The De Wetshuis Photo Museum

Museum of photography in Hermanus

At The De Wet’s Huis Photo Museum, there is a collection of black and white photos and furniture from the town’s booming fishing days. It is housed in a historic schoolhouse. The building was originally the Dutch Reformed Church Sunday School building. It was dismantled piece by piece, numbered, and transported to its present site in 1983. The reconstruction was completed in 1987.

The photos cover the old harbour as far back as 1875. Transport, including hard-rim wheeled buses that travelled from Hermanus to Bot Rivier. There are pictures of old Hermanus, fashion, and bathing in times gone by.  Tea gardens, Hotels, and Fishing are other pictures that are featured.

3 Market Square St, Hermanus,

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Market Square Street 3
Hermanus 7200 WC ZA
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