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The Anglo-Boer War Museum (also known as The War Museum of the Boer Republics) in Bloemfontein is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1899 to 1902. The museum has a unique art collection, dioramas and exhibits but also brings the visitor closer to understanding the background against which the war took place. [2]
The Anglo-Boer War Memorial. In the grounds of the museum is a large memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.. On 30 November 1910 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn laid a commemorative stone at the memorial.
With the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War in 1899, he was appointed official war artist by President Paul Kruger. His sketches and paintings from this bitter period are held at the War Museum in Bloemfontein, the Africana Museum in Johannesburg and the art collection of the University of Pretoria. [1]
Talana Battlefield, Farm Dundee 4339, Dundee District: Talana Museum A portion of the site of the Battle of Talana, being mostly agricultural land. The Battle of Talana, which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large battle of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902).
The Anglo-Boer War Memorial was originally called the Rand Regiments Memorial and dedicated to the men of the Witwatersrand who joined as British soldiers in the Rand Regiments and who had lost their lives during the Second Boer War (1899–1902). The memorial is now next door to the South African National Museum of Military History. It was ...
The city hosts numerous museums, including the National Women's Monument, the Anglo-Boer War Museum, the National Museum, and the Oliewenhuis Art Museum. Bloemfontein also hosts the first digital planetarium in the southern hemisphere, the Naval Hill Planetarium, and Boyden Observatory, an astronomical research observatory.
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Museum focussing on the Barberton district and Swazi cultural group: Krugerhof Museum: Mpumalanga: Waterval-Boven: Second Boer War: Museum housed in an old farm house used by the Transvaal Government in exile: Pilgrim's Rest: Mpumalanga: Pilgrim's Rest: Cultural: The entire gold-rush town of Pilgrim's Rest has been preserved as a living museum