Ditsong National Museum of Natural History

The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in , . It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the .
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Pretoria, South Africa
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Natural History”, “Transvaal Museum”, and “Transvaal Museum, Pretoria”
  • Address: 432 Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria, 0001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pretoria City Hall and Pretorius Square.

Town hall
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is a large building in city centre, South Africa, which was built in 1931 and inaugurated in 1935 in order to celebrate the city-status of Pretoria obtained in 1931. is situated 250 metres west of Ditsong National Museum of Natural History.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 140 metres west of Ditsong National Museum of Natural History.

Park
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is a park located in the center of , . Founded in the 1870s as a botanical garden, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. is situated 310 metres east of Ditsong National Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pretoria and Lukasrand.

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, the administrative capital of , is in . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

Suburb
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is an established suburb to the southeast of , .

Suburb
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is one of the oldest suburbs of the city of , . The well-established area is situated east of Nelson Mandela drive, adjacent to Pretoria Central.

Ditsong National Museum of Natural History

Latitude
-25.75304° or 25° 45′ 11″ south
Longitude
28.18939° or 28° 11′ 22″ east
Operator
Ditsong Museums of South Africa
Open location code
5G6C65WQ+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59708287
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Wiki­data ID
Q2583379
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Ditsong National Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ditsong Nasionale Natuurhistoriese Museum”
  • Armenian: “Տրանսվաալի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu del Transvaal”
  • Chinese: “德蘭士瓦博物館”
  • Dutch: “Ditsong National Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “Staats Museum”
  • Dutch: “Staatsmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Transvaal Museum”
  • Dutch: “Transvaalmuseum”
  • French: “musée du Transvaal”
  • French: “Musée du Transvaal”
  • French: “Transvaal Museum of Natural History”
  • German: “Ditsong National Museum of Natural History”
  • Japanese: “ディツォング国立自然史博物館”
  • Japanese: “トランスヴァール博物館”
  • Japanese: “トランスバール博物館”
  • Russian: “Трансваальский музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Transvaal”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Transvaal de Historia Natural”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Transvaal”
  • Swedish: “Ditsong National Museum of Natural History”
  • Ukrainian: “Дітсонгівський національний природознавчий музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Трансваалю”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Natur, Ditsong, Pretoria”
  • “DNMNH”

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