PLEDGE FUND | Building the Future: Welgemeend Restoration Fund
Timed Online Auction, 25 July - 25 August 2025
Welgemeend is one of a few remaining original homesteads in Cape Town’s city bowl district, built in circa 1693. The Friends of Welgemeend in collaboration with the Kilbourn Family and Strauss & Co have been raising funds for the ongoing preservation and restoration of the heritage building, the Boerneef Art Collection and the surrounding gardens. The main fundraising event takes place during the Welgemeend August Art Month. This year the Art Month committee has identified a wishlist of projects necessary for the continued maintenance in the seven auction sessions detailed below. The fundraiser takes the form of a pledge. Donors will be invited to attend a contributor’s event at the end of August Art Month, hosted by the Friends of Welgemeend.
The prioritisation of all funds received, will be at the discretion of the Friends of Welgemeend.
Buyers premium will not be charged on pledges received.
Secure our Heritage
Welgemeend is important as a heritage site not just for its architecture and history, but also because it is home to the Boerneef collection. The collection was bequeathed through the estate of renowned author and poet Izak van der Merwe (Boerneef), to Jan van Riebeeck High School and has been displayed at Welgemeend since 1968.
The security cameras and systems need to be upgraded to current technology to ensure the safekeeping of the Homestead and the Collection.
Other Sessions
Please note that these sessions run concurrently.
