Amathole Museum

{{Short description|South African museum}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox museum |name = Amathole Museum |image = Amathole Museum King William's Town.jpg |image_upright = |caption = |build = |map_type = |map_caption = |established = October 1898 |latitude = |longitude = |location = Qonce, Eastern Cape, South Africa |type = natural and cultural history |visitors = |director = |curator = |public_transit = }}

The '''Amathole Museum''', formerly the '''Kaffrarian Museum''' is a natural and cultural history museum located in Qonce in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The museum houses a large collection of mammals and includes the taxidermied body of Huberta, the hippopotamus.<ref>{{cite web | title =Aardvarks, hippos, British settlers and Pondo pipes: Amathole Museum| url =http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-southafrica.net-amathole-museum| website =www.southafrica.net| date = | accessdate =16 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Huberta the Hippo |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/huberta-the-hippo |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> thumb|left|Huberta exhibit The Xhosa Gallery, housed in the old post office building, concentrates on the cultural history of all tribes of the Xhosa nation. The history section has artefacts, documents and photographs of local interest dating back to the 19th century. The Missionary Museum contains information on missionary endeavours in this area. The museum was founded in 1884<ref name="Official website"/> and was later opened to the public in October 1898.<ref>{{cite web| title =Amthole Museums| url =http://www.heritageportal.co.za/organisation/amathole-museums| website =www.heritageportal.co.za| accessdate =16 May 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150501163257/http://heritageportal.co.za/organisation/amathole-museums| archive-date =2015-05-01| url-status =dead}}</ref> The name of the museum was changed from the Kaffrarian Museum to the Amathole Museum in 1999.<ref name="Official website">{{cite web| title =Official website| url =http://www.museum.za.net/| website =www.museum.za.net| date = | accessdate =16 May 2015 }}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.museum.za.net/ Homepage of Amathole Museum website]

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Category:Museums in the Eastern Cape Category:Natural history museums in South Africa Category:Qonce Category:Museums established in 1898 Category:1898 establishments in the Cape Colony