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- Historical documents.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.
