Koopmans-de Wet House

Koopmans-de Wet House is a former residence and current museum in Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa. The house became part of the South African Museum in 1913 and was opened to the public on 10 March 1914.

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: closed
Type: Museum
Description: house museum in Cape Town
Address: 35 Long Street, Cape Town

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South African Sendinggestig Museum and Greenmarket Square.

South African Sendinggestig Museum

Museum

Photo: Jaline1632, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The South African Sendinggestig Museum was established in 1977 and is currently situated in the centre of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, and housed in the oldest indigenous mission church in the country built by local Christians.

Greenmarket Square

Marketplace

Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. The square was built in 1696, when a burgher watch house was erected. Greenmarket Square is situated 220 metres southwest of Koopmans-de Wet House.

Cape Town

Railway station

Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district. Cape Town is situated 500 metres east of Koopmans-de Wet House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Bo-Kaap.

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

Koopmans-de Wet House

Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92095° or 33° 55′ 15″ south

Longitude

18.42127° or 18° 25′ 17″ east

Inception

1790

Open location code

4FRW3CHC+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 821812834

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q6430729

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Italian—“Koopmans-de Wet House” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Koopmans-De Wet Huis”
Afrikaans: “Koopmans-de Wet-huis”
Dutch: “Koopmans-De Wet Huis”
French: “Koopmans-De Wet Maison”
French: “Maison Koopmans-De Wet”
German: “Koopmans-De Wet Haus”
Italian: “Casa di Koopmans-De Wet”

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