Jan Rupert Centre - Graaff-Reinet
- Graaff-Reinet
Last Updated: February 2023
Contact Details
- 049 892 6107
- janrupertcentre@telkomsa.net
- Visit Website
Location
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41 Middel Street
Graaff-Reinet
6280 - Longitude: 24.537606
- Latitude: -32.254158
- Map
Business Hours
Opening Hours :
- Monday - Friday 09h00 - 12h30
14h00 - 17h00 - Weekends and Public Holidays 09h00 - 12h00
Closed on Christmas Day and Good Friday
- Monday - Friday 09h00 - 12h30
About Jan Rupert Centre
The Neo-Gothic building in Middle Street was originally a place of worship for the Manatees, a refugee Sotho tribe that had fled south across the Orange River in the 1820’s. In 1870 improvements were made to the building.
As the membership numbers dwindled and the remaining members joined the Parsonage Street Congregation the building was for years used as a storehouse and eventually fell into disrepair. Through the intercession of Dr Anton Rupert the property was restored and officially handed over to the Save Reinet Foundation in 1986 when it was renamed after Dr Rupert’s late brother Jan.
Map and Directions to Jan Rupert Centre
GPS : 32° 15' 14.97" S / 24° 32' 15.38" E
From Port Elizabeth / Cape Town
- Enter Graaff-Reinet on the N9
- Cross the river and turn second right into Middel Street
- Jan Rupert Centre (Pierneef Museum) is the second building on the right.
From Murraysburg / Richmond
- Enter Graaff-Reinet on the R63
- Turn sixth left into Middel Street
- Continue across Kerk Street
- Jan Rupert Centre (Pierneef Museum) is the second building on the right.
From Middelburg / Johannesburg
- Enter Graaff-Reinet on the N9
- At the garage turn right into Caledon Street
- At the church turn left into Kerk Street
- Turn third left into Middel Street
- Jan Rupert Centre (Pierneef Museum) is the second building on the right.