Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History

About the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History

Through a range of ongoing and one-time exhibitions, The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History investigates the cultural variety of South Africa. All areas of the Gauteng Province may readily be reached by road to the museum, which is housed in the historic South African Mint building behind Pretoria City Hall. The collection of the museum includes objects such as excavated archaeological material and artworks, historical documents, archives, various current and historical audiovisuals, Stone Age, Iron Age and historic archaeology sites, historical buildings, and early domesticated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.

Interesting Facts

On April 1, 1999, the Transvaal Museum for Natural History in Pretoria and the South African National Museum of Military History merged to become the Northern Flagship Institution, replacing the DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History. After a name change in April 2010, the the National Financial Institution was renamed as DITSONG Museums of South Africa. A board and a chief executive officer oversee DITSONG, replacing the three independent prior museum boards.