{"id":959,"date":"2019-09-24T09:21:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musea.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=959"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:14:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ditsong.org.za\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \n About Ditsong<\/span>\n <\/span>\n \t\t\t\t\t

\n <\/span>About us<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft”]DITSONG: MUSEUMS OF SOUTH AFRICA is an amalgamation of eight museums, seven in Tshwane and one in Johannesburg. These museums have diverse collections covering the fields of fauna and flora, palaeontology, military history, cultural history, geology, anthropology and archaeology. The target audience for these museums are children, youth, adults, students, tourists (foreign and local), researchers and the public in general.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n View brochure<\/span>\n <\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″]
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\n <\/span>MANDATE<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”3px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]Collection, conservation and safe management of national heritage collections on behalf of the South African nation.<\/p>\n

Carry out research and publish such information for the cultural, social and economic use locally and internationally.<\/p>\n

Render heritage-based service to other museums as well as to individuals and tertiary institutions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”]\n Our Museums<\/span>\n <\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″]

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\n <\/span>Vision<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tSustainable museums, accessible and relevant to all.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641382650281{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 42px !important;}”][vc_column]

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\n <\/span>Mission<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tTo acquire and preserve, research, exhibit and display heritage assets, and educate the public on cultural, military and natural heritage in a sustainable and transformational manner.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641382650281{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 42px !important;}”][vc_column]

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\n\t\t\t\tIn working towards the achievement of its vision and mission, DITSONG: Museums of South Africa subscribes to the following internal values, which are in line with the Batho-Pele principles.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Natural History<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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The DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History is of the most recognisably and prominent features in Tshwane today. The museum curates thousands of mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Cultural History<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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The DITSONG: National Cultural History Museum explores South Africa's cultural diversity in various permanent & temporary exhibitions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Military History<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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During the First World War (1914 - 1918) no formal showcase was made of South Africa's involvement in that war. In 1940, Capt J Agar-Hamilton was appointed official historian of Union Defence Forces.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Kruger Museum<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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Kruger Museum & it's contents bear witness to the forceful personality of the man who lived there as leader of a small republic in Southern Africa, at a stormy time of his people's long struggle against British imperialism.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Pioneer Museum<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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While enjoying a cup of coffee & homemade bread, visitors can experience a way of life that has irrevocably passed. The stories of the Pioneer Museum & 1848 house, & of the people who lived on the farm.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Some 220 000 years ago a blazing stony meteorite the size of half a football field slammed into the earth's crust. The impact formed a huge crater. This crater is one of the best-preserved meteorite impact craters in the world.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Sammy Marks<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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Sammy Marks arrived in South Africa with a case of silver knives as his only valuable possession, & became one of the first entrepreneurs, playing a significant role in mining, industrial & agricultural development in the country.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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The Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum preserves & presents South African agricultural history in a unique manner. The Museum showcases the history of the development of agriculture.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column]

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\n <\/span>We Are Ditsong<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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We execute our duties with utmost professionalism to improve the reputation of the Institution;\nWe continually strive towards acquiring more knowledge and expertise and by growing and developing our competencies and capabilities we strive to be thought leaders in the knowledge and heritage sectors;
\nWe advance the rights of vulnerable groups and promote access to our programmes and facilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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We are responsible and answerable that the products and services provided by our museums are of the best possible quality, given our resources and capabilities, and are delivered in accordance with the principles of good governance;
\nWhen mistakes are made, we take corrective action and resolve the situation quickly, ensuring that lessons learnt inform new, improved approaches to how we work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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We view our responsibility for preserving, creating awareness and building knowledge about in a serious light;
\nOur decisions and actions are therefore considered and based on what is the correct action to take;
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We strive for excellence in all that we do. We know that our impact and sustainability is dependent on putting people first, especially our customers and employees;
\nWe therefore benchmark ourselves with international best practices, as we move towards being a digitally transformed, accessible and relevant group of museums.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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We are committed to working as a team and creating synergies for shared learning and improved efficiencies across all our museums;
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To count and be counted, our people are the heartbeat of DITSONG;
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