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Documenting rock art in the Waterberg A panel of antelope in a small but densely painted shelter (Waterberg, photograph: G. Laue). The rock art o...
Posthumously-published paper by Professor Thomas N. Huffman available as open access Venda-type walling, Limpopo Province. Image credit: T. N. Huffma...
Seasonal Survey of horse flies by Dr Kirsten Williams Horse flies are usually seen as a nuisance that bite, but they are also important vectors of di...
Progress made on pollinating fly conservation by Dr John Midgley While most people are well aware of the role bees play in pollination, the role of o...
Fieldwork in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Eastern Cape In November 2022, Dr Vibeke Viestad from the University of Oslo joined Drs Ghilraen Laue an...
Research into ‘Bushman’ dress by visiting scholar Dr. V. M. Viestad The Department of Human Sciences recently hosted Dr Vibeke Maria Viestad from th...
Fuze’s gourd In 1904, the Museum received a donation of a beer gourd. The donor was probably the amakholwa writer and intellectual Magema Magwaza Fuz...
Congratulations to our staff that received long service awards today! Your years of service at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum are a true testimony of y...
Raising awareness to help fight the stigma and discrimination against HIV/AIDS.#kznmuseum #WorldAIDSDay #1stofDecember #RockTheRibbon
UKZN Press and The KwaZulu-Natal Museum invite you to celebrate the republication of Abantu Abamnyama Lapa Bavela Ngakona & The Black People and Whenc...
The public is invited to attend this book launch, to be held at the KZN Museum on Saturday, 26 November at 3pm. Entrance is free. Please RSVP...
Don’t worry! We have more snakes in the collection room by Matabaro Ziganira Over the last few months, our successful outreach programmes led by th...
«This little thing of ours», as one Ju|’hoan woman expressed it earlier this year, is a distinct part of San material culture. The tortoise-shell bo...
Excavations at Border Cave 2022 Border Cave is located in the Lebombo mountain range in KwaZulu-Natal overlooking eSwatini. This site is one of a few...
Exploring coral reef resilience When looking at the sand on a beach, one might not realise that it can contain many different types of shells: from t...
Imisundu njenga ihlala emhlabathini kusho ukuthi nokubaluleka kwayo kuse mhlabathini. Imisundu idla umhlabathi ihlanganise namacembe asefile awela pha...
Professor Judith Masters, 1956 – 2022By Dr Gavin Whitelaw On the 3rd of October 2022, Professor Judith Masters and her partner Dr Fabien Génin were...
The Department of Human Sciences of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum hosted a lively symposium about Game Pass Shelter from 14 to 16 September 2022, which inc...
Dr Ghilraen Laue, Human Sciences Department, KwaZulu-Natal Museum is currently working on an archaeological excavation directed by Professor Lyn Wadle...
With the relaxation of international travel restrictions, KwaZulu-Natal Museum scientists are able to share their research with a global audience agai...
The 16th PanAfrican Archaeological Association Congress, Zanzibar, Tanzania In August, Dr. Justine Wintjes and Dr. Ghilraen Laue, Human Sciences De...
KwaZulu-Natal Museum participation at the regional South African Museums Association Conference and the fieldwork in Zululand The conference took pla...
Opening of UKUPHOSA ITSHE ISIVIVANENI, an art installation by UKZN’s Centre for Visual Arts at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum19th September 2022 @ 5.30pm ...
Spears week: annual intervention into the Human Sciences collections Spears were the focus of the annual intervention into the KwaZulu-Natal Museum’s...
Archaeological Society Talk: Excavation and Rock Art in the WaterbergGhilraen Laue and Professor Lyn Wadley in front of the large sheep painting at th...
The KZN Museum commemorated Mandela Day with a special visit to Sivuli Zandla Children's Home Care Centre located in Willofontein. The visit ...
An unexpected visitor to the museum recently caused consternation for some of the staff. On returning to work after a weekend, a bat was discovered d...
Visiting Scholar from the University of Toronto, Canada Ms. Hopper measuring the internal diameter of an ostrich eggshell bead. Courtneay Hopper, a ...
KZN Museum Outreach Education Officer Marsha Kalika conducted a 3-day outreach holiday programme at the Old Prison Museum this week. The k...
Visiting Researchers from the University of Johannesburg In early June the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Human Sciences Department, welcomed University of Jo...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum presents Night at the Museum. So much to see including live snake shows! Loads of activities: archaeological exc...
RECAP: One of the mandates for the Natural Science Department, is to publish its collections data that fall under its umbrella to the free access data...
Archaeoacoustic project in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park Recently, Dr Ghilraen Laue, Human Sciences Department, Kwazulu-Natal Museum, joined the ER...
Just out: the book Archives of Times Past A book titled Archives of Times Past: conversations about South Africa’s deep history, edited by Cynth...
Chemists, druggists, and theatrics: a new donation for the KwaZulu-Natal Museum Mr. Coyne holding one of the items donated: the ‘Dispensing Dept’ si...
INVITATION TO SMEs TO SUBMIT THEIR COMPANY PROFILES KwaZulu-Natal Museum’s procurement operations are governed in accordance with the Public Finance ...
From the 28th April to the 8th May a training course in Taxonomy and Systematics of African Pollinating flies was held at Shawswood in Karkloof, KZN. ...
The KZN Museum will be celebrating Africa Day on the 25th May 2022 from 9am – 12:00 pm. The first part of the celebrations includes a lecture on Afric...
Every year we celebrate International Museum Day on the 18 May! This year the focus is on "Museums have the power to transform the world around us." ...
In June 2019 the Museum hosted two interns in the department of Natural Sciences (Malacology) in partnership with CATHSSETA. In their first week of a...
A visit to Patricia Vinnicombe’s childhood home "My main aim has been to demonstrate that the Bushman rock paintings are concerned not so much with t...
KZN Museum celebrated World Book and Copyright Day by launching a reading corner at the Learners Resource Centre. Special thanks to guest sp...
Happy World Book and Copyright Day! 📖📗 Created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995, World Book Day is a worldwide celebration, promoting the enjoyme...
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND as we celebrate World Book and Copyright Day by launching a reading corner at the KZN Museum. Join us this c...
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱. Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful long weekend. Stay safe. ...
Thomas Niel Huffman 17 July 1944 – 30 March 2022 Thomas (Tom) Huffman, professor emeritus of archaeology at Wits University, died yesterday at hom...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum presents, "𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺: 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀." Be captivated by master snake handler, Nick Evans- Snake Re...
More than 190 presentations on the subjects of “Protected Areas and Conservation”, “Communities & Livelihoods Governance, Agriculture and Tourism”, “B...
KZNM at the Southern African Mountain conference! Last week was held the first Southern African Mountain Conference, ground-breaking in its attempt t...
Library Week celebrations continued at the KZN Museum with a reading session attended by Esigodini Primary School. The reading session focused on th...
Human Rights Month commemorations kicked off at the KZN Museum with the "I am the flag campaign", an initiative that aims at nation-building and soc...
Continued Fieldwork in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Eastern Cape Province In late 2021 Dr Ghilraen Laue of the Human Sciences Department at the KZ...
Visit the KZN Museum this week as we #reimagine #repurpose and #rediscover libraries! Pick up a book of your choice at no cost and leave a book or t...
What sugarcane has to do with the KZN Museum? By Matabaro Ziganira One might expect that agricultural crops such as sugarcane is solely a business o...
School holidays are just around the corner and the KZN Museum Holiday Programme couldn't have come any sooner!We are bringing you another instalment...
Celebrating International Women's Day by raising awareness about women's equality and recognising the contributions of women and girls around the worl...
This is the last week to be a part of the KZN Museum book drive, donate your pre-loved books at the Museum or at any of the selected drop-off points...
Grade 6 & 7 learners from Willowfontein Intermediate School paid a visit to the KZN Museum for formal lessons on Photosynthesis and Biodiversity res...
Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World exhibition is finally here. The temporary exhibition explores Emerging Infectious Diseases and Pande...
After a long period of being closed due to maintenance, we welcome back three of the KZN Museum's most popular attractions, the Sounds of Africa Galle...
After a long period of being closed due to maintenance, we welcome back three of the KZN Museum's most popular attractions, the Sounds of Africa Gal...
School holidays are just around the corner and the KZN Museum Holiday Programme couldn't have come any sooner! We are bringing you another inst...
Here are some interesting facts about South African languages: 1. South Africa has 11 official languages and ranks 3rd behind Zimbabwe (16) a...
Sifundisa ngokubaluleka kwemisundu kwa Swayimane Dr Thembeka Nxele Abazukulu bakwagogo Khanyile bafunda amabanga aphansi, omdadlana ufunda ibanga le...
On this day in 1990, former President Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster prison following 27 years of imprisonment.The release of Nelson M...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum invites members of the public to participate in the KZN Museum Book Drive and donate any unwanted and pre-loved books to th...
The KZN Museum's three-part ScifestaAfrica interactive learning workshops came to an end on Friday the 4th of February 2022 with a lesson on Micro...
World Read Aloud Day celebrations continued on Thursday, 3 February with the KwaZulu-Natal Museum's Education Outreach Team along with the Museum's Li...
The KZN Museum's Education Outreach team has developed two new LFSE Teaching Aids which include the DNA molecule, complimenting the RNA taught in th...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum welcomes 5 new CATHSSETA Interns who will be at the museum for the next 12 months. Joining the team is Gugulethu Khuzwayo...
At the end of November 2021, a group of scientists from around South Africa met on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal to determine the distribution of s...
Birds, cloves and baskets A new donation! The Human Sciences Department of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum is excited to announce the donation of 160 new i...
Siya Zamisa (Research Technician) in the Natural Science department shares some insight into some of what he does in his job. One of the most importa...
Season's greetings! Best wishes for a peaceful festive season and a wonderful and safe 2022!
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum would like to extend a token of gratitude to three members of staff, who have served the museum diligently over the years and...
