.
Entrance fee paid at the main museum and then allows entrance to the memorial.
Beautiful day, beautiful well kept place, beautiful history and now for all to enjoy.
Entrance fee paid at the main museum and then allows entrance to the memorial.
Beautiful day, beautiful well kept place, beautiful history and now for all to enjoy.
Written 9 November 2023
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Birgitta-Kenneth
Solna, Sweden1Â 479 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
A small but very informative museum that takes us back to where it all went sour for the huguenots and how they ended up in South Africa. Extremely dark chapter in french history for sure
Written 24 October 2023
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JerryC1952
Hampshire, UK32 contributions
Mar 2023
A very informative museum - well thought out and well presented.
It is surprising how as few as 300 initial French Huguenots can have had such an impact on South Africa.
It was definitely worthwhile investing time to understand this particular part of history.
It is surprising how as few as 300 initial French Huguenots can have had such an impact on South Africa.
It was definitely worthwhile investing time to understand this particular part of history.
Written 20 March 2023
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661debs
Hout Bay, South Africa237 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Well put together museum, clear informative exhibits - really worth a visit. Gives a deeper understanding of Franschhoek and it’s history and people.
Written 12 February 2023
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Anne S
Leeds, UK567 contributions
Dec 2022
The ticket included the perfume museum, the monument, the museum and also the monument information building. This was a lot more interesting than expected and was very reasonably priced.
Written 26 January 2023
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Joni P
Druid Hills, GA11 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
We learned about the Huguenots but also so much about other refugees throughout history. It’s really well done and thought provoking.
Written 5 December 2022
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Lourens-Esterhuyse
Cape Town, South Africa149 contributions
Apr 2022
Beautiful to visit if they are open, as they are most of the time closed when we go there with guests.
Written 29 May 2022
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Maryam M
11 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Enjoyable and informative visit. The museum guides, Krispin and Martina (apologies for any misspellings), answered my numerous questions with lots of detail. Krispin is clearly a very passionate historian! Highly recommended.
Written 10 May 2022
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KrigGB
Zug, Switzerland250 contributions
Nov 2021
We spent quite a lot of time in the museum as there was so much interesting history and facts about the Huguenots. We loved the various origins of the families from the various countries in Europe and the famous people who have descended from the Huguenots. Who would have thought to find Roger Federer's mother in such a museum.. An absolute must visit when in Fransschoek.
Written 17 November 2021
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Slabbert W
6 contributions
Sep 2021
After going through the whole Huguenot Memorial Museum experience we realized again where we and everything came from in South Africa. We were pleasantly surprised with the service and the whole experience.
Please support this institution as they are keeping the history alive! The setting is rich with history and the environment is kept in pristine condition.
Please support this institution as they are keeping the history alive! The setting is rich with history and the environment is kept in pristine condition.
Written 27 September 2021
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Terence B
East Sussex, UK271 contributions
does the Huguenot museum have a coffee shop?
Magellanic47
Bangkok, Thailand1Â 049 contributions
not at the monument- but several in the street leading up to the monument
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