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,
NDEBELE PORCELAIN TEA SET DESIGNED BY PETER MTHOMBENI
By: Judas Makwela, Junior Curator. DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Introduction The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH) houses several diverse cultural heritage collections. One of these cultural heritage aspects that caught my attention and interest was Ndebele art,
Mbilamutondo, the VhaVenda Xylophone
Mbilamutondo is an indigenous resonated xylophone played by VhaVenda people in the Limpopo Province in the northern part of South Africa.
AVATAR – A 2009 SCIENCE FICTION HOLLYWOOD MOVIE THAT HAS HAD MUCH CONTROVERSY OVER THE LAST DECADE
Since the release of the film on 16 December 2009, there has been numerous discussions relating to a wide variety.
