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As the year came to a close, we took a moment to look back on some highlights from the past month and say thank you for being part of our story. Decem...
Dr Ghilraen Laue’s latest publication, Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation, co-authored with Lyn Wadley, has recently been release...
Hosting a year-end function? Look no further than the KwaZulu-Natal Museum. Our range of modern, budget-friendly venues offer the ideal space to mee...
We hosted our first Museum sleepover last night with Simama Academy, and it was nothing short of magical. The night was packed with learning and ex...
Our November 2025 Newsletter is out! 🎉 Catch up on the latest museum news, upcoming events, community projects, and a some behind-the-scenes highligh...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum presents, 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊-𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒛𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈, a new online exhibition by Aron Maze...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum joined the global community in promoting inclusivity and raising awareness of the challenges faced by people living with di...
Drs. Justine Wintjes, Ghilraen Laue, and Research Technician Dimakatso Tlhoaele are currently in Kimberley attending the COSMO-ART International C...
Join Wits University Press for the launch of Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue. The book u...
Uniting against Gender-Based Violence & Femicide through the power of sports! The KwaZulu-Natal Museum in collaboration with the uMsunduzi Museum he...
Digital Arts Honours Exhibition | Opening Success Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the opening of the University of KwaZu...
Today, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum had the honour of hosting members of the Zulu Royal Household for the King Solomon kaDinuzulu Memorial Lecture. This...
Today, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum had the honour of hosting members of the Zulu Royal Household for the King Solomon kaDinuzulu Memorial Lecture. This...
ArchSoc Talks made a return to the KZN Museum yesterday as Dr. Annie Antonites gave a presentation on Early Iron Age Animal Resources and Trade in the...
Dr Annie Antonites, Curator of Archaeozoology and Large Mammals at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, gave an interesting talk on an ex...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum staff recently took a "𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒕'𝑳𝒆𝒇𝒕" to the Botanical Gardens and enjoyed a rejuvenating Wellness Day. The day was filled with e...
The Artivist Awards bring together creative voices using art as a powerful tool for activism against gender-based violence. The initiative celebrates ...
Dr Justine Wintjes and Dr Ghilraen Laue are currently in the Underberg area working on a collaborative project with Stephen Wessels. Wessel's expert...
Read Our September Newsletter Catch up on all the latest updates from the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in our September newsletter. From behind-the-scenes hi...
The exhibition the afterlives of things: re-engaging teaching collections opened on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Ce...
Ghilraen Laue is once again in the Waterberg at a site called Dwaalhoek, this time joined by fellow museum archaeologist DimakatsoTlhoaele, both repre...
Join Our Arbour Month Mission 🌳 The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is proud to support the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s #OneMilli...
KwaZulu-Natal Museum Featured at the South African Marine Science Symposium 2025 The South African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS) began on the 8th ...
Sawubona / I See You: A Photographic Album of People with Intellectual Disability by Rory du Plessis The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is proud to host Sa...
Get Ready for a Spooktacular Night at the Museum: Halloween Edition! Join us on Friday, 31st October from 5pm – 8pm for an unforgettable evening of...
Introducing a new and exciting addition to the Museum's lineup of offerings! The Sleepover @ The Museum initiative is geared towards schools and organ...
Arbour Week Social Media Campaign To mark Arbour Week 2025, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum ran a social media campaign inviting the public to celebrate w...
Congratulations to Amanda Pietersen from Raisethorpe Secondary School for winning the UMgunngundlovu leg of the Robben Island Spring School Camp sel...
It's been a busy week for our Education Depts. outreach team, as they have been actively raising awareness of National Arbour Week, by planting indi...
The 89th South African Museums Association (SAMA) 2025 National Conference is currently taking place in The City of Tshwane, under the theme, "𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂...
The selection process for the Robben Island Spring School Camp History Competition continued yesterday, as the Museum's outreach team travelled to U...
The Robben Island Spring School Camp History Competition makes its long-awaited return to the KwaZulu-Natal Museum! The competition's selection proc...
Our Chief PR and Marketing Officer, Viranna Frank, attended the National Arts and Culture Awards 2025 Awards at Sun City from 21–23 August, where th...
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: MOLLUSC COLLECTIONS; EDUCATION OFFICER; MAINTENANCE OFFICER: CLEANING Kindly note that the advertisement for the above-...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is pleased to announce that refurbishment work on our public ablution facilities will begin shortly and is expected to con...
Read Our July Newsletter Catch up on all the latest updates from the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in our July newsletter. From behind-the-scenes highlights an...
KZN Museum staff member selected for KZN Amafa & Research Institute’s Academic Writing Retreat Our Collections Technician in the Human Sciences Depar...
Tshikosi Primary School visits the KwaZulu-Natal Museum Under the leadership of its principal, Mr Humbulani D. Siṱhagu, Tshikosi Primary School takes...
Meet Sinathi Bhengu, an aspiring archaeologist and Grade 11 learner from The Wykeham Collegiate . Sinathi recently spent two days with our Departmen...
Continuing the legacy of Nelson Mandela! The KwaZulu-Natal Museum commemorated International Mandela Day in collaboration with the UMsunduzi and Nco...
Partners, students, technicians, and collaborators of the DIPoDIP project recently took part in the 24th Conference of the Entomological Society of...
𝑨 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒏 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕: 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚, authored by the Museum's Heritage Symbols & Cultural History Assistant, Siboniso Isazi Gcumisa is now av...
Get to know Kakadu National Park! Before the WAC-10 conference in Australia Drs Justine Wintjes and Ghilraen Laue of the Human Sciences Departme...
Flying the KZN Museum flag high! Cultural & Heritage Symbols Assistant, Sboniso Gcumisa was recently interviewed on @ukhozi_fm where he shared s...
Mandela Month is once again upon us. It is a time dedicated to honouring the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela, a champion of social justice a...
📬 June Newsletter Out Now! Catch up on all the highlights from June at the KZN Museum, from exciting exhibitions and school visits to behind-the-scene...
Dr Justine Wintjes and Dr Ghilraen Laue had the enriching opportunity to participate in the Raranga Putiputi flower weaving workshop as part of the cu...
KZN Museum Researchers Present at Prestigious Global Archaeology Conference Dr Justine Wintjes and Dr Ghilraen Laue, together with Anton Coetzee from...
It was a momentous and joyous occasion as staff members and close friends gathered to witness the official handover of the new poetry book, 𝑨 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑾...
SA Archaeological Society Talk at the KZN Museum 'Two objects he had made himself': |han≠kass’o’s bullroarer and gora in Paris by Dr Justine Wi...
📬 Read Our May Newsletter! Catch up on all the latest happenings at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in our May 2025 newsletter! From exciting exhibitions an...
Today (Wednesday 4 June 2025) we continue to photograph the Bamboo Mountain panel in one of the public galleries of the museum. This amazing panel was...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum's Winter Edition Holiday Programme brings you educational and hands-on activities, packed with exciting daily crafts, guide...
This AFRICA DAY, we celebrate the launch of i.dig.africa, a platform for digital storytelling using museum collections about Africa's pasts. i.dig.af...
Africa Day is commemorated annually on the 25th of May, and celebrates Africa's unique identity, heritage and cultural expression. It also marks the...
The KwaZulu-Natal Museum celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity under the theme, "𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕," p...
The KZN Museum proudly participated in the 2025 edition of the Maritzburg College Career Focus, where we engaged with future leaders of industry and i...
A powerful moment of learning, history, and connection as the KwaZulu-Natal Museum welcomed Dr. Jean Bailey and her team, all the way from the USA! ...
Happy International Museums Day! 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of celebrating museums and the essential role they play as educational spa...
We are pleased to announce the launch of the StoryMap, Picturing uMgungundlovu: iNkosi Dingane kaSenzangakhona’s capital 1829–1838. ‘Picturing uMgun...
Celebrating museums and the crucial role they play as educational institutions in society during the KZN Dept. of Sport, Arts, and Culture's, Intern...
Connecting Ancient Towns to Contemporary Communities Museums are no longer just places for the past. They are spaces that link history to today’s wor...
The KZN Museum buzzed with energy as we hosted second-year Communications Science students from the Durban University of Technology for an immersive...
The KZN Museum buzzed with energy as we hosted second-year Communications Science students from the Durban University of Technology for an immersive...
Catch Up on the Latest Museum News – Read Our April Newsletter! Discover exciting updates, upcoming events, and behind-the-scenes stories in our Apr...
KwaZulu-Natal Museum Mourns the Passing of Former Director Dr Jason Londt The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr J...
Take your learners beyond the classroom and into a world of discovery with the KwaZulu-Natal Museum’s engaging, CAPS-aligned educational offerings...
The KZN Museum’s Exhibitions Department recently welcomed first-year Digital Arts students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) for an insp...
New In-Service Trainees Begin Their Journey at the KZN Museum Our latest group of in-service trainees has officially started their journey at the KZN...
We are pleased to welcome some new faces joining the KwaZulu-Natal Museum! We look forward to the contributions you will make on this exciting journ...
Sabalala Nolwazi Expands to Zululand District: Taking Museum Learning on the Road The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is excited to share that its flagship educ...
Dr. Ghilraen Laue, Rock Art Specialist at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, recently captivated an audience with a fascinating presentation on the ongoing arc...
Spotlight: PhD Student Thandwa Dlamini - University of Pretoria & KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa My name is Thandwa Dlamini from the Kingdom of E...
Spotlight: PhD student Ben de la Fontaine - University of Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa I am Benjamin de la Fontaine, entomologist...
Call for applications: Sixth entomological training course: October, South Africa Organisation: The training will be organized by several institutio...
In celebration of the World Book Day the Library Department would like to debut the basic computer skills training program.We wish to invite a maximum...
From 28 to 31 January, John Midgley (Assistant Director/Principal Curator of Natural Science Department at the KZN Museum) attended the first discussi...
Stay up to date with the latest happenings at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum! From exciting exhibitions and special events to groundbreaking research and co...
From November 30 to December 10, 2025, John Midgley (KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa) and Kurt Jordaens (AfricaMuseum, Belgium) collected Diptera a...
