Walter Battiss Art Museum, Somerset East
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Contact Ros Turner
- 042 243 1448
- 073 698 6539
- 086 506 0895
- walterbattissfoundation@gmail.com
Location
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Cnr Beaufort Street & Paulet Street, Somerset East
- Longitude: 25.585558
- Latitude: -32.714996
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Tourist Attractions Offered
- Historic Buildings & Architecture
- Arts and Crafts
- History
- Museums
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
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Business Hours
Open Monday to Friday 8.30 until 13.00 and 14.00 until 17.00, but sometimes closed due to other commitments. Phone ahead if you are coming from out of town.
Satudays and Public Holidays 10.00 until 12.00 by appointment.
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About Walter Battiss Art Museum, Somerset East
The Walter Battiss Art Museum is located in the picturesque little town of Somerset East, where Battiss was born on the 6th of January 1906.
In an official ceremony held in front of the white-gabled house in Paulet Street, Somerset East in 1981, Walter Whall Battiss bequeathed his collection of his own art works to "the people of Somerset East and South Africa."
A history of the Walter Battiss Art Museum
Walter Battiss - The Early Years
The Building - the Old Officer's Mess
Walter Battiss - The Man
Fook Island
What's Happening at the Walter Battiss Art Museum
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Map and Directions to Walter Battiss Art Museum, Somerset East
GPS : 32° 42' 53.99" S / 5° 35' 8.01" E
From Port Elizabeth
- Enter Somerset East on the R63
- Turn left into Nojoli Street, the main street through town
- Turn first right into Beaufort Street
- The Walter Battiss Art Museum is on your right at the end of the third block.
From Graaff-Reinet
- Enter Somerset East on the R63
- Continue down Nojoli Street, the main street through town
- At the Dutch Reformed Church on the right, turn left into Beaufort Street
- The Walter Battiss Art Museum is on your right at the end of the third block.