Since our first ‘Night at the Museum’, held in January 2007, the event has grown in size and popularity. It is hosted every two years and is a fun-filled occasion enjoyed by young and old alike. Every year it t gets bigger and bigger with 2017 proving no exception!
Every year, on the 24th September, South Africans celebrate Heritage Day. This special day focuses on South Africa’s diverse cultural and natural heritage. For 2017 the National Museum hosted a special heritage event at Boikhuco Old Age Centre in Bochabela. Co-hosted by Derek du Bruyn, Khotso Pudumo and Amy Goitsemodimo, the event focused on an important aspect of African people’s intangible heritage, namely storytelling.
Herpetofauna of the Oviston, Commando Drift and Tsolwana nature reserves in the arid interior of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Werner Conradie1, 2, *, Brian Reeves 3, Neil Brown4 and Jan A. Venter5
Andries Makwae, Museum education officer, giving a demonstration to learners at an International Museum Day event in Sterkspruit on 12 May, organised by the Eastern Cape Department of Arts and Culture.
Back, from left: Christo Venter (Head of the Design Department), Rick Nuttall (Director), Bart de Graaff and Geert Snoeijer. Front, from left: Marianna Botes (History Department) and Louise Coetzee (Public Relations).
During April 2016 Dr Bart de Graaff, Dutch historian and writer, and documentary photographer Mr Geert Snoeijer, visited the Museum to discuss the Vêrlander temporary exhibition to be hosted at the Museum from November 2016 to January 2017.