ย ย ย The KZN Museum will be running a Storytelling Festival over September and October. The education department will be taking the festival out...
KZN Museum outreach education carries on in term 3 with our Enviro Reach programme. Grade 11 learners had the unique experience of doing sci...
ย ย Celebrate the arrival of Spring at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum. Receive a FREE vegetable seedling when you purchase a entry ticket to visit the M...
Honouring the remarkable life of Charlotte Maxeke! Honouring the remarkable life of Charlotte Maxeke. MEC for Arts and Culture in KwaZulu...
ย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐น๐-๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ.๐ค. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ.A. My na...
ย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐น๐-๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ.๐ค. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐น๐-๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐...
Frans Prins (1965-2021) The KwaZulu-Natal Museum notes the passing of Frans Prins, a former Head of Anthropology. Frans graduated from the University...
ย ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ-๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ!Meet ๐ก๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ, a BSc Honours in Zoology graduate fro...
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐!! ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: You...
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐น๐-๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ. ๐ค: ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป...
Rare fly found in South Africa after 160 years We know very little about most insects, probably because there are so many species out there. Scientis...
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife have a project where they are eradicating invasive alien species in all of their parks. Alien plants are being removed and repla...
Thank you to every single person who made a difference this last week. Heroes among us inย every shape, size and colour ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐! #Mand...
Please note that the KZN Museum will be closed to the public until further notice.ย ย We do apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please contact t...
Rediscovery of a small rock art museum at the Royal Natal National Park KwaZulu-Natal Museum staff recently visited uMhwabane rock shelter in the Ama...
Visit to uMhwabane (eBusingatha) rock shelter, Ukahlamba-Drakensberg, KZN Recently, staff and volunteers of the Human Sciences Department and Exhib...
Having an accurate picture of species diversity in a given habitat is critical for understanding and ultimately protecting our environment. However, t...
Lecture on the San communities of eastern South Africa On Sunday 6 June, Dr Geoff Blundell, the head of the Human Sciences Department, gave a lecture...
New publications by Museum staff Last month the volume Perspectives on Differences in Rock Art, edited by Jan Magne Gjerde and Mari Strifeldt Arntz...
As part of Enviro Reach Outreach Education the KZN Museumโs Education Department have produced teaching materials for grades 10-12 (Life Science). The...
KwaZulu-Natal Museum sponsors prizes for Archaeology Student Development Conference (SDC) 2021 Kelita Shadrach, WITS PhD Candidate and SAASC secret...
The KZN Museum held its annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day recently. This year the initiative is an outreach one, with 30 learners, both bo...
Horse flies, also known as deer flies or clegs, are haematophagous flies that feed on blood of mammals, bird and even reptiles.ย They have a very sore...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museums collaborative International Biodiversity Day event with DUCT saw 40 learners participate in the initiative on Friday, ...
To celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) the KZN Museum, in partnership with the Duzi Umgeni Conservation Trust (DUCT), inv...
KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM PUBLISHES NEW BOOK ย The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is pleased to announce the publication Chronicles of the Seekoei River Bushmen an...
Happy International Museum Day! #kznmuseum #IMD2021 #recover #reimagine #FreeEntry
Helping to shape South Africaโs future generation under the difficult times of corona. Isiqalo Youth Development held a Careerโs Day Ex...
The printed version of the 2020 edition of Southern African Humanities is now available! Every year, the dedicated staff of the Department of Human...
THE KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM WELCOMES A VISITING RESEARCHER FROM YALE UNIVERSITY Kefilwe Rammutloa, a PhD candidate at Yale University, joined the Depa...
Visiting Researcher: Dr Lourenรงo Pinto The Human Sciences Department, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, welcomes visiting researcher Dr Lourenรงo Pinto. Dr Pint...
Happy World Book and Copyright Day.ย Books have the power to bridge gaps and help stimulate the minds and creativity of readers. This year we celeb...
Climate change is regarded as one of the biggest threats faced by humanity in recent history. Climate action failure ranked second behind infe...
Molluscs come in all shapes and sizes, and produce beautiful shells. But how do they make these shells?Shells are made of calcium carbonate and are fo...
ย ย After a long period of adjusting to the new normal, we are pleased to announce the recommencement of three of our outreach programs as follows...
Kamberg Nature Reserve Field Trip by Mandisa Ndlovu One of my responsibilities as the Entomology Research Technician is to assist the curator with...
The KZN Museum in collaboration withย Scifest Africaย will be hosting a FREE webinar on "The Necessity For Essential Oils" next week Thurs...
Now that word is getting out about our Enviro Reach Programme, the KZN Museum is able to extend its reach to new areas due to the demand from school...
Due to the upcoming Easter weekend, please be advised that the Museum will close at 11h00 am on Thursday, 1 April 2021. The Museum will resume norma...
Mr Kenny Vusi Xaba, or fondly known as Baba Kenny or Shwabada arrived at the KZN Museum in 1999. He has been part of the many changes that have been...
Hamba Kahle Ndabezitha Today, as we say farewell to King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, we remember him and the line of Zulu Kings who came befor...
ย ย In honour of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum management has taken a decision to close the Museum to...
In celebration of library week 2021, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum hosted a reading session, as well as donated books to local schools from the Pie...
#Didyouknow that the KwaZulu-Natal Museum is home to one of South Africaโs largest specialist research libraries? The library has ste...
March 15 marks the commencement of South African Library Week. The initiative celebrates the important role libraries play, in creating learning...
๐๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ญ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐๐๐น๐ (๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ) We are saddened by his passing and our deepest sympathies go to the Roy...
"Holding history in her hands" Today the Maritzburg Sun published an article about Chiara Singh, one of the interns in the Department of Human Scie...
Once lost but now found: a rare snake and endemic to South Africa Montaspis gilvomuculata This rare cream-spotted snake is endemic to the Drakensbe...
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SCIENCES GROWS FOR 2021 The Department of Human Sciences has seen a significant influx of volunteers, interns, and supervised...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on South Africaโs education system, which is evident from a 5.1% drop in the matric pass ...
Weโre kicking off Human Rights month with a bang! . . . Today marks the 8th annual celebration of Zero Discrimination day. This is an initiative...
We have regular requests from many scientists to examine specimens in our collections. It is often preferable to send photographs to scientists instea...
On Friday 12th of February 2021, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in conjunction with a local group called, Blue Birds, organised a canoeing coaching clinic...
Today we highlight Chiara Singh, an archaeology intern at the KZN Museumโs Human Sciences department. Chiara is part of the 30 interns employed at t...
I love my job because I am a peopleโs person and I love being challenged, being at the front desk gives me the opportunity to interact with differen...
Fieldwork in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Eastern Cape Province ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Dr Ghilraen Laue of the Human...
The Exhibitions department regularly measures temperatures, light and relative humidity in the galleries to provide a representation of the environmen...
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐Nomanslandโs Past in Paint, Stone, Iron, and PaperSymposium, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 5-9 December 202...
As part of the ongoing upgrades in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, the pillars at our reception is getting a new look. Clayton Flanagan who is one of ...
Because of the ongoing global pandemic, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum took the initiative to put up relevant and informative signs in the courtyard area ...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum follows strict Covid19 regulations, among other things, no mask no entry. Weโve even gone to the extent of instilling thi...
In order for the world to better understand climatic changes, things like Species Distribution Models (SMDs) are mostly used to understand what we cal...
Introducing our Marketing Intern, ๐ข๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ.Ongeziwe is learning about museum marketing and online content development.๐ข๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ...
After being closed from Thursday the 7th of January 2021 due to deep cleaning and sanitization, The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is now open. We ...
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR SANITIZATION DUE TO COVID-19 WE WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY, 11 JANUARY 2021 WE APOL...
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐Introducing our Digital Marketing Intern, Ronelle Ambrose, who is responsible for producing creative, promotion...
We are happy to officially open to the public as of the 4th of January 2021. We canโt wait to see you back in the Museum immersing yourself in our bea...
We are officially closed from today and will open our doors to the public on the 4 January 2021, from 09h00 to 15h30.ย ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐...
We will be officially closed from the 23 December 2020 and will reopen to the public on the 4 January 2021, from 09h00 to 15h30. Please not...
The arrival of summer is usually a time for increased fieldwork in the Natural Sciences Department and this year was no different, despite COIVD regul...
Annual Intervention into the Human Sciences Collections For the 2020 intervention into the Human Sciences (DHS) Collections, a specialist object cons...
Asanda Ntshingila is one of the new marketing interns at the KZN Museum as part of a 12 month ย Cathsseta internship. This internship is a programme de...
Chief Education Officer for Outreach, Marsha Kalika, will be presenting a webinar session on the 7 December at 2pm, as part of her school science ...
The KZN Museum has employed 30 interns as part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme, for a period of two months.ย The Presidential Employm...
On 1 December 1838, slaves were emancipated at the Cape Colony in South Africa. Some 39,000 slaves were freed from the system of โapprenticeshipโ. Whi...
The theme for this yearโs World AIDS Day is โglobal solidarity, shared responsibilityโ. Antรณnio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Na...
