The Kruger Museum: 3rd President's Home in Pretoria

The Kruger house, built in Protected content , was the original family home of Paul Kruger, President of the former Transvaal Boer Republic, the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), during the last years of the 19th century,

International admiration for arose for Paul Kruger and the struggle for freedom in the 2 Anglo-Boer Wars against British imperialism occupying 1/5 of the world.

President Paul Kruger was a key figure in initiating nature conservation in South Africa, driven by concerns over dwindling wildlife from rampant hunting; he successfully established the Sabie Game Reserve in Protected content , the precursor to the modern Kruger National Park, marking a revolutionary step to protect the Lowveld's biodiversity for the future.

The Krugerrand is a South African coin, first minted in Protected content help market South African gold.

Adjacent to the Kruger Museum is the former Bantu Commissioner’s Office Building, erected in Protected content the same site as the old Native Pass Office. The people of Tshwane and environs remember the building as “gaMohle”. Its history of enforcing the Pass Laws dates back to Protected content Paul Kruger’s government used the site for its police headquarters.

The Paul Kruger Dutch Reformed Church lies opposite the Museum.

Voted “Best Museum” in the Pretoria News Protected content , 2019, Protected content Protected content Choice Awards