Huguenot Memorial Museum

The Huguenot Memorial Museum in Franschhoek is a world-class museum that offers an engaging and educational experience for visitors of all ages. The exhibits are clearly presented and thoughtfully curated, making the history of the French Huguenots easy to understand and interesting, even for children. The museum buildings and gardens are in excellent condition and create a calm, welcoming environment to explore at a comfortable pace. Information is well structured, and the displays include artefacts, documents, and visuals that help bring the history to life. This is a very family-friendly attraction that adds meaningful context to the Franschhoek valley and its heritage. Whether you are visiting with children or have a general interest in history, the Huguenot Memorial Museum is well worth a visit and sets a high standard for heritage sites in South Africa.

Just a great historical museum down Main Street Franschoek. You have to buy tickets at the annex on the other side of the street, but definitely worth a visit (30-45mins max).

Absolutely brilliant chronological order layout of the history. The 3 museums are inviting and informative, and the exhibitions are excellently presented. It is one of the best museums in South Africa. The monument itself it well maintained, and the gardens are kept to perfection.

The Huguenot Museum is a beautiful and well-maintained site with lovely gardens and clean, welcoming spaces. The exhibits are fascinating, and I really appreciated the modern touch of wall prints with easy-to-read information. One of the highlights was discovering the list of surnames from the original ships—such a special experience to see if your own name is included. The adjoining perfume museum is also a delightful bonus. A thoughtful and enriching visit all around!

A wonderful experience as it was the first time that I have visited the museums as well. They are well maintained and are very neat. It is a pity that the fountain in front of the memorial did not have water and the lawn was in a poor state. Visitors should also look out for electric cables on the ground. Will encourage people to visit this site.

You will find the Huguenot Memorial Museum at the edge of town, on a beautiful tract of land, in an elegant, classically styled white building. Given the fact that so much of the history of Franschhoek is tied to the settlement of the Huguenots in the region, this is a must-see to those interested of finding out more about the creation and development of the town. Go in the afternoon, but arrive before 4:15 to be able to buy a ticket.

Interesting, but when you see it once, you don't need to go again. For me, I was a bit disappointing, and I expected more. Good to see that they are doing maintenance on the building.

It was extremely interesting, especially for me as a history teacher. I learnt so much more, and it obviously filled gaps, I found out more than what the textbook taught me. Franschhoek carries much of our history and the fact that it is so good at preserving it for the future, what interests me more.