INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM MONTH
The South African Museums Association (SAMA) and its members around the country celebrate International Museum Month and International Museum Day on 18 May 2023. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of
FREEDOM DAY 2023
This year we celebrate Freedom Month under the theme: “Consolidating and Safeguarding Democratic Gains”. On 27 April 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the Freedom Day commemoration, in the North West Province in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. The 27th
DITSONG: Museums of South Africa.Best Museum in the 2022 Pretoria News Readers’ Choice Competition
We are pleased to announce that DITSONG: Museums of South Africa was once again voted Best Museum in the 2022 Pretoria News Readers’ Choice Competition. Thank you all for making DMSA great!
A legacy lives on – The Fitzsimons success story
By: Jan van den Bos: Curator Small collections DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH) Frederick William Fitzsimons The herpetologist, naturalist and zoologist Frederick William Fitzsimons (1870-1951) gained recognition for his study on the habits of snakes and the treatment of snake bites.
THROUGH THE CAMERA LENSES: A RECENT ADDITION TO THE TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION
By: Ntebaleng Tlailane: Junior Curator, Technological Collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Donation of two cameras to the DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History On 19 August 2022, Mr. J. W. Scholtz visited the DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH)
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COERT LAURENS STEYNBERG COIN DESIGNS
By: Julia Montlha, Curator, Numismatic collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Coert Laurens Steynberg was a famous South African sculptor. He is well-known for his sculpture of a statue of President Paul Kruger found at the gate of the Kruger
THE BHISHO MASSACRE
By: Motsane Getrude Seabela Curator Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Notable massacres in South African predates the 1920s PEICWU massacre that took place in Port Elizabeth on 23 October 1920 in which it was reported that 26 people were killed
THE EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S HATS
By: Dineo Maloka, Junior Curator, Textile Collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Introduction Some hats still worn today have a long history, and some examples date to as early as 1910. The largest hat types were recorded in around 1910,