SAMA North

06/02/2026

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The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".

25/01/2026

08/12/2025

24/11/2025

17/10/2025

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17/10/2025

16/10/2025

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Have you secured a venue for your year-end function yet? Come to the picturesque DITSONG: Pioneer Museum. Email [email protected] to book.

30/09/2025

Kruger Bicentenary celebrations! 🎉

24/09/2025

23/09/2025

"University heritage collections can become catalysts for learning, transformation, and community-building in the 21st century."

University museums are more than storerooms of the past — they are cultural and academic hubs that shape research, teaching, and civic life. Yet, fewer than 8 of South Africa’s 26 universities have museums, and many collections remain under-researched and inaccessible.

In their op-ed, Dr Sian Tiley-Nel and Uthando Baduza from the University of Pretoria Museums call for reimagining these collections as living assets that engage indigenous knowledge, advance decolonial discourse, strengthen identity, and attract researchers, students, and funders.

University heritage collections can become catalysts for learning, transformation, and community-building in the 21st century. Read more: https://ow.ly/rtzQ50X03LX