Victoria West Museum

Victoria West Museum 

The Victoria West Museum consists of two halls: the B.J. Kempen Hall (Fossil Hall), covering the prehistory and natural history of the Karoo, and the Cultural History Hall, depicting the history of Victoria West, its people and environs. 

The town of Victoria West was founded in 1843, when the Dutch Reformed Church bought a portion of the farm Zeekoegat from the estate of Mr J.H. Claassens. The town was named after Queen Victoria, but to avoid confusion with an Eastern Cape district of the same name, the "West" was added at a later stage.

Contact Us:

Curator, Mrs Rochelle Vlok,
Tel: +27 (0)53 621 0413
Church Street,
Victoria West

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