Collections

A wide range of unique artefacts have been collected and donated to the museum. Most objects pertain to the eThekwini Municipality and the Durban city region.

Research & enquiries

The museums offer research access to academics, scholars, educators and learners on weekdays from 08:30 to 16:00 at the Old Court House, Bergtheil and Pinetown locations. Staff provide access to photographs, documentation, records and primary source materials, and are digitising selected photographs, with some images available online.

What we hold

  • Photographs and paintings
  • Documents and posters
  • Textiles and fashion items
  • Furniture and household objects
  • Workshop and agricultural implements
  • Archaeological items

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Brown cloth cover of the 1891 book Sketches of Durban and its Harbour by Cathcart W. Methven
Sketches of Durban and its Harbour (1891) by Cathcart W. Methven, source of the period engravings on this site.Unknown, public domain. Source