About us
Our dedication
Friends of the museum are devoted to protect and reviving our heritage.
The Friends of the Museum (Uitenhage / Kariega) is a non-profit organisation open to people of all ages. Our commitment:
- committed to fundraising
- dedicated to educating
- creating awareness
- loyal to preserving and supporting all cultures
We invite any member of our community to join us – people who are interested in protecting and reviving our local heritage sites, to generate income from various projects for the restoration of our historical buildings and sites.
We work together as an organization with businesses and communities to create projects to support our museums and to assist with funding restoration work, educational programmes and to promote our museums.
Our first project - Heritage Market Day 28 February 2026 at Cuyler Manor
Our approach
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that our museums and its content is protected, well maintained and in good repair.
Whether it is financial assistance, education, training and fundraising, we will make sure that Friends of the museum will support where required. We work together to strengthen the relationship between our community and our heritage to initiate awareness and support.
Our Vision
We want our museums to be an establishment that not only educate, but a place to visit that offers new theme exhibitions on a regular basis.
Our entire team wants to see a place which are regularly visit by our community and schools, and who are proud of what we exhibit. It is important to us that our community was understand the importance of having museums, its purpose and what museums contribute to society.
Our Partners
