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| Durban
Natural Science Museum |
| 1st floor City Hall |
| Smith Street entrance |
| Durban |
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| PO.Box 4085 |
| Durban 4000 |
| South Africa |
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| Phone +27 (0)31 311 22 56 |
| Fax +27 (0)31 311 22 42 |
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Climbing the stairs to the Museum
you are greeted by Africa’s largest mammal. View the displays on
the landing, including the old-fashioned Victorian cabinet display.
Enjoy the beautifully detailed mural
by local ceramic artist, Frances Dunlop. |
| Behind the elegant giraffe you will
see the information desk with friendly staff to help you. Adjacent
is the notice board showing the JS Steel Auditorium public programme.
Do not miss the display of the Mummy
of Peten-Amen who lived in Egypt 2300 years ago and a display of one of
the five most complete skeletons of the extinct bird - the Dodo - in the
world.
The P A Clancey Gallery has a collection
of Southern African birds realistically displayed, including a model of
the giant Elephant Bird and its fossil egg. You can even listen to
the selection of bird calls. Also look out for the beautifully painted
display backdrops. |
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Visitors can rest and enjoy refreshments
in the Museum’s own coffee shop, The Waterhole, surrounded by displays
of various types of sea life and a mangrove swamp.
Kwanunu Insect Arcade - Inspect
some of the 750 000 identified species of insects on earth today, insects
you may never have seen before. |
| Kwazuluwazi Science Centre -
Enjoy
a close-up experience with real animal specimens, human anatomy models
and multimedia computers. Open your mind to science and technology through
hands-on displays.
The Hall of Earth Sciences Gallery
is dominated by a life-sized reconstruction of the extinct dinosaur Tyrannosaurus
rex. Undertake a journey through time, from earth’s fiery beginnings
over 4000 million years ago to the appearance of human life on earth.
Enjoy the magnificence of
Southern African wildlife in natural looking habitats in the W A Campbell
Gallery.
Hall of Amphibians and Reptiles -
Identify Southern African snakes. Enjoy the Nile crocodile or the
lizards in their natural habitats, and more. |
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