eThekwini Municipality – Parks, Recreation and Culture (eThekwini Municipality)

Parks, Recreation & Culture Amenities

Creating a space where people interact creatively to stimulate economic growth, learning, sustainability and social cohesion.

Art Centres

Durban Central

Durban Volunteers’ Memorial (winged figure) - Anglo Boer War, Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.025242

Bronze on marble

General Jan Smuts, Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.025267

Bronze on granite

Queen Victoria, Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.025197

Marble

Sir John Robinson - First Prime Minister of Natal, Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.0254

Marble

Harry Escombe -second Prime Minister of Natal, Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.025452

Marble

Cenotaph, Dorothy Nyembe St, Durban Central, Farewell Square

eThekweni

Part of the grade 2 site

Provincial Heritage Site

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31.025229

Composite

Gugu Dlamini Memorial, Part of The Workshop

eThekweni

Grade 3

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31.025652

Mosaic

Da Gama Clock, Royal Natal Yacht club (temporary position)

eThekweni

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31.2101

Vasco da Gama clock/drinking fountain

Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

In storage at Royal Natal Yacht Club

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31.021

Dartnell Bench -Maj-Gen J G Dartnell memorial seat, Durban Light Infantry, 5 D.L.I Avenue

eThekweni

-29.846892

31.01

Moses Mabhida Statue, located outside Moses Mabhida stadium (Masabalala Yengwa and Isaiah Ntshangase)

eThekweni

-29,82773

31.03159

Bronze on concrete

Moses Mabhida bust (inside Moses Mabhida Stadium)

eThekweni

Bronze on concrete

King Dinuzulu, King Dinizulu Gardens (Botha Gardens), King Dinizulu Road

eThekweni

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31.009325

Bronze on stone

Denis Hurley

eThekweni

-29.86049

31.009335

SS Mendi Centenary memorial, Durban Harbour (to be moved to Cenotaph)

eThekweni

-29.86232

31.02797

Benjamin d'Urban (Governor of the Cape )

eThekweni

In unknown storage

Dick King (equestrian statue on Victoria Embankment), Margaret Mncadi (opp Dorothy Nyembe Street

eThekweni

-29.86167

31.02537

Bronze on concrete

Queen Thomo Memorial (Cato Manor), Mkhumbane / Cato Manor (Cnr of Rick Turner and Vusi Mzimela)

eThekweni

-29.862963

31.966749

General Louis Botha - first Prime Minister of South Africa,King Dinizulu Gardens (Botha Gardens), King Dinizulu Road

eThekweni

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31.009598

Bronze on granite

Fernando Pessoa - poet (Pessoa Place), corner Monty Naicker Street and Soldiers Way

eThekweni

Up for relocation to DHS

-29.85707

31.02392

Bartolomeu Dias - explorer, Peace (Festival) Park, Durban Harbour next to Maritime Museum off Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

-29.862222

31.028111

Granite

George Cato - first Mayor of Durban (in storage)

eThekweni

In unknown storage

Dr S G Campbell - founder of Technical College and father of poet Roy Campbell, City Hall Foyer

eThekweni

-29.85848

31.02608

Edward Innes - Harbour Engineer 1881 - 1887 (City Hall foyer), Church Walk

eThekweni

-29.8586,

31.02612

J Medley Wood - Curator, Botanic Gardens 1882-1903, Botanic Gardens/Sydenham Road

eThekweni

For verification

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31.00641

Mohandas K Gandhi Gandhi Centenary Park, Chatsworth , Chatsworth Town Centre

eThekweni

-29.910374

30.881782

King George V, Howard College, UKZN, Mazisi Kunene Road

eThekweni

-29.86761

30.98111

John Ross, John Ross House, Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

-29.860676

31.031186

Bronze

The Lady in White, Perla Siedle-Gibson, Maritime Museum Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

-29.86207

31.02868

The Lady in White, Perla Siedle-Gibson Original, Rock Point House - (15 Timeball Blvd)

eThekweni

-29.871866

31.04901

Mohandas K Gandhi (foyer of Old Station Building, with plaque on front wall), foyer of Old Station Building, with plaque on front wall - 160 Monti Naicker Street

eThekweni

-29.856952

31.024644

Mother and Child, by Eduardo Villa (Church Street), Cnr Dr Pixley KaSeme and Church Steets

eThekweni

-29.85793

31.02564

Flower Sellers relief, by Mary Stainbank, cnr Monty Naicker/Dorothy Nyembe Streets

eThekweni

-29.85727

31.0243

Little girl figure, in memory of the founder A L Beviss), Medwood Gardens Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

eThekweni

In unknown storage

Various artworks in Botanic Gardens, Botanic Gardens/Sydenham Road

eThekweni

Investigation needed

H W Currie Fountain- cast iron drinking trough (marker), Botanic Gardens/Sydenham Road

eThekweni

Original Site was at the 47 Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

-29.84845

31.00676

Grace Osborn Memorial Fountain, Mayoress, Medwood Gardens) Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

eThekweni

Part of a grade 2 site,

-29.85761,

31.02641

Kenyon Howden - drinking fountain, Kingsmead Cricket Ground, K E Masinga Road/ Archie Gumede Place

eThekweni

-29.849167

31.026775

Old Fort (siege of the British camp 1842), K E Masinga Road/ Archie Gumede Place

eThekweni

Congella memorial and Voortrekker Camp site, Sydney Road

eThekweni

Grade 2

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30.996694

Wyatt Road Military Cemetery (1842 conflict and WW 1), Wyatt Road

eThekweni

-29.85287

31.02275

Anglo Boer War Monument - Jacobs Concentration Camp, Voortrekker Road, Jacobs

eThekweni

-29.93067

30.98498

Naval Gun with Anglo Boer War plaque, Loco Plaza, opposite the Workshop Centre, Monty Naicker Street

eThekweni

-29.85595

31.02434

Merebank Concentration Camp

eThekweni

-29.95143

30.96255

Cenotaph - World Wars 1 and 2, Dorothy Nyembe Street

eThekweni

War memorial (Redhill Cemetery)

eThekweni

-29.772184

31.032193

Rossburgh WW 1 memorial (“Jacob’s Ladder”), Sarnia/Memorial Roads

eThekweni

15 Pounder gun associated with the site - Stored by Glenwood High

-29.90252

30.97394

Front of St Mary’s Church, Greyville - WW 1&2, St Mary’s Avenue, Greyville

eThekweni

-29.83901

31.01858

Garden of Remembrance, Stella Road, Hillary

eThekweni

-29.885306

30.976486

Winston Churchill (stone pylon), Church/Dr Pixley KaSeme Streets

eThekweni

-29.85797

31.02533

George Rutherford pylon, Rutherford Street/Erskine Terrace

eThekweni

-29.85984

31.04066

Karl O Siedle memorial clock tower, Kingsmead Cricket Ground K E Masinga Road/ Archie Gumede Place

eThekweni

-29.84878

31.027

Natal Naval Volunteers and Harry Escombe pylon, Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

-29.8613

31.03067

Boundary pylons marking pre-1932 Borough boundaries

eThekweni

Tollgate Bridge, On the bridge embankment, Tollgate Bridge/N3

eThekweni

-29.85062

30.99034

Connaught Bridge, Over M19

eThekweni

Lt Wyatt monument (Cannon), built into cemetery wall, Wyatt Road

eThekweni

Part of a grade 2 site

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31.02301

Ensign Prior monument - stone cairn, Old Fort Entrance, K E Masinga Road

eThekweni

-29.85171

31.02541

Relief workers monument: ex-servicemen who reclaimed Eastern Vlei after WW 1, Lord’s Ground, K E Masinga Road (previously at Natal Command, Snell Parade)

eThekweni

Relocated from (-29.838684,31.034895)

-29.85152

31.022867

Lord's Ground boundary Marker, K E Masinga Road

eThekweni

Giant AIDS Ribbon and plaques, Gugu Dlamini Memorial Park, Samora Machel Street

eThekweni

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31.02568

Wall of Hope, Gugu Dlamini Park, Gugu Dlamini Memorial Park, Samora Machel Street

eThekweni

-29.854684

31.026079

African Image Award plaques, Church Street entrance to City Hall

eThekweni

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31.02576

Lt F G Farewell (wall of Farewell Square,), Church Street

eThekweni

Flagged for confirmation

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31.02556

Capt A Gardiner (wall of Farewell Square), Church Street

eThekweni

Flagged for confirmation

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31.02551

Capt T C Smith (wall of Farewell Square), Anton Lembede/ Dorothy Nyembe Streets (Smith/Gardiner Streets)

eThekweni

Flagged for confirmation

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31.02501

S A National Convention 1908, Central Post Office (former Town Hall), Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

eThekweni

-29.85802,

31.02507

West and Gardiner Street names (FNB building), cnr Dr Pixley KaSeme/Dorothy Nyembe Streets

eThekweni

Original building with plaques demolished. Currently Ithala Bank, new building on the site is named Westgard House.

Dick King Street name, cnr Dick King/Monty Naicker Streets

eThekweni

-29.85756

31.02977

Soofie Saheb Drive: renaming of Lower Bridge Road, at intersection with Riverside Road

eThekweni

-29.807615

31.034537

Numerous plaques in Old Fort grounds and at Warriors’ Gate, K E Masinga Street

eThekweni

Durban Boys Model School (front of Courthouse), Margaret Mncadi Avenue

eThekweni

-29.86255

31.01949

Site of old Borough Offices, Chester House, 388 Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

eThekweni

-29.8587

31.02112

Site of first Town Council meeting (cnr Dorothy Nyembe/Anton Lembede Streets)

eThekweni

Flagged for confirmation

City Hall -Various plaques

eThekweni

-29.857828

31.026458

Plaques on “Liberation Tower” at former Central Prison site, Cnr Dr A B Xuma /Walnut Roads

eThekweni

Further research on the wall for it to be proclaimed a grade 2 site

-29.85514

31.02955

RDLI Hall - Various plaques and Roll of Honour at 5 DLI Avenue

eThekweni

Amphitheatre and Sunken Gardens, Snell Parade (honouring W Murray-Jones, Chief Architect), O R Tambo Parade

eThekweni

Existance to be verified

-29.84606

31.03546

Jan Smuts 80thbirthday (Tollgate Bridge, Jan Smuts Highway)

eThekweni

45thRegiment Memorial (45th Cutting, Jan Smuts Highway, Sherwood)

eThekweni

-29.83388

30.96887

St Thomas’s Cemetery entrance: site of Berea Mission, Peter Mokaba Ridge Road

eThekweni

Part of a grade 2 site

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30.99565

Anglo Boer War plaques ( Various sites)

eThekweni

Gandhi’s sayings: Gandhi Centenary Park, Chatsworth Town Centre

eThekweni

For verification

-29.910374

30.881782

Passive Resistance Monument, (Resistance Park, Umbilo Road)

eThekweni

Grade 2

-29,87017

30.99517

Gandhi Memorial Mosaic, Beach Grove (Grove Chambers)

eThekweni

-29,86079

31.01989

Natal Mounted Rifles Memorial Wall, NMR HQ, Isaiah Ntshangase Avenue

eThekweni

Umlazi

Victoria Mxenge Bust

eThekweni

Isipingo

Dick King’s House, Isipingo (now municipal offices), adjacent to 92 Phila Ndwandwe Road, Isipingo

eThekweni

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30.930646

Dick King’s grave, Isipingo Cemetery, Delhoo Ln, Isipingo Hills, 4110

eThekweni

-29,98825

30.92467

Anglo Boer War memorial, Isipingo Cemetery

eThekweni

-29,98825

30.924675

Monolith - “Dick King passed this way” (Athlone Park Library gardens), Warner Rd, Athlone Park

eThekweni

-30,01786

30.919498

Amanzimtoti)

MOTH WW memorial, Umbogintwini

eThekweni

Isundu Park - Shaka’s resting place, Isundu Park

eThekweni

Illanda Wilds - plaque commemorating Shaka’s involvement with Amanzimtoti

eThekweni

Plaque at Penny Heyns’ swimming pool,

Amanzimtoti High School

eThekweni

-30,06574

30.872953

MOTH Garden of Remembrance, Warner Beach

Queensburgh

Col J Bowker monument, Stella Road, Escombe (the suburb of Escombe was previously named Bowkers)

26 Pentrelew Road (cnr Stella Road), Escombe

eThekweni

-29,87961

30.899781

Old Millstone from George North’s Mill, displayed outside Queensburgh Civic Centre, Main Road, Escombe

eThekweni

-29,87192

30.899467

MOTH WW memorial at Victory Dugout, 42 Ridley Park Road

eThekweni

-29,8831

30.91695

MOTH WW memorial - Wreath plaques at Del Mein Shellhole, Main Road, Escombe

eThekweni

-29,87283

30.902867

Anglo Boer War plaques: Escombe and Northdene Railway Stations

eThekweni

KwaMashu/Inanda

John Langalibalele Dube Grave/Statue, Inanda (Ohlange High School)

eThekweni

Grade I

-29,69801

30.956444

Nelson Mandela Stone (1994 Voting ), Inanda (Ohlange High School Hall)

eThekweni

Grade I

-29,69836

30.956643

Verulam

Plaques at old Verulam Town Hall: “First Indian Town Board 1967-68" (appointed)

eThekweni

Needs Investigation

-29,64294

31.0149374

Bust of M K Gandhi and relief panel of indentured Indian labourer and plaque, Pakco Recreation Park

eThekweni

Plaque for official opening of Pakco Recreation Park in 2000 to commemorate 150thanniversary of the Town of Verulam

eThekweni

Bust of M K Gandhi and relief panel of indentured Indian labourer and plaque, Pakco Recreation Park

eThekweni

Plaque for official opening of Pakco Recreation Park in 2000 to commemorate 150thanniversary of the Town of Verulam

eThekweni

Grave of Marshall Campbell at Verulam Cemetery. Kwa Mashu is named after him

eThekweni

Tongaat

Garden in front of Municipal Offices, in memory of Edward Saunders, of Tongaat Sugar Company

garden

eThekweni

-29,57059

31.120437

Sculptured frieze (above entrance to Market Hall). Similar features Sculptor: Ivan Mitford-Barber 523 Main Road.

eThekweni

-29,5718

31.115423

Water girl statue and fountain, Old Mill Road

eThekweni

-29,57038

31.122959

The Summer House: two-thirds scale reproduction of the Kat balcony entrance to Cape Town Castle,

Hill Road, Amanzimyama

eThekweni

-29,57037

31.123422

Indian Indentured Workers Memorial, Belvedere Hall, Belvedere Park

eThekweni

-29,58013

31.083234

Peace Pillar next to Indentured Workers Memorial, Belvedere Hall, Belvedere Park

eThekweni

Pinetown

Plaque at the site of the old Market Square, Pinetown Civic Centre,Pinetown, 60 Kings Rd Pinetown

eThekweni

-29,81476

30.862873

Cannon on the site of “Fort Funk”, Memorial Gardens around Pinetown Library

eThekweni

Centre of the library park

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30.862852

World War memorial and Roll of Honour

Memorial Gardens around Pinetown Library: 204 Masabalala Yengwa Road

eThekweni

Centre of the library park

-29,85121

31.02674

Stone cross: WW memorial on Agnes Wood Way, a pathway in the gardens

Memorial Gardens around Pinetown Library:

eThekweni

Centre of the library park

Eliza Scott monument

Memorial Gardens-Pinetown Library:

eThekweni

Centre of the library park

Zulu War and Anglo Boer War memorials, St John’s Church Cemetery

eThekweni

-29,84734

31.01591

Plaque at Fairydene Retirement Village, formerly Princess Christian Hospital during Anglo Boer War

Stapleton Road,

eThekweni

Site of Voortrekker Well, Orange Grove Motors,

Old Main Road

eThekweni

Statue of Abbott Francis Pfanner, founder of Mariannhill Mission, in the grounds of Mariannhill Monastery

1 Abbot Francis Road, Mariannhill Monastery.

eThekweni

-29,84642

30.826939

Remains of Umbilo Waterworks, Paradise Valley nature reserve

10 Oxford Rd, Pinetown, Durban

eThekweni

-29,83238

30.892478

Plaque at site of Rugby School, later Rugby Hotel now Servistar Hardware Store,

Old Main Road

eThekweni

Bell and Cross, Christianenburg Berlin Mission Church,

Cnr Krause and Elchber Street, Clemont.

eThekweni

-29,79791

30.896054

Outspan Tree: old fig tree, stone wall and plaque at wagon resting place, Outspan Road/Jan Hofmeyr Road, Westville. Original plaque at Bergtheil Museum

Cnr Josiah Gumede and Stapleton road, Durban

eThekweni

-29,82148

30.880299

Plaques for Anglo Boer War sites at old main line Railway Stations (Kloof, Gillitts, Botha’s Hill, Inchanga) and Station Master’s house, Drummond

eThekweni

Comrades Marathon commemorative

R103, Drummond

eThekweni

-29,75363

30.707496

Anglo-Boer War Memorials, Pinetown Station

eThekweni

Anglo-Boer War Memorials, Sarnia Station

eThekweni

Bhambatha POW wall, Ballard Street, Durban Point.

Cartwright Flats – first SACP/workers martyr, Intersection of Umgeni Road and Johannes Nkosi Street (Alice St)

Curries Fountain stadium, St Thomas' Road

Durban City Hall, Dr Pixley KaSeme Street

Denis Hurley Centre, 1 Cathedral Road

Diakonia Centre, 20 Diakonia Street

“Duchene” forced removals (Steve Biko campus – DUT), Adjacent Steve Biko Road (Mansfield Rd) and Winterton Walk

Early Morning Market, Julius Nyerere Avenue (Warwick Ave)

Gandhi Library, 138-144 Denis Hurley Street (Queen St)

Gandhi memorial, 95 Dr Goonam Street (Prince Edward St)

Gandhi office, Mercury Lane, between Dr Pixley KaSeme Street and Anton Lembede Street

Himalaya House, Adjacent Etna Lane and Julius Nyerere Avenue (Warwick Ave)

Juma Masjid mosque, Corner of Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street & Denis Hurley Street (Grey and Queen streets)

Kapitan’s Balcony Hotel restaurant site, Corner of Bertha Mkhize & Dr Yusuf Dadoo streets (Victoria and Grey streets)

KwaMuhle Museum, 130 Bram Fischer Road (Ordnance Rd)

Lakhani Chambers (1973 Dockworkers strike), Corner of Dr Yusuf Dadoo and Maud Mfusi streets (Grey and St George’s streets)

eMatsheni, Fishmarket Street

Monty Naicker Commemoration Committee, Currently located at Moses Mabhida stadium

Old Central Prison (ICC site), Adjacent Walnut Road and Dr A.B. Xuma Street (Commercial Rd)

Red Square, Adjacent Dr A.B. Xuma / Monty Naicker and Dr Yusuf Dadoo streets (Commercial Rd, Pine and Grey streets)

Resistance Park – Satyagraha site, Umbilo Road

Sastri College, 1 Winterton Walk

Special Branch office, Masobiya Mdluli Street (Fisher St)

St Aidan’s Hospital & parish church, 33 M.L. Sultan Road (Centenary Rd)

St Aidan’s mission clinic, Cross Street

St Faith’s church, 80 Carlisle Street

Surat Hindu Association, 137 Dr Goonam Street (Prince Edward St)

United Congregational Church of South Africa, 90 Charlotte Maxeke Street (Beatrice St)

Victoria Street Market, Bertha Mkhize Street (Victoria St)

YMCA – formerly the Bantu Men’s Social Club, 29 Charlotte Maxeke Street (Beatrice St)

Statues and Monuments

Durban is known as the City that has cultural resources in abundance, as such, education and historical empowerment of the citizens on the significance of the history and cultural heritage remains a priority in the City’s agenda. Museums play a vital role in ensuring the historical and cultural empowerment of the communities. The aim is to ensure that people remained informed of their history and culture as an important mechanism in building the nation as an instrument of social cohesion.

But despite this, there are compelling reasons that museums are more relevant today than it has ever been. From addressing key social issues to transforming how we see the future; museums have the power to reflect and shape the society. Museums have the power to create unity. They are able to provide a sense of community and place by celebrating a collective heritage, offering a great way to get to know the history of a particular area.

Museums under eThekwini Municipality are classified in three times and all these fall under the banner of heritage. These classification are Durban Local History Museums (LHM), Durban Art Gallery (DAG) and Durban Natural Science Museum (NSM). LHM deals with cultural and historical heritage of eThekwini Municipality, Durban Art Gallery deals with all forms of visual art aspects of heritage while Durban Natural Science Museum focuses on the natural science aspects of heritage.

Passbook Competition

All prizes for the LHM Passbook Competition are awarded at the annual Prize Giving Ceremony which takes place in September. Schools: educators and learners are invited to receive their prizes. Our partners play a significant role in this phase through adjudication, sponsoring and presentation of prizes. There are different prizes suited for the different grades that are catered for; they include books, tablets, e-readers, educational board games and other various educational tools.... read more.

CLICK HERE FOR DURBAN NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUMS INFORMATION

Name of museum: Durban Natural Science Museum	1. Durban Natural Science Museum – City Hall	2. Durban Natural Science Museum -Research Centre	3. Durban Natural Science Museum- Kwa-Zuzulwazi centre(temporarily closed)
Location/Address	234AntonLembedeStreet,CityHall building, 1st floor Cultural block, Durban4001	151 KE Masinga Road, entrance in WyattRoad,Durban4001	1136 Malandela Road, Section EKwaMashu,4360
Visitinghours	Mondays to Saturday: 08:30 to 15:45Sundays&Publicholidays:11:00to16:00	Mondays to Fridays: 08:30 to 15:30Closedonweekendsandpublicholidays.	Mondays to Fridays: 09:00 to15:00 Saturdays: 09:00 to 12:00 Closed on Sundays & Public holidays
Entrancefees	Free	Free	Free
Categories	Natural Science: Public galleries	Natural Science: Research Specimen Collections	Natural Science: Hands on activities
Activities/Programmes	Self-guided gallery tours; guided tours; curriculum-linked programmes; outreach programmes; weekend programmes; holiday programmes; lunch-time talks; workshops and seminars; exhibition’s programmes; classroom support programmes.	Behind-the-scenes tours; visits to the collections; scientific talks; research/programmes; specimen loan requests; specimen data & image requests; donations of specimens; workshops and biodiversity seminars.	Curriculum-linked hands-on activities; walk-in visits, guided visits; weekend programmes; holiday programmes.
Contact details	Telephone:(031)311-2256 Email:NSM.Frontdesk@durban.gov.za	Telephone:(031)311-2256/(031)322 4212 Email:NSM.Frontdesk@durban.gov.za	Telephone:(031)311-2256 Email:NSM.Frontdesk@durban.gov.za
Prohibitions / Conditions of Entry	No disturbing any other visitors in their use of the museum.; No eating or drinking in a museum, unless in an area specifically designated for that purpose (where applicable). No bringing any weapon into a museum. No entering a museum while under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic substances. Flash photography is prohibited in a museum except with the prior written consentof the Director. No photograph or video taken in a museum may be published without prior written consent of the Director. No person may touch a museum object in a museum, or the case or stand in or on which such object is exhibited, unless the exhibit is specifically designated by a sign as being interactive.	Behind-the-scenes tours accommodated strictly by prior booking. No eating or drinking in any of the museum research centre collection spaces. No bringing any weapon into the museum research centre premises. No entering the museum research centre while under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic substances. Photography of any museum research centre scientific specimen only permitted by prior consent of the Director or relevant Curator. No photograph or video taken in a museum may be published without prior written consent of the Director. No person may touch a museum object in a museum, or the case or stand in or on which such object is exhibited, unless the exhibit is specifically designated by a sign as being interactive. Specimen donors to complete and sign a specimen donation form. Intended visitors to the museum research collections to complete a signed visitor request form before visiting the scientific collections. Intended users of museum research collection material to complete a signed loan / biomaterial transfer request that must be submitted to the relevant Curator for approval before a loan / biomaterial transfer can take place.	No disturbing any other visitors in their use of the museum.; No eating or drinking in a museum, unless in an area specifically designated for that purpose (where applicable). No bringing any weapon into a museum. No entering a museum while under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic substances. Flash photography is prohibited in a museum except with the prior written consent of the Director. No photograph or video taken in a museum may be published without prior written consent of the Director. No person may touch a museum object in a museum, or the case or stand in or on which such object is exhibited, unless the exhibit is specifically designated by a sign as being interactive.
Operating Hours	08:00–16:00	08:00–16:00	08:00–16:00

LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUMS

EThekwini consists of 19 Local History Museums sites that are managed fully by the Municipality. They are: KwaMuhle Museum; Old Court House Museum; Old House Museum; Port Natal Maritime Museum; Bergtheil Museum; Pinetown Museum, Cato Manor Museum; Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum, Mpumalanga Heritage Centre; JL Dube House Museum; Phoenix Settlement Museum; Inanda Seminary Archive; Mxenge House Museum; Loram House Museum; Verulam Heritage Centre, Tongaat Museum; Ekuphakameni Shembe Interpretative Centre; Moses Mabhida Museum; and South Africa in the Making Museum.

NB: About four new sitesin the process of being managed by eThekwini Municipality. They are Mazisi Kunene Museum; Phansi Museum; Dick King House Museum; Professor Shabalala Museum; 40 Wills Street Museum.

LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUMS SITES

NO.	SITE	ADDRESS	CONTACTS	OPERATING HOURS
1.	KwaMuhle Museum	130 Bram Fischer Road	Steven Kotze 031-3112237 steven.kotze@durban.gov.za or bongi.mnikathi@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
2.	Old Court House Museum	Cnr. Samora Machel and Anton Lembede	Steven Kotze 031-3112237 steven.kotze@durban.gov.za or jenny.catin@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
3.	Old House Museum	31 Diakonia Street	Mohau Qalaza 031-31122261 mohau.qalaza@durban.gov.za or Gordon.shardrack@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
4.	Port Natal Maritime Museum	Bayend of Samora Machel next to BAT Centre	031-3229598 or steven.kotze@durban.gov.za Or zama.mkhize@durban.gove.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 16h00 - Sunday and Public Holidays 11h00 to 16h00
5.	Bergtheil Museum	16 Queens Avenue Street Westville	Mohau Qalaza 031 266 0271 / 2954 or mohau.qalaza@durban.gov.za or Valencia.gushu@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
6.	Pinetown Museum	Cnr. Josiah Gumede and Crompton Road, Pinetown	Mohau Qalaza 031-3116243 or mohau.qalaza@durban.gov.za / anthee.ramlucken@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
7.	Cato Manor Museum (Intuthuko Junction)	Cato Manor	Maypher Mngomezulu 031-2613216 Maypher.mngomezulu@durban.gov.za Elizabeth.mtshali@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
8.	Verulam Heritage Centre	20 Groom Street, Verulam	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
9.	Mpumalanga Heritage Centre	Shezi Main Road,	Maypher Mngomezulu 031-3225770 Maypher.mngomezulu@durban.gov.za Bongekile.zondi@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
10.	Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Centre	95 Dr. Goonam Street, Durban	Maypher Mngomezulu 031-3220401 or Maypher.mngomezulu@durban.gov.za or Valerie.ndaba@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) Saturday 08h00 to 12h00 Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
11.	JL Dube House Museum	Ohlange, Inanda	031-5191899 or mandla.nxumalo@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) 08h00 -12h00 on Saturday, closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
12.	Phoenix Settlement Museum	1205183 Bhambayi, Inanda	Bongani Mthembu 031-3222856 or Bongani.mthembu@durban.gov.za	08h00 – 16h00 (M-F) 08h00 -12h00 on Saturday, closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
13.	Inanda Seminary Archive	Inanda	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
14.	Mxenge House Museum	Umlazi	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
15.	Tongaat Museum	Tongaat	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
16.	Prof. Shabalala House Museum	3346 38th Avenue, Clermont	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
17.	Mazisi Kunene Museum	8 Delville Avenue, Glenwood	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
18.	Phansi Museum	500 Esther Roberts, Glenwood	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
19.	Moses Mabhida Museum	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
20.	Dick King House Museum	Isipingo metro building	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
21.	40 Wills Street	40 Wills Street, Durban	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
22.	Cato Manor Heritage Centre	Cato Manor	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened
23.	South Africa in the Making	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
24.	Ekuphakameni Shembe	Inanda	Sinothi Thabethe 031-3112222 or Snothi.thabethe@durban.gov.za	By appointment
25.	Loram House Museum	70 Masabalala Yengwa Avenue	Thulani Makhaye 031-3114508 or Thulani.makhaye@durban.gov.za or faith.mpakama@durban.gov.za	Not yet opened

ENTRY FEES

Entry to Local History Museums is free except at Port Natal Maritime Museum which is R5.00 adults and R3.00 children.

ACTIVITIES / PROGRAMMES

Activities and programmes that are taking place in museums are in line with culture and heritage. This is to ensure heritage conservation and that communities are educated on the importance of these heritage assets and their influence. These include: