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Kgosi Sechele I Museum
This Museum is named after the great Chief of the Bakwena Kgosi Sechele I who ruled his people between 1833-1892. The Museum sign reflects the crocodile totem of the Bakwena.
It is a museum in Molepolole, which was established out of local concern for the conservation of the cherished and fast disappearing life and culture of the Kweneng region (see maps).
The original Museum building was built on the instructions of the colonial authorities in 1902 and then occupied as a Police Station. The building had fallen into a bad state of disrepair until it was taken over by the Kgosi Sechele Museum Board and restored. The Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday but check the opening hours. During the week it is closed for lunch.
From 1999 the Museum is offering visitors the chance to go on a full or half day tour to historical sites of interest in the Molepolole area. Visitors are generally escorted in their own vehicles and there is a very reasonable fee for the tours.
The Museum is well supported by the local community and displays artifacts, historical photographs and paintings. There is a small Art Gallery and Curio Shop within the grounds, which promotes local craftwork and contributes to the running costs of the Museum.
Community support is given to outreach programmes which include a Marimba Band, made up of local school children, who promote the Museum and raise funds through their concerts. A Drama Group is based at the Museum and they perform at various public venues and schools.
An important contingent of volunteers at the Museum are the Matsosa Ngwao. This is a voluntary regiment of local women who build, maintain and decorate the traditional houses that stand within the Museum grounds. They also assist with educational work.
The Museum hosts the following annual events: Kweneng Craft exhibition, Kweneng school art competition and Traditional Setswana fun day.
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