Ditsong Museums of South Africa
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| Parent department | Department of Sports, Arts and Culture[1] |
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| Website | https://ditsong.org.za |
Ditsong Museums is an amalgamation of eight museums in the
palaeontology, military history, cultural history, geology, anthropology and archaeology."[2]
Museums
Ditsong manages several institutions from its central headquarters in the former Native Affairs building on Church street, Pretoria.
- Ditsong National Museum of Natural History[3]
- Ditsong National Museum of Military History[3]
- Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History[3]
- Pionier Museum[3]
- Sammy Marks Museum[3]
- Tswaing Meteorite Crater[3]
- Kruger Museum[3]
- Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum[3]
Mandate
According to the website the "mandate of the organisation is as follows:
- Collection, conservation and safe management of national heritage collections on behalf of the South African nation.
- Carry out research and publish such information for the cultural, social and economic use locally and internationally.
- Design, implement and manage exhibitions and public programmes with a view to supporting the national educational curriculum, economic development and other socio-economic objectives of the Government.
- Render heritage-based service to other museums (national, provincial, local and private) as well as to individuals and tertiary institutions."[2]
References
- ^ "Ditsong Museums of South Africa: Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF).
- ^ a b "DITSONG MUSEUMS OF SOUTH AFRICA". ditsong.org.za. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ditsong Museums of South Africa". ditsong.org.za. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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