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Transvaal Museum
Address: Paul Kruger Street (opposite City Hall) Pretoria
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Brief Description: The Sterkfontein Caves, one of the world's richest sources of knowledge about the development of man, were recently declared a World Heritage site. It was here that Dr Robert Broom found the almost perfect cranium of an adult, the specimen of Australopithecus africanus that became known as Mrs Ples.
Tswaing Museum
Address: Soutpan Rd, Soshanguve (32km north of Onderstepoort)
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Brief Description: The Tswaing Crater Museum is at the site of one of South Africa's three meteorite impact sites and is South Africa's only crater museum and its first "environ-museum". Tswaing was a favoured hunting ground of man between 150,000 and 300,000 years ago during the Middle Stone Age and many artefacts have been found in the area.
Van Gybland-Oosterhoff Collection
Address: Old Arts Building 2-8, University of Pretoria
Tel no: / 2200
Brief Description: The Van Gybland-Oosterhoff Collection at the University of Pretoria is the largest collection of items of historical interested related to Dutch culture outside of the Netherlands. It includes documents from both world wars, medals of honour, sculptures, commemorative plaques, spoons, paintings, portraits and publications.
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