Anglo Boer War Museum
The brutal struggle, which lasted from 1899 to 1902, is chronicled in the Anglo-Boer War museum from the viewpoint of the Boer people. In view of the horrors done against Africans, the museum has a lot to teach its visitors about the graphic battle scenes. Via its exceptional art collection, dioramas, and exhibitions, the War Museum in Bloemfontein helps visitors comprehend the context in which the Anglo-Boer War occurred. If you move through the museum, you will know more about the history of the war. Also, you get a chance to see what it was like to live and suffer in a concentration camp or prisoner of war camp.
The permanent collection features a collection of weapons and focuses on some of the important people from the era. A blood-stained baby bonnet with bullet holes and exhibits demonstrating the effects of the conflict on black South Africans are particularly heartbreaking.
The National Women's Monument, a 37-meter-high obelisk that honors the 26,000 women and children who perished in British concentration camps during the Boer War, is one of many memorials that can be found outside the museum. An urn carrying the remains of Emily Hobhouse, an Englishwoman who fought for better treatment of the internees, is located in the base of the monument.
Address: 25 Monument Rd, Generaal De Wet, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
Phone: +27 51 447 3447
Opening hours: 8 am - 4 pm
Rating: 4.5/5.0, 206 Tripadvisor reviews
Website: wmbr.org.za
