The newly revamped Schoemansdal Museum was officially opened by the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Jerry Maseko, on Monday. The museum was rebuilt at an estimated cost of nearly R40 million.
In 2008, a fire completely destroyed the museum, which had depicted much of the history of the local people. The museum featured open-air displays showing how the first Voortrekkers lived in modest brick houses with thatched roofs. It also illustrated how the indigenous tribes lived and addres...