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Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History
Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History entrance
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Location149 Visagie Street, Pretoria, Gauteng
Coordinates25°45′12″S 28°11′4″E / 25.75333°S 28.18444°E / -25.75333; 28.18444
TypeCultural history
Public transit accessGautrain bus dropoff
WebsiteDitsong National Museum of Cultural History
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The Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History is a museum that showcases the various stages and forms of culture in South Africa. It is part of the Ditsong Museums of South Africa. The museum is located in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.[1]

History

The Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History is housed in the old South African Mint building.[1] The museum was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum for Natural History (now the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History and the Johannesburg-based South African National Museum of Military History on 1 April 1999 to form the Northern Flagship Institution (NFI).

In April 2010 the new name was launched, and the NFI became Ditsong Museums of South Africa. Ditsong is managed by a chief executive officer and a board, which replaced the three separate previous museum boards.

Exhibits

The collection of the museum includes objects such as excavated archaeological material and artworks, historical documents, archives, various current and historical audiovisuals, Stone Age, Iron Age and historic archaeology sites, historical buildings, and early domesticated animals.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History". ditsong.org.za. DMSA. 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023. The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History explores South Africa's cultural diversity in various permanent and temporary exhibitions..

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