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Contents 1 Museums in South Africa with Quilts in their Collections 2 The Following Museums Were Contacted and Say They Do Not Have Quilts 3 The Following Museums Were Not Visited as a Part of This Project, But Are Said to Have Quilts 4 Other South African Museums That Were Not a Part of the Survey 5 South African Quilt Documentation Projects

Museums in South Africa with Quilts in their Collections

Compiled by Marsha MacDowell based on visits made in February and March, 2010 during survey research underwritten by a fellowship award from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum.

Albany Museum

• Located in Grahamstown
• http://www.ru.ac.za/albanymuseum

The Big Hole Museum

• Located in Kimberley
• http://www.thebighole.co.za

Carnegie Art Gallery

• Located in Newcastle
• http://www.carnegie-art.co.za

Drostdy Museum

• Located in Swellendam

Durban Local History Museum

• Located in Durban
• http://www.durban-history.co.za/

East London Museum

• Located in Southernwood

Iziko Museums

• Located in Cape Town
• http://www.iziko.org.za/sh/collections.html

Macrorie House Museum

• Located in Pietermaritzburg

McGregor Museum

• Located in Kimberley
• http://www.museumsnc.co.za/

Msunduzi/Voortrekker Museum

• Located in Pietermaritzburg
• www.voortrekkermuseum.co.za

Museum Africa

• Located in Johannesburg

Mzansi Zulu Quilt Centre

• Located in Merrivale
• http://www.quiltsafaris.com

Natal Museum

• Located in Pietermaritzburg
• http://www.nmsa.org.za

National Cultural History Museum

• Located in Sunnyside, a suburb of Pretoria

National Museum Bloemfontein

• Located in Bloemfontein
• http://www.nasmus.co.za

Nelson Mandela Foundation

• Located in Mthatha, Qunu
• http://www.nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za/

No. 7 Castle Hill Museum

• Located in Port Elizabeth

Paarl Museum

• Located in Paarl

Port Elizabeth Museum/Bayworld

• Located in Port Elizabeth

Red Location Museum

• Located in Port Elizabeth
• http://www.freewebs.com/redlocationmuseum

Talana Museum

• Located in Dundee
• http://www.talana.co.za

The Following Museums Were Contacted and Say They Do Not Have Quilts

Campbell Collections

• Located in Durban

ELC Art and Craft Centre Rorke’s Drift

• Located in Rorke's Drift
• http://www.centre-rorkesdrift.com

Ghandi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

• Located in Durban

Stellenbosch Village Museum

• Located in Stellenbosch
• http://www.stelmus.co.za

Sasol Art Museum

• Located in Stellenbosch

Textile Museum (Tekstielmuseum)

• Located in Stellenbosch
• http://www.vlv.co.za

The Following Museums Were Not Visited as a Part of This Project, But Are Said to Have Quilts

Beaufort West Museum

• Located in Beaufort West

Constitution Hill

• Located in Johannesburg
• http://www.bethesdafoundation.org/textiles/index.htm

East Griqualand Museum

• Located in Kostad

Knysna Museum

Reinert House Roodepoort Museum

Other South African Museums That Were Not a Part of the Survey

Apartheid Museum

• Located in Johannesburg

District Six Museum

• Located in Cape Town
• http://www.districtsix.co.za/

Robben Island Museum

• Located in Cape Town
• http://www.robben-island.org.za/

South African Museum

South African Jewish Museum

South African Quilt Documentation Projects

South African Quilt History Project