The Owl Nest House is nested on the edge of the artistic Karoo town of Nieu Bethesda, surrounded by agricultural fields, groves, and mountains and mere …See more
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Jan 5, 2024
I first visited The Owl House 2 decades ago with my parents. This time I returned with my partner and experiencing it again as an adult and somewhat of an outcast myself in many ways, was incredibl… Full review by KimWindvogel
Dec 10, 2023
We loved everything about this museum, and it is like nothing we have ever seen. Helen Martins was for sure a highly intellectual woman with a very sad life. In her outside garden art she found her s… Full review by SouthAfricawithlove
Sep 9, 2023
On arrival, I was expecting to see a lot more figurines of OWLS - but alas so many new ones have been added that it seems to have lost its original Charm - Maybe I should have read Athol Fugards boo… Full review by LanyO
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How did Helen come to live in the house?
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The house belonged to her parents. She grew up here and, apart from several years during which she studied, worked, married and eventually got divorced, she...