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African Window

The African Window is the national cultural history museum (NCHM) of South Africa. It is situated in Pretoria, Gauteng.

The NCHM was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum for Natural History and the South African National Museum for Military History (situated in Johannesburg) on 1 April 1999 to form the Northern Flagship Institution. The Institution is managed by a chief executive officer and a board, which replaced the three separate previous museum boards.

The museum currently resides in the old Mint building at 149 Visagie Street, which was re-built and opened on 1 March 1997.

The collection of the museuem includes:

• Objects (excavated archaeological material and artworks).
• Historical documents.
• Archives.
• Various current and historical audiovisuals.
• Stone Age, Iron Age and historic archaeology sites.
• Historical buildings.
• Early domesticated animals.

Daily visiting hours are from 08:00 to 16:00.

External link

NCHM Official Website

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