Allan Sinclair, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction The year 2022 commemorates one hundred years of South African naval history. A small but significant part of this history is the connection between Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed

Teresa Kearney, Curator: Vertebrate Department, Small Mammals, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History (DNMNH) Bats are primarily nocturnal (active at night), and their behaviour is largely unseen by us given it mostly happens in the dark. Ernest Seamark of AfricanBats NPC

Jan van den Bos, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History The Renaissance style and sandstone façade of the National Bank building or de Nationale Bank en Munt on the north-western corner of Church Square, Pretoria is evidence of an almost

By Frank Teichert, Curator, Archaeology and Human Remains, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History There are several different ways that stories are told and passed on from generation to generation. We as humans have stories, our lives are a story, whether

By Frank Teichert, Curator, Archaeology and Human Remains, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH) had its humble beginnings as the Staatsmuseum of the Zuid-AfrikaanscheRepubliekn(ZAR) in 1892. The State Museum was at first a

By Mariana Zdara, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Die konsep Camera Obscura was reeds bekend in die vroeë Chinese beskawings. Die Chinese filosoof Mozi het reeds in 400 v.C. in sy navorsing opgeteken dat die beeld in Camera Obscura onderstebo

Allan Sinclair, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History In 1991 the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) received a donation of over 1 000 model soldiers from the estate of Mr R J Nurse. For the most part, the collection

Allan Sinclair, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History The aircraft on display at the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History is a photo-reconnaissance Mark IX which carries the Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number LR 480. In June 1944 it was

Richard Henry, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction This article is the result of an enquiry by a Mr Singh regarding his father’s Second World War (1939-1945) service record. Unfortunately, the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) does not