About

About

Dive into the history of the museum and see who are the people behind the success of the Anglo-Boer War Museum.

History of the Museum ➜

Dive into the history of the Anglo-Boer War Museum

Friends of the War Museum ➜

A society that acts as the liaison between the Museum and the people

Personnel ➜

See who are the people behind the success of the war museum

About

Dive into the history of the museum and see who are the people behind the success of the Anglo-Boer War Museum.

History of the Museum ➜

Dive into the history of the Anglo-Boer War Museum

Friends of the War Museum ➜

A society that acts as the liaison between the Museum and the people

Personnel ➜

See the people behind the success of the Anglo-Boer War Museum
Explore
Explore

Read what happened in some of the biggest moments in South African history, where monuments are based and why they exist. Take a walk through history in our Exhibits and ready more about the struggles of the women that lived through the war.

History of the war ➜

Dive into the history of the war

Collections ➜

Read more about our Collections

National Womens Memorial ➜

Read more about what the National Women's Memorial commemorates, as well as about the monument itself.

Heritage Route ➜

Take a virtual walk through the Heritage Route

Exhibitions ➜

Take a virtual walk through the Heritage Route

• Permanent Exhibitions ➜

• Outside Exhibitions ➜

• Online Exhibitions ➜
Explore

Read what happened in some of the biggest moments in South African history, where monuments are based and why they exist. Take a walk through history in our Exhibits and ready more about the struggles of the women that lived through the war.

History of the war ➜

Dive into the history of the war

Heritage Route ➜

Take a virtual walk through the Heritage Route

Collections ➜

Read more about our Collections

Exhibitions ➜

Take a walk through history in our Exhibitions

National Womens Memorial ➜

Read more about what the National Women's Memorial commemorates, as well as about the monument itself.
Research

Research

A meeting point for all research around the war

Database Search ➜

Search our database for more information on the war

Document & Photo Archive ➜

Register and search our whole Document and Photo Archive collection.

Publications & Articles ➜

Read through our Publications & Articles

Research

A meeting point for all research around the war

Database Search ➜

Search our database for more information on the war

Document & Photo Archive ➜

Register and search our whole Document and Photo Archive collection.

Publications & Articles ➜

Read through our Publications & Articles
Education
Events

Sol Plaatje

Sol Plaatje virtual tour

The Museum is proud to share this Virtual Tour of the Sol Plaatje Hall. This is the start of a long-term project to create a complete virtual tour of the Museum. The project will proceed in stages, with the Sol Plaatje Virtual Tour as Stage 1.

Display Hall: Sol Plaatje

Sol Plaatje was an interpreter for the court during the Siege of Mafeking. His diary of that period is considered to be one of the most important documents relating to the experiences of the black South Africans in the Anglo-Boer War. In 1912 he was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress, later known as the African National Congress (ANC) and in the 1930’s became the leader of the organisation.

This hall is dedicated to the black and coloured people that were involved in the war in their various capacities on both British and Boer sides. The scorched earth tactics resulted in the total destruction of farms and large numbers of black people were accommodated in labour camps and black concentration camps. The death toll in these camps was in excess of 24 000.

Black Consentration Camps

Scale models of the black concentration camp at Dry Harts.