Sol Plaatje museumNorthern Cape, South africa
Sol Plaatje museum of Kimberley 1
Former residence of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, a famous South African intellectual, Journalist, writer and the first secretary general of the ANC — then called the South African Native National Congress.
It is said to be where he wrote Mhudi — one of his novels, and also where his final years were spent before being buried in the same city in 1932.
Today it houses a museum about his life, as well as a library with some of his books and literature.
What to do thereSee and even know more about Solomon Plaatje.
May need to call beforehand.
Best time to visitAny time of the year.
Location of Sol Plaatje museumIn Kimberley's CBD — South Africa.
How to get thereBy vehicle, bus, walking, taxi, train, cycling.
There is a train station within the city's limits and an airport in the outskirts.
References1. By TwinMosia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77121621
It is said to be where he wrote Mhudi — one of his novels, and also where his final years were spent before being buried in the same city in 1932.
Today it houses a museum about his life, as well as a library with some of his books and literature.
What to do thereSee and even know more about Solomon Plaatje.
May need to call beforehand.
Best time to visitAny time of the year.
Location of Sol Plaatje museumIn Kimberley's CBD — South Africa.
How to get thereBy vehicle, bus, walking, taxi, train, cycling.
There is a train station within the city's limits and an airport in the outskirts.
References1. By TwinMosia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77121621
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