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GRAAFF-REINET MUSEUM
VISION
Our vision is to be an institution which preserves and reflects
cultural history and natural heritage of all the inhabitants of
the Camdeboo.
MISSION
We collect, conserves, research and display the rich cultural
history and heritage of the Camdeboo area and promote the
educational upliftment of the community and visitors whom we
serve.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr M.E. Fynney - Premier’s Representative
(Chairperson)
Mrs. P. Wallis - Premier’s Representative
Mr. D. Smith - Premier’s Representative
Mrs. E. Buisman - Premier’s Representative (Co-opt)
Mr. G. Yalolo - Premier’s Representative (Co-opt)
Ms. T. Majoka - Premier’s Representative (Co-opt)
Mrs. J. Malherbe - Premier’s Representative (Co-opt)
Cllr. A. Booysen - Premier’s Representative (Co-opt)
Cllr. C. Abels - Municipal Representative
Cllr. I. Reid - Municipal Representative
Mr. J. Daniels - Subscriber’s Representative
Mrs. H.J.W. Baartman - Subscriber’s Representative
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MUSEUM PERSONNEL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Mrs. A.F. Kayster - Principal Museum Human
Scientist
Mrs. J.J. de Gama - Auxiliary Service Officer, (Snr)
Ms. D.D. van Wyk - Auxiliary Service Officer
Mrs. N.A. Jacobs - Auxiliary Service Officer
Ms. V.Z. Pika - Auxiliary Service Officer
Ms. X.P. Blouw - General Assistant
Ms. K. Booysen - General Assistant
Mr. J. Isaks - Trademan’s Aid
Mr. J. van Rhyners - General Assistant
Mr. J.I. Pylman - General Assistant
BOARD OF TRUSTEE EMPLOYEES
Mr. D.D. van Wyk - Custodian
Mr. Z. Isaks - General Assistant
Mrs. C. Williams - General Assistant
RELIEF STAFF
Mrs. H. Baartman
Mrs. E. Boggenpoel
Ms. Y. Arnesen
Ms. L. du Toit
Ms. A. le Roux
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ANNUAL REPORT: CHAIRMAN
Well, it’s World Cup fever museum in a little town? It’s
throughout the whole of South known as an authentic entity,
Africa – and for that matter, and this concept of authenticity
throughout the world – and runs through every fibre of our
must start my chairman’s Museum, starting with the
report by congratulating the management of the museum
entire Graaff-Reinet Museum and staff, through to our
staff on their sterling support dealings with the public,
and enthusiasm and their visitors and schools, our
success in spurring the Bafana buildings, our exhibitions and
Bafana team on to their set of our artifacts on display. We are
world records: Bafana Bafana a history-making museum!
the nation to score the first
To continue my tradition of
goal in the 2010 World Cup
short speeches, let me as a
and Bafana Bafana the team to
Chairperson of the Board of
crush France, themselves
Trustees share the one matter
World Cup winners.
which puzzles me endlessly. I
And to think that without our share it in the hope that we as
sterling museum’s support this a close knit family can jointly
history may never have been find a solution to a yet
written. Bafana Bafana can sit unsolved riddle.
back and watch the rest of the
So let’s lay out the scenario:
World Cup knowing that they
The Graaff-Reinet Museum
have done us proud and at last
receives a provincial subsidy
we may have become a world
from the Department in order
class team.
to run and maintain our
The Graaff-Reinet Museum is museum, and this in order to
as we all can attest, a world serve the general public. We
class Museum. We do not copy are also encouraged to be
or mimic any other Museum. enterprising and to grow and
How many of our international improve our exhibits in order to
visitors who are keen patrons be of public service to many yet
of their own museums have underprivileged communities.
congratulated our Curators
We have raised funds most
and staff on our big world-class
successfully to the tune of
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hundreds of thousands of Rand and on and I am most open
and have improved and and want to be available to
extended our buildings to discuss solution based ideas
house the ever increasing and remedies.
needs of our community.
I do plan to travel with the
As we grow in stature and senior staff of our Museum to
service our subsidy is geared, the next Heads of the Museum
we are told, to grow meeting to put this matter to
proportionally to our growth the most senior heads of our
and we begin to cut our coat to department in the hope that we
suit our cloth. This is all very can achieve equity and the
well but as a management body ability to serve effectively.
we are only too aware that to However, I do believe that the
keep abreast with the times we remedy may well lie within
must grow to survive and be of these four walls. We rely on
meaningful service to the ever you our faithful friends not
increasing community needs merely for funding but mainly
and to the call from the for your support in times of
department to reach out into need and for your involvement
the communities. and any creativity involving our
museum.
We are enterprising enough to
meet our current needs but In saying that we are “a
find ourselves reluctant to history-making museum,” let
embark on new ventures that me assure you that we are
could well bankrupt the Graaff- neither shortsighted nor are we
Reinet Museum. Our goal is to rudderless and without
build our base which we have direction. We know full well
achieved and then to reach out where and how we should
into the very needy advance. The question however
communities creating satellite is “should we jump the chasm
branches that our museum is or build the bridge?”
now equipped to service.
Thank you
So there we have it. Do we
take the plunge and will we, by
doing what we in essence must
do, sink the ship? I do not want
to cloud the issue by talking on
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ANNUAL REPORT
HEAD OF THE MUSEUM
Tydens ‘n onderhoud vir ‘n pos gelede was akademiese
waarvoor ek al die pad prestasie hoog op my
Kimberley toe gery het, was ek prioriteitslys en selfs dit het
glad nie verbaas toe ek die gekom en gegaan en ‘n bietjie
vraag “Where do you see van sy towerkrag verloor.
yourself in ten years?” hoor
nie. Ek het per slot van sake Vandag besef ek dat ek
deeglike navorsing gedoen en gebalanseerd wil wees:
het slaggereed gestaan met ‘n toegewyd aan my werk, maar
ontwerpersantwoord so reg ook ‘n liefdevolle ouer en
vanaf die internet. My eggenoot en nie noodwending
antwoord het duidelik my in dié volgorde nie.
ambisie en my verbintenis tot Wat egter nie sal verander nie
die bewaring van kultuur en is dat ek sal voortgaan om my
erfenis weerspieël en die vaardighede, my kennis en
paneel het gepas beïndruk vermoëns asook entoesiasme
gelyk. aan te wend tot voordeel van
die museum want my visie vir
Vandag, amper tien jaar
hierdie museum sal altyd
gelede, kom ek voor dieselfde
dieselfde bly: ‘n instelling wat
vraag te staan en die antwoord
die bewaring en die behoud
verskil nie baie van dié van
van die kulturele sowel as
tien jaar gelede nie.
natuurlike erfenis van die
Bykomend is egter die besef
Camdeboo en al sy mense op
dat dit moeilik is om jou
die hart dra.
toekoms te bepaal en dat jy nie
eintlik tyd moet verwyl deur PERSONNEL
daaroor te tob nie. Vandag
besef ek dat mense rondom jou I would like to give the staff of
na tien jaar kom en gaan en the Graaff-Reinet Museum a
dat baie van hulle hul stempel standing ovation. They have
op jou afdruk. Natuurlik once again proved that they
verander jou omstandighede are worth their weight in gold.
en daarmee saam jou During my four month absence
prioriteite. Minder as tien jaar the senior administrative staff
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rotated as head of the museum A team investigating the
and had the opportunity to organizational structure, in
acquaint themselves with other words staff shortages
conflict resolution procedures, and gaps in job descriptions of
decision-making as well as certain staff members, visited
innovation and creativity. All the museum and together with
the key performance areas of our input was able to compile
management were dealt with in a new organogram. At present
an efficient and competent all staff members are doing
manner, specific project goals work outside of their job
and objectives were descriptions, but the new
successfully completed and organogram makes provision
budget control and procedures for specialized posts, e.g., state
were implemented effectively. accountant, artisans and
exhibition officers. All these
A year ago I boasted that our challenges, however, inspired
staff organogram was us to work even harder and to
completed. Unfortunately this always do our best.
did not imply that we were
functioning at optimum level. I am very sad to announce that
The size of the museum Oom Dennis will be retiring at
complex necessitated the end of June 2010. Oom
additional staff which the Dennis has become an integral
present organogram did not part of the museum and will be
make provision for. With the sorely missed. The time has
retirement of Mrs Baartman we come for him to put his feet up
had to reshuffle staff work and have a well deserved rest.
schedules. We had to rely I am very happy to report
heavily on staff commitment however, that Oom Dennis will
and loyalty to the museum to still be available for weekend
keep our doors open, especially duties.
over weekends. Luckily the
Directorate Museums & A warm welcome to Mr
Heritage has agreed to pay out Jacobus Pylman who was
shift work allowances but it is transferred from Burgersdorp
always a battle for it to be paid and joined our museum family
on time and on a regular basis. in January 2010. He has
adapted well and is a welcome
addition to the museum.
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are addressed. I am proud to
The staff experienced many
announce that after
joys, but in some instances
evaluations all staff members
were not spared grief and
received very good results and
sorrow. My husband and I
were awarded cash bonuses
were blessed with a healthy
for their efforts.
baby boy in January 2010 and
Miss Pika with little Cwenga in VISITORS & VISITOR
November 2009. STATISTICS
On 16 November 2009 my
grandfather was called to GRAAFF-REINET MUSEUM
STATISTICS PER MONTH
higher service. Miss Blouw 3500
TOTAL VISITORS
lost her life partner in October 3000
2500 2007/2008
2009, but was then blessed 2000
1500
2008/2009
with the birth of a healthy 1000
500
2009/2010
grandchild in February 2010. 0
November
June
July
January
October
December
September
March
April
August
May
February
I would also like to take this
opportunity to thank our relief VISITORS STATISTICS PER MONTH
staff who are always on
standby to keep the doors of Visitor statistics show a slight
the museum open. increase and once again we
I would also like to take this were able to survive the
opportunity to congratulate Mr financial year largely due
van Rhyners on obtaining his admission fees.
driver’s licence. He was Visitors find our museums
thrown into the deep end when neat and tidy and most
I went on maternity leave but importantly compare our
eventually proved to be a museum most favorably with
cautious and law abiding museums in larger
driver. Congratulations, Mr metropolitan areas. Of course,
van Rhyners. we cannot begin to compare to
All staff members are the musea in Europe, but that
submitted to a quarterly and does not mean that we do not
annual evaluation. aspire to. The eagle eyes of
Performances of staff are visitors keep us on our toes
scrutinized and problem areas and we are happy to consider
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any suggestions they might organizational structure.
have. Already in 2001 it became the
mission of the Graaff-Reinet
The only celebrity to visit the Museum to exhibit the history
museum this year was Steve of all the members of the
Hofmeyer – a very good community. Although lack of
natured, well mannered and funding has placed great
friendly personality. restrictions on the process of
transformation, the Graaff-
Once again people from all
Reinet Museum once again
over the world visited the
took the initiative and applied
museum and their comments,
for outside funding to
as always inspired us: Great
transform our displays.
polish smell, a beautiful
Transformation cannot be
collection and very
measured, since
knowledgeable staff, Hier voel
transformation in present day
ek ge-anker, spectacular
South Africa is a continuous
exhibition, outentieke
process, which the next
atmosfeer, ‘n wonderlike
generations will probably come
ervaring saam met Vuyo – een
to experience as a finished
van die dae wat ons lank sal
process.
onthou, Lovely domestic feeling,
baie netjies en Vriendelike Our transformation projects
ontvangs, SA se verlede in een for the financial year
huis, creaky and beautiful, One commenced in May 2009. As
of the best in SA, vrot van die part of our International
geskiedenis (Steve Hofmeyer), Museum Day celebrations, the
Dennis is such an enthusiastic drama “Walking Tall” was
guide, exceptionally nice, Those performed at three previously
Scots get everywhere (Dorothy disadvantaged schools in the
& Allan Sutton Smith, area. The play told the story of
Scotland). the evolution of man and gave
the museum the opportunity
TRANSFORMATION
to create awareness about our
PROJECTS
museums.
As always we remain
Apart from our educational
committed to transforming our
programmes, we also
exhibitions and our
established the National
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Orders and Symbol Exhibition EDUCATIONAL
with the assistance of the PROGRAMMES
Bureau of State Heraldry. The
Exhibition was afforded wide Most of our educational
media coverage, especially programmes focus on creating
since the National Orders were awareness of the museum and
awarded on 16 December its functions. Our target group
2009. It was officially opened is previously disadvantaged
in January 2010. learners and people who have
never visited a museum before.
In the Spirit of Soccer and the
FIFA World Cup, we opened Once again we continued with
the Uyawuzu’u Moya (It is our Rock Art Educational
here, South Africa!) exhibition Programme. It was so
on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 successful that we presented it
with a special gathering of to three groups in the past
Graaff-Reinet Soccer Veterans financial year: The farm
at the Old Library Museum. schools in the area, learners
from the Sundays River Valley
The exhibition has been in the and Grade 4 learners from
pipeline for the past six years Union Prep School.
and after putting our heads
together, the museum decided We also introduced a World
to involve the community in Cup Awareness Programme to
the opening. Thus, soccer the learners from the Sundays
veterans gathered on Tuesday, River Valley, focusing on the
15 June to share stories of history of soccer in South
how soccer was played in Africa and Bafana Bafana.
Graaff-Reinet. The Uyawuzu’u
The Historical Building
Moya exhibition will be on
Educational Programme has
display until the end of the
become an annual event.
year. It depicts the history of
Once again our actors
soccer in South Africa and also
gathered in different historical
pays tribute to Bafana Bafana.
buildings throughout the town
A special panel is dedicated to
to surprise the children. It is
Soccer in Graaff-Reinet.
still a huge success. Apart
from our regulars, Mr Charles
Maasdorp assumed the role of
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a Cold Stream Guard at the Scotland as well as a woollen
Powder Magazine and blanket made during the Anglo
entertained the children with Boer War.
bugle tunes. A Big Thank you
to all of the Friends of the We encourage people to donate
Museum who so willingly put modern and contemporary
up with our requests. clothing as well as costumes
for our clothing bank, as a
Apart from our educational special fundraising project.
programmes more than a
thousand went through our THE WEBSITE
hands. They came from all
Our website designed by Mark
over the country, Tarkastad,
Senekal is up and running.
Grahamstown, Mosselbay,
This, together with our new
Uniondale, Kroonvale,
letterhead and logo, placed in
Pearston and Saldanha Bay,
the centre of the hub which is
just to mention a few.
the world wide web. Any
DONATIONS suggestions are welcome.
Please visit our site; it is user-
The Camdeboo Municipality friendly and has an old world
donated a cashbook dated feel to it.
1842 and Mr Kroon
augmented our information of PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
the Van Rhyneveld’s Pass MEDIA COVERAGE
Dam.
Apart from the website, Stadig
The Museum received a sizable oor die Klippe, a travel
financial donation from the programme on Kyknet visited
Estate of S G Wolhuter Reinet House and broadcasted
including all of his war medals the recording in November
and books. We are, of course, 2009. This was my television
very grateful and forwarded debut and all went well.
pictures to his wife.
I was also interviewed by the
I also have to mention the Sunday Times with regards to
donation of a panorama of the Graaff-Reinet’s historical
opening of the railway lines buildings and our
donated by a couple from International Museum Day
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drama “Walking Tall” featured eventually publish a book and
in Die Burger. make a documentary film.
I also had time to write one PUBLIC ENTITY STATUS
article and it was published in
Our Public Entity Status is
The Cape Librarian in
still under intense scrunity
July/August 2009.
especially since an advert
THE ORAL HISTORY appeared in a newspaper
PROJECT inviting applications to the
Board of Trustees. This was
The Oral History project, also a very confusing since the new
transformation project, Museum Act does not allow for
received quite a blow when I a Board of Trustees and the
went on maternity leave and Directorate of Museums has
our chairperson; Rev Nancy put themselves in the firing
Charton took a bad fall. line in this regard.
When I returned, many things At present I cannot comment
needed my immediate on this except to say that
attention. In the mean time efforts are being made to have
members continued with the the new Museum Act
interviews and made an effort amended.
to source funds.
FUNDRAISING
The Oral History project was
revived, especially after soccer During the past financial year
veterans were interviewed with the Board of Trustees agreed to
the start of the Soccer World embark on aggressive
Cup. If there are any names to fundraising efforts. The
be added to our interviewee annual government subsidy is
list, please submit them as not nearly enough and the fact
soon as possible. At present that it has not increased with
the members are doing the inflation left us with no other
rounds and the interviewing option but to source funds
has started. from elsewhere.
As previously stated we hope Our first effort was A Night at
to have enough material to the Museum. It required
intensive planning and careful
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organisation but on 4 and 5 quite an embarrassment to Mr
December the Museum van Rhyners who took the
presented A Night at the initiative to establish a new
Museum. Members of the garden. At present, the garden
community were treated to a is a sight to behold and people
tour of the museums complete are very keen to have their
with actors to tell the stories. wedding and even Matric
We received praise from far farewell pictures taken there.
and wide and also requests to
make this an annual event. Funding for maintenance is
We are happy to oblige. almost non-existent. However,
we do our best and the general
Our annual street stall was assistants have become jacks
also a huge success. Once of all trades. They mend
again thank you to all who so furniture and sash windows,
diligently contributed to our do restoration, white wash
annual street stall and once buildings and repair electrical
again in June, when we tried a equipment. During the course
winter street stall. of the year the back of Reinet
House was white washed and
I would also like to extend a the doors treated with a
big thank you to Stephen Welz pesticide. The doors were also
and Co. who once again had a sanded and painted.
very successful valuation day.
All proceeds were donated to Summer rainstorms are
the museum. problematic and Mr van
Rhyners is required to fix
We have many fundraising damaged roofs and shutters.
events planned for the near He has become quite adept at
future and we beg you to have it.
patience with our efforts, but
most importantly, we beg your Maintenance is a priority and
support. we always try to present the
bright side to the public. At
MAINTENANCE present all our male staff are
involved in white washing and
A year or so ago, the garden
painting of Reinet House, Old
next to Reinet House was a
Residency and Urquhart
miniature wasteland. This was
House. We just cannot afford
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to employ a contractor and extended hours as we don’t
have to find ways and means make a cent. Sometimes it is
to do our own maintenance. not even enough to pay relief
staff. We cannot afford to lose
THE PETER FLACK money, but try our very best to
PROJECT curb unnecessary expenses
and not to compromise service
I am not in a position to
delivery.
comment on the Peter Flack
project since very few meetings After careful consideration, the
were called by the Camdeboo Board also decided to increase
Municipality. donation fees. In view of the
increased inflation rate and
According to Mr Zorb Caryer, a
day-to-day costs of living, we
consultant was appointed to
have no other option but to
investigate the possibility of
implement increases. Visitor
raising funds for the Natural
figures remained steady and
History Museum. We still have
no complaints were received
no idea if the museum is going
regarding the admission fee
to be erected on the grounds of
increase. Please note that a
the museum or if it will be
new ticket system has been
moved elsewhere. We will,
implemented to account for all
however, keep all our friends
tickets sold.
informed.
WINTER HOURS:
NEW MUSEUM HOURS &
ADMISSION FEE INCREASE Reinet House
After a casual survey, we Monday – Friday: 08h00 – 16h30
found that very few people visit Saturday: 09h00 – 14h00
the museum on a Saturday Sunday: 09h00 – 14h00
and Sunday afternoon. Thus,
the Board has agreed to Old Library
change the opening hours and Monday – Friday:
introduce winter museum 08h00 – 13h00 & 13h45 – 16h30
hours from 1 June to 31 Saturday: 09h00 – 14h00
August annually. Sunday: 09h00 – 14h00
It is not worth our while to
keep the doors open for
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Old Residency cannot send copies of those
whose subscriptions are not
Monday – Friday: up to date. Printing and
08h00 – 13h00 & 13h45 – 16h30
Saturday: 09h00 – 12h00
distribution are costly and
Sunday: 09h00 – 12h00 since we have to prioritise our
spending, we cannot afford to
Urquhart House send the newsletter to those
who are not paying the
Monday – Friday: membership fees.
08h00 – 13h00 & 13h45 – 16h30
Saturday: 09h00 – 12h00 Dames en Here, ter afsluiting:
Sunday: CLOSED
ek is terug met nuwe
Military History Museum entoesiasme en nuwe planne.
Daar is niks beter as ‘n vier
Monday – Friday: maande lange vakansie om
08h00 – 13h00 & 13h45 – 16h30 kop skoon te maak en aan
Saturday: 09h00 – 12h00 nuwe idees te werk nie. Graag
Sunday: 09h00 – 12h00
wil ek almal hartlik bedank
PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC wat ons so getrou finansieël
PLANNING MEETING en moreel steun. Ons taak is
‘n gemeenskaps taak, maar
On 14 and 15 October 2009, ons kan dit nie doen sonder u
the Graaff-Reinet Museum volgehoue ondersteuning nie.
hosted the Provincial Strategic
Planning meeting of the Graag wil ek ons vennote in
Directorate Museums and toerisme en die bewaring van
Heritage. This is quite a erfenis bedank vir hul
momentous occasion which ondersteuning, onder andere
requires careful planning and Tercia Moos en Sandi Will by
organisation. All went well die Toerisme kantoor, Mariette,
and once again showed that we Corrie, Barbara en Mariaan by
truly are like a well-oiled die Advertiser en Chantelle en
machine. Buks Marais van Karoopark
Gastehuis.
HOURGLASS
We aim to compile, print and
distribute “The Hourglass”
twice a year. Unfortunately we
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