SAMMY MARKS MUSEUM

This Victorian mansion, dating from 1885, was the residence of the Jewish magnate and industrialist Samuel Marks, who made significant contributions to the industrial, mining and agricultural development of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. The Museum's collection, which belonged to, the Marks family dates mostly from the late-nineteenth century until Sammy Marks' death in 1920. Good examples of Victorian silver, glass, porcelain and furniture are exhibited in the Museum. The house is surrounded by formal and informal gardens.

The Sammy Marks Museum is situated east of Pretoria on the Old Bronkhorstspruit Road and can be reached by turning off the N4 freeway to Witbank at exit 11.

What to do at the Museum:

• Go on a guided tour through a splendid Victorian house and garden
• Play a game of croquet
• Enjoy tea under shady trees in the tea garden or a Victorian picnic on velvet Cushions
• Dine in the nostalgic splendor of the old kitchen or enjoy a musical evening in the billiard room
• Meet the Scottish ghost in the evening

Open: Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00-16:00
Guided tours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00
Weekends and public holidays: every hour on the hour from 10:00 till 16:00
Entrance: R25 per adult, R15 per pensioner, R10 per student, R10 per schoolchild

Tel: (012) 802 1150
Fax: (012) 802 1292,
E-mail: smarks@nfi.org,
Web: www.museum.co.za/sammymarks

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