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 Lourenço Pinto The Human Sciences Department, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, welcomes visiting researcher Dr Lourenço Pinto. Dr Pint...
Happy World Book and Copyright Day. 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...
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 with Scifest Africa 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...
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 Africa’s 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...
𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗭𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗸𝗮𝗕𝗵𝗲𝗸𝘂𝘇𝘂𝗹𝘂 (𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟴-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭) 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 Africa’s education system, which is evident from a 5.1% drop in the matric pass ...
We’re 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 Museum’s Human Sciences department. Chiara is part of the 30 interns employed at t...
I love my job because I am a people’s 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 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...
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁Nomansland’s 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. We’ve 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, 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘇𝗶𝘄𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘆𝗶.Ongeziwe is learning about museum marketing and online content development.𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘇𝗶𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯...
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...
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁Introducing 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 can’t wait to see you back in the Museum immersing yourself in our bea...
Our 2021 calendars have become so popular and are being received well by the public. We now only have a limited number left. Be sure to come a...
We are officially closed from today and will open our doors to the public on the 4 January 2021, from 09h00 to 15h30. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘂...
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 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. 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 “apprenticeship”. Whi...
The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’. António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Na...
Did you know that today marks the 116th anniversary of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum official opening? Yes, you heard right 116 YEARS, sounds old ...
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝘄𝗶: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 In early November of 2020, staff from the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZN Museum) visited A...
During the national lockdown, most institutions did not allow access to their buildings. This meant that collections at these institutions were not ...
Behind the Wire is a temporary exhibition at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum and explores civilian internment in the British Empire from 1914 – 1919, t...
Congratulations to the winners of our Halloween Competition - a very big thank you to KC's Butter Biscuits for the very generous sponsorship of ...
The KZN Museum honours the South African Indian community in a gallery that celebrates its rich and diverse Indian culture. The gallery tells th...
New Tarantula (Ceratogyrus attonitifer) Horn-Like Spider Craft Materials 5x Brown Pipe Cleaners Black & Yellow Beads Googly Eyes Hot Glue...
Archival Work at the Killie Campbell Africana Library With the reopening of public institutions after the Covid-19 lockdown, Angela Ferreira of the A...
On Tuesday 06th October, Justine Wintjes and Ghilraen Laue of the Human Sciences Department, KwaZulu-Natal Museum and Jeremy Hollmann, Research Associ...
The storytelling festival was a success and all the schools that were visited were very happy to be part of the program. The Museum visited Nkanyezini...
Between 1981 and 1997, the marine mollusc collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum was expanded significantly in the number and diversity of specimens. ...
Companion Planting Companion planting is growing different crops within close proximity of each other whereby, the plants have the ability to complem...
🧙🎃 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑥 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠? 🎃👻🔮 All you need to do in order to win 1 of 3 Halloween Boxes is visit the KZN M...
Awesome new 'pop up exhibition' on Dinosaurs - outside the Museum. For now - we are only open on the weekdays, Monday to Friday from 9h00...
We are thrilled to finally open to the public as of the 1st of October 2020. After being closed since the beginning of lockdown in March and we ...
The KwaZulu Natal Museum launched a Storytelling Festival for primary schools for the month of October. Siboniso Gcumisa, the Museum’s ‘Herit...
After six months of lockdown a team from the Human Sciences Department, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, along with Jeremy Hollmann, Research Associate at the Ro...
This is an example of an object used among Yoruba communities of Nigeria. It is a shrine dedicated to Ori, a deity of fate, control of which resides...
It is easy to turn cowries into beads by piercing a hole in their upper side. This carved wooden figure on display in the Kwa...
Money cowries, a transoceanic heritage – part 4 In West Africa money cowries were a kind of currency, but they also served as a mater...
South African Living treasures are part of our heritage. The KwaZulu-Natal Museum in collaboration with grade 7 learners from Dindi Primary School c...
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 – 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯 At the mouth of the Mzikaba River in the Eastern Cape lies the remains of an old shipwreck. Geoff H...
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 – 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 The shells of money cowries are natural objects transformed into objects of cultural significance. ...
Indigenous plants are part of our South African Heritage. This Heritage month the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in partnership with Duzi-uMngeni Conservation...
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲! Money cowries are tropical sea snails (Monetaria moneta). They have delicate lace-like bodies that are prot...
Due to the restrictions imposed by covid-19, in-person conferences have not been able to take place this year. The European Association of Forensic...
KZN Museum has partnered with the Upper West Side Community Group, Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust and Project Gateway in the Camps Drift Spring...
#arbourday competition winners popped by the Museum to collect their prizes! Happy planting to all of them. They each took away a tray of spi...
