The Owl House (museum)

The Owl House
A large arch with an owl at the peak.
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LocationNieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Websiteowlhouse.org.za

The Owl House is a museum in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The owner, Helen Martins, turned her house and the area around it into a visionary environment, elaborately decorated with ground glass and containing more than 300 concrete sculptures including owls, camels, peacocks, pyramids, and people. She inherited the house from her parents and began its transformation after they died.[1]

Helen Martins
Portrait Helen Martins
Born(1897-12-23)December 23, 1897
Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died(1976-08-08)August 8, 1976
Known forThe Owl House
  1. ^ "The Owl House, Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa". PBS Independent Lens. Retrieved 11 March 2016.