National Museum of Natural History

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The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History acts as custodian and documentation centre of South Africa’s natural heritage.The Museum’s collections and exhibits include hominid fossils from the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and associated fauna, including Mrs Ples [the nickname attributed to a fossil skull believed to represent a distant relative of all humankind]; fossils, skeletons, skins and mounted specimens of amphibians, fish, invertebrates, reptiles and mammals. On these collections are based the Museum’s educational programmes, research is done and information is communicated to all people of South Africa as well as to the international community.

Email: info@ditsong.org.za
Call: +27 (0)12 322 7632
Web: ditsong.org.za
Address: 432 Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria, 0001