Hout Bay is home to Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe and the Hout Bay Trading Store, and on the Arts Round Up, Debbie Braun tells us what’s new in world of antiques & collectables.
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Where do antiques and collectables fit in, in this modern day and age. In fact, antiques and collectables “pop”! They bring a warmth, and people need that warmth, which comes from its history. It is imbued with stories, bringing back memories of parents and grandparents. It also tells the stories of how these items were brought to South Africa, which used to be by ship.
Essentially, as you can tell from the name, Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe the focus is on ships, so it’s all about maps and maritime items’ You will find items such as postcards of ships, books, ships’ wheels, and heavy duty ships’ bells.
The Hout Bay Trading Store is at the entrance to the Mainstream Mall, known as the fisherman’s village – which is what Hout Bay is all about. The Mall has relics of the past to reflect that atmosphere. Hout Bay Trading Store has maps of the world and Hout Bay, and furniture items that focus on this maritime past.
Old maps of the world and maps of Hout Bay itself are popular, which people like to frame and use as decor pieces in their home. It’s all about bringing a narrative into your home and adding some substance to the modern world we live in today.
We are reminded that Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe is part of Mariner’s Wharf which is a lifestyle destination for the family. There’s the selection of fine restaurants with the focus on fish. Plus a shop that specialise in pearls and another in shells. “Sea” you there!
This Arts Round Up will surely motivate you to head for Hout Bay and enjoy the unique atmosphere that Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe and the Hout Bay Trading Store contribute to enormously!
WHAT: Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe and the Hout Bay Trading Store
WHERE: Ye Olde Artifact Cove & Shipwreck Shoppe |Â Hout Bay Trading Store
Mariner’s Wharf, Harbour Rd, Hout Bay | Main Rd, Entrance to Mainstream Mall, Hout Bay, Cape Town 7806
WHEN: Mon to Fri 10:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 10:00 – 18:00Â |Â Mon to Sun 10:00 – 16:30
INFO: T 021 790 1100 | T 021 791 2000 E mariners@capecoast.co.za VISIT
YE OLDE ARTIFACT COVE & SHIPWRECK SHOPPE [33] HOUT BAY TRADING STORE [34]
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