The term “cultural landscape” refers to the imprint created on a natural landscape through human habitation and cultivation over an extended period of time. While the Cape has been inhabited for many hundreds of thousands of years (pre-colonial history) prior to Western settlement (colonial history), the nomadic lifestyles of early inhabitants are not always as…
Remarkable waistcoat at the George Museum
This waistcoat, on display at the George Museum, is the finest example of a rare few which have survived in South Africa. It has been claimed, but not proven, that it belonged to Adrianus Gysbertus van Kervel, Landdrost of George in 1811.The style of the waistcoat was the typical of the fashion in England during…
AGM 20 May 2014
Meeting held at George Museum 20 May 2014 10h30 am. 1. Present: Philda Benkenstein, Joh Groenewald, Okkie Stander, Nanno Evenhuis, Marlize de Bruyn, Kathy Schulz, Linda Labuschagne, Lynne Thomson, Donald Cameron, Stéfan de Kock, Heno Bosman. 2. Welcome by Heno Bosman Apologies: Henry Pain; Karin Kruger; Natie de Swart; Philip Parsons.
About us
The principal object of the trust is to engage in or promote activities which are of a cultural historical nature: 1. Conserving the architectural, archaeological, cultural and natural heritage of the district of George and its environs for the benefit and sustainable utilisation of the inhabitants and the nation at large.This is done through working…