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Prime Minister Louis Botha, the conciliator
By adminDitsong / December 13, 2020
A Carelsen, curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Museum collection The DITSONG: National Cultural History Museum houses a fairly...
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18 DECEMBER 1982
By adminDitsong / December 13, 2020
18 DECEMBER 1982 The attack on South Africa’s Nuclear Power Station at Koeberg By Richard Henry 18 November 2020 Words: ...
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The Walther P38 pistol
By adminDitsong / December 10, 2020
A genuine shooter Jan van den Bos, curator, military collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History The Play station and...
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16-inch Armour Piercing Shot
By adminDitsong / October 13, 2020
16-inch Armour Piercing Shot On Display at DITSONG: National Museum of Military History From HMS Nelson Date 1941 By...
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THE AREA BOMBING OF GERMANY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
By adminDitsong / October 7, 2020
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOMB DAMAGE BY WAR ARTIST GEOFFREY LONG Allan Sinclair DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction Area...
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EVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS: ACCEPTED, TOLERATED OR REJECTED?
By adminDitsong / September 29, 2020
Dr Mirriam Tawane, Curator Palaeontology, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Evolution became part of the national school curricula in...
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COBRA CAVE, THE MEANING
By adminDitsong / September 29, 2020
Lazarus Kgasi: DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History South Africa is famous for its richness in hominid discoveries and we...
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The Shona Mbira
By adminDitsong / September 25, 2020
By Motsane Getrude Seabela, Curator Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Mbira, attached to a gourd resonator (Photograph by...
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TRADITIONAL IRON SMELTING BELLOWS
By adminDitsong / September 22, 2020
Motsane Getrude Seabela, Curator: Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Skin-bag bellows, used for blowing air into a fire....
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Kruger House: the legends live on
By adminDitsong / September 22, 2020
Mauritz Naudé, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (15/08/2020) Even though museums are normally associated with the collection of movable...
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SOUTH AFRICA’S ENTRY INTO THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013)
By Kgomotso Sepeng / September 21, 2020
David Rilley-Harris Ditsong National Museum of Military History August 2020 Source: UNICEF Introduction During the Cold War Africa had been...
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INNOVATIONS IN EDGED WEAPONS
By adminDitsong / September 21, 2020
David Rilley-Harris Ditsong National Museum of Military History September 2020 Edged weapons were being developed in the form of handheld...
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THE MAPIKO MASKS
By adminDitsong / September 21, 2020
Motsane Getrude Seabela, Curator: Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History The Mapiko masks are associated with the Makonde people...
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CHINESE PAIRED SWORDS
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2020
Chinese Paired Swords By David Rilley-Harris - January 2020 DNMMH In the Curator’s Choice display of edged weaponry at the...
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MODEL OF “U-96” DONATED TO THE DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2020
MODEL OF “U-96” DONATED TO THE DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY By Allan Sinclair, Ditsong National Museum of Military History - 22...
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Japanese Tachi
By adminDitsong
/ December 24, 2019
Japanese Tachi David Rilley-Harris DNMMH November 2019 The third oldest edged weapon in the Ditsong National Museum of Military History...
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THE BERSAGLIERI AND THEIR USE OF BIANCHI FOLDING MILITARY BICYCLES
By adminDitsong
/ December 24, 2019
THE BERSAGLIERI AND THEIR USE OF BIANCHI FOLDING MILITARY BICYCLES With reference to the Museum exhibit Modello 25/34 By Richard...
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ZAR Ordnance Quick Firing 37mm Vickers Maxim Ammunition
By adminDitsong
/ October 2, 2019
ZAR Ordnance Quick Firing 37mm Vickers Maxim Ammunition Richard Henry, Curator of Small Arms, Ammunition, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Accoutrements, DITSONG:...
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