Media Release 17 February 2011. Mossel Bay Tourism New Guide to Mossel Bay’s Museums Mossel Bay Tourism has published a new and comprehensive guide to the town’s museums. “The Dias Museum Complex, the Cape St Blaize Cave, the ATKV-Hartenbos Museum, and the Great Brak River Museum rank amongst Mossel Bay’s most popular attractions, and we felt it was necessary to provide a comprehensive guide that visitors could take away and keep,” said Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm. “Also, our research has shown that the Dias Museum’s Post Office Tree and the Maritime Museum’s replica of Bartolomeu Dias’s caravel are still amongst the most important ...read more

Media Release. Mossel Bay Tourism. 11 November 2010 Final Meeting to Discuss Dias Festival Programme Dias Museum Complex manager, Mbulelo Mrubata, has convened a meeting to discuss the final format for the 2011 Dias Festival. The meeting will take place at the museum on the 22nd of November, at 10:00 a.m. “We’ve received a number of proposals for events during the Festival, and we’re hoping that other event managers will come forward before the 22nd, so that they can also be included,” he said. The Dias Museum will be the focal point of the Festival, which will run from the 3rd to the 6th of ...read more

Media Release. Mossel Bay Tourism. 2 September 2010. [caption id="attachment_3214" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Members of the Dias Festival Joint Organising Committee (JOC) - from left: Dias Museum Complex manager Mbulelo Mrubata, Festival coordinator Juanita Pienaar, and Dias Museum Management Committee chairman, Harold Miller."][/caption] Juanita Pienaar to Coordinate Dias Fest Next year’s Dias Festival, which will be held in Mossel Bay from the 3rd to the 6th of February, will be coordinated by Juanita Pienaar. Ms. Pienaar recently also coordinated the Summer Festival at Santos Beach, and the Kraak-i-Mossel Festival at The Point. “Mossel ...read more

Media Release. 18 August 2010. Mossel Bay Tourism IMAGE: Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex manager Mbulelo Mrubata at the pond below Dias’ Spring. Dias Museum’s 500-year-old Solution to Water Crisis The Dias Museum Complex in Mossel Bay boasts one of only a few Braille Trails in South Africa - so when the drought that’s currently gripping the Southern Cape began to threaten the plants in the Museum’s Ethno-botanic Garden (of which the Trail forms an integral part), manager Mbulelo Mrubata decided to look to the past ...read more

[caption id="attachment_6908" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex's Maritime Museum houses a full-sized replica of Dias' ship"][/caption] The Maritime Museum in the Dias Museum Complex houses a life-sized replica of the ship in which Bartolomeu Dias sailed round the Cape and landed in Mossel Bay in 1488.Other displays explore the story of the early Portuguese, Dutch and English navigators. On the upper level, a cultural display focuses on the heritage of Mossel Bay - the district and its people, from pre-historic times until today.   Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067 Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915 Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za Historical Background read more

[caption id="attachment_6923" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Braille Trail in the Ethno-botanical Garden at the Dias Museum Complex"][/caption] A collection of plants that occur naturally in the Mossel Bay area and that were used by the Khoi, San, Coloured, Xhosa and European settlers for shelter, food and medicine as well as for magic and rituals. The Braille Trail makes it possible for sight-impaired people to experience the  collection. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067 Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915 Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za Background read more