The Museum is a traditional Tristan cottage newly built from volcanic rock and thatched with New Zealand flax, It was opened in 2012 and is available for overnight stays.

The Thatched House Museum is sited between the eastern edge of the settlement and the 1961 volcano.

Thatched House Museum

The Thatched House Museum is a traditional Tristan cottage newly built in 2012 from locally quarried volcanic rock and thatched with New Zealand flax. It is lined inside with painted wood, which in the past would have been salvaged from shipwrecks, and furnished in traditional style. It even has a traditional outside privy! To add a final touch, Tourism's guides usually wear traditional costume to show people round. The museum is available for overnight stays.

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Natalie Swain in traditional Tristan costume at the Thatched House Museum.

Below left: Overnight visitors in the main room

Below Right: The bedroom

 Above: Natalie Swain in traditional Tristan costume at the museum.
Overnight visitors in the main room of the Thatched House Museum Bedroom in the Thatched House Museum