Genadendal Museum
The main Genadendal museum building was erected in 1838 as South Africa’s first teacher’s training college. On display are  The country’s oldest pipe organ, and the oldest fire engine. There are household implements, books, tools, and musical instruments. These show the life of Moravian Missionaries in the Cape during the 18th and 19th centuries and can be found at this museum. Genadendal was also the site of South Africa’s very first kindergarten. Inside, posters tell the story of Genadendal and the mission station, hinting at why it was one of the most progressive communities in the Cape in the 19th century.
In 1862, the Genadendal community took a bold stance against alcohol abuse when two liquor stores opened in Greyton. Awareness was spread in the community with a pamphlet produced at Genadendal Printing Works, It was titled “De Drank,”.
Translated from Dutch, it listed that drink “Brings poverty, Causes arguments, Disturbs the peace at home, Destroys the body, Deprived of reason, Hardens the heart, Leads the soul to Hell.”
Kerk St, Genadendal
