NATAL MUSEUM“A never ending journey of

discovery”

237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg

BACKGROUND

The Natal Museum:• Established in 1878.

• Founded and run by the Natal Society to cater for the literary and scientific interests of the community.

• Taken over by the Natal Colonial Government in 1903.

• The new government-financed museum buildings opened to the public on 30 November 1904.

• Today has collections with more than 16 million specimens and objects: estimated value of over R86 million

• Research library with 28 000 books, 2400 journals and 77,000 reprints

“A never ending journey of discovery”

The Natal Museum is dedicated to serving the people of South Africa by interpreting material evidence of the cultural and natural world, in order to increase knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the nation’s wealth of history and biodiversity.

NATAL MUSEUM

To position the Natal Museum as a leading heritage institution in South Africa.

MISSION

VISION

CORE FUNCTIONS• Collections• Research• Exhibitions• Education & Outreach

Education Department

Exhibitions & Technical

Research Departments

EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT

COLLECTIONS RESEARCH

Administration Library Public Relations

RESEARCH DEPARTMENTSScientific

publications

Leadership in Science

Biodiversity conservation

Popular publications

Source of expert knowledge Human capacity

development

Educational enrichment

Community out-reach

National and international

initiatives

Collaboration with National & International Institutions

Applied Research / Cultural Resource

Management

RESEARCHOUTPUTS

OLD ORGANOGRAM

OUR ORGANOGRAM: 2007Natal Museum Current Organogram

Reporting to the Accounting Authority/Council

Collection Offic. / TechniciansMs J. BaijooMs N. Mkhize

Research TechniciansMs L. DavisMs P. Birkett

Snr Maint. Off.Mr. KV XabaMr AM Cele

ResearchTech.

Director's PA &Council Sec.

Ms Dudu Nkosi

Snr. Exh. Off.Mr N. BrazierMr C. PhungulaMr R. Demmer

Snr Maint. OffMr R. Mazibuko

Mr B. Zulu

Exh. Off.

CHIEFExhibitions

Ms B. Johnson

Snr Maint. OffMs F. CeleMs I. Xaba

Mrs P. Muthwa

Technical Off.

CHIEFTechnical

Mr R. Maharaj

Asst. DirTechnical &Exhibitions

Mrs Charmaine Naidoo

AdminClerk

Ms N. Zondi

Snr.Admin

OfficerMs P. Cairns

CHIEFHR*

StoresClerk

Buyer/Proc.

officer*

ManagerFinance & AdminMr M. Mazibuko

LibraryOfficer

Mrs S. Sibisi

AssistantLibrarian

CHIEFLibrary

Mrs Z. Mbhele

Info.SystemsOfficer

Info.Officer

Ms Z. Dlomo

Pub.Officer

CommOfficer

CHIEFPR/Marketing

Exec*Mrs V. Frank

Asst. DirCorporate

Info. OfficersMs P. RugbeerMs M. Mncube

Educ.Officer

CHIEFCommunityOutreach

Mr T. Madlala

Snr. Info.Officer

Mrs D. Moodley

Senior Educ.Officer

Mrs P. Ngidi

CHIEFEducationIn-House

Mr P. Croeser

Asst. DirEducation

Ms Mabongi Mtshali

CollectionsTechnician

Ms L. Ireland

CuratorDr B. v DoornumMr J. Hollmann

CHIEFCurator/s

Mr G. Whitelaw

CRM OFFICERMr W. Glenny

CRMUUNIT

CHIEFAnthropologist

Asst Dir"Human

Sciences"Ms Marlize Lombard

PrincipleOfficer

Collections

Researchers/Curators

Ms T. Nangammbi Mr G. Davies

CHIEFCurator/s

Dr M. MostovskiDr D. Herbert

Asst Dir"NaturalSciences"

Dr Judith Masters

DeputyDirector

Mr Sandile Miya

DirectorMr Luthando Maphasa

NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTGLOBALLY IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS

Earthworms 4 000 specimens*Africa’s largest collection

Flies 220 000 specimensAfrica’s largest collection

Millipedes 2 000 specimens*Southern Africa’s largest collection

Molluscs more than 1 million specimensAfrica’s largest collection

Spiders & Scorpions 60 000 specimensSouthern Africa’s most important reference collection

Frogs 8 000 specimens*Southern Africa’s most important reference collection

* Number of identified (determined) specimens

The Natal Museum also has important collections of:

• reptiles• other arachnids• other insects • sea sponges• fossils (more than 1 500 specimens)

Our natural science divisions- Arthropoda and Mollusca:

• are unique centres of excellence on the African continent.• have produced over 600 scientific publications during a century of

research.• contribute significantly to scientific leadership in South Africa.• have an extensive network of national and international

partnerships and stakeholders.• have a critical contribution to make toward biodiversity

conservation in southern Africa.

NATURAL SCIENCE RESEARCH‘Biodiversity remains the unexplored frontier of the 21st century’

Nationally and globally important collectionsHUMAN SCIENCE

Archaeology - 6 000 sites recorded, 3 300 separate accessionsThe most comprehensive archaeological archive in KwaZulu-Natal, featuring:• Material culture of early African farmers • Later Stone Age material culture from the Thukela Basin • Middle Stone Age (30-250 000 years ago) material from KwaZulu-Natal

Material culture of Nguni & Sotho speakersIncludes the most comprehensive and well researched beadwork collection in South Africa and a valuable collection of rare early pottery

San Rock Art archive – more than 30 000 recorded images from 700 sitesSouth Africa’s largest museum archive of San rock art

Amandla collection - around 1 000 items from the struggle against ApartheidThis valuable collection forms the core of the planned Freedom Trail exhibit

HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH“There can be no African history without archaeology”

The Museum’s Archaeology Division, with five researchers, is the only one in KwaZulu-Natal and is one of the larger archaeology departments in South Africa.

Research areas:• Applied research and heritage management

• African farmers AD 400 to 1800

• San rock art

• Archaeology of interaction (hunter-gatherers and farmers)

• Archaeology of ancient humans (70 000 years ago)

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED RESEARCH JOURNALS

CirculationAfrican Invertebrates 53 countries

Southern African Humanities 31 countries

• Published since 1906• Peer-reviewed• SAPSE accredited• On-line

OUR STATE OF THE ART EXHIBITIONS

Music GallerySwahili/Zimbabwe Display

Primate Gallery Learners Resource Centre

EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED…

Gallery OpeningPoster Making Printer

Balancing Act Display Dinosaur Gallery

We design programmes that not only educate but also uplift educationally disadvantaged learners: • 35, 500 learners and educators

visited the museum in 2006 (10% increase over the previous year).

• 600 learners from 25 local schools attend weekly sessions on natural and cultural heritage.

• Weekly Biology classes held after school for 35 Matric learners from 5 high schools.

• Our Museum Sabalala club members have won Provincial and National awards for environmental awareness, energy conservation and entrepreneurship.

EDUCATION

EDUCATION…Collaboration with other institutions

Minister, Deputy Minister & DG receiving gifts from Sabalala Nolwazi Group

UKZN Drama Students during Heritage Month

Visit to Simunye Cultural Village - organised by the KZN Premier’s Office

EDUCATION…Collaboration with other institutions

LIBRARYOne of the largest museum research libraries in southern Africa

• 2 350 periodical titles, of which +900 are current; many titles unique in South Africa

• 12 000 monographs, many old and rare

• 78 000 pamphlets and reprints

• 8 000 photographs covering KwaZulu-Natal history, including the Zulu War of 1879 and the South African War 1899-1902.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Bringing awareness and marketing our Museum:Museum website on the Internet

Developing our brand

PUBLIC RELATIONS

2. STRATEGIC DIRECTION (MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY)In order to simplify our strategic direction, key perspectives as outlined in the Balanced Scorecard were identified for the Natal Museum. The Balanced Scorecard is a performance management tool used to link and align the objectives, measures, targets and initiativesto the strategy of the organization. A score card also defines how the strategic objectives of the organization will be achieved. It is a tool used to improve the performance of the entire organization.

2.1 Applicable Perspectives based on the Balanced Scorecard for Natal Museum

2.1.1 FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES

GrowRevenue

ContainCosts

OptimisationOf SubsidyUtilisation

SoundFinancial

Management

SpecialProjects to

raise income

ImproveCustomer

SatisfactionBuild and maintainRelationship withCouncil and /orStakeholders Grow

Customer base

EnsureCompliance with

Legislation

EstablishPPP’s

Collections and curation of heritage objects to comply with national standards

2.1.2 CUSTOMER AND STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE

ImproveUsage of ITApplications

ImproveProductivity

AndEfficiency

ImproveBusiness

Processes

ImproveEmployee

Satisfaction

PerformanceManagement

PromoteEntrepreneurial

Thinking

StaffDevelopment

ImproveMulti-Skilling

DevelopKnowledge

Management

Improve research output & align to national needs

EmploymentEquity

Programs that address the socio-economic aspects

of the people.

Education and exhibition projects highlighting

Museum’s research outputs.

Training and development

Management Diversity Training

Succession Planning

Staff Empowerment

Organization Restructuring

HR Development

Affirmative Action

2.1.3 INTERNAL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE

2.1.4 INNOVATION AND LEARNING PERSPECTIVE

2.1.5 TRANSFORMATION PERSPECTIVES

2. MAJOR ISSUES:

A. Identification and implementation of priority projects• Moral regeneration, • The scourge of HIV/Aids, illiteracy, • Crime and Unemployment • Internship, mentorship projects and Expanded Public Works Projects • Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiatives (Asgisa).• As a primarily research focused institution, the Natal Museum strives to meet best

practices in terms of collections management and research leading to exhibitions that promote the understanding of our rich natural and cultural heritage.

B. Centre for research excellence• The Natal Museum continues to be a centre for research excellence. • Research in both natural and cultural history• Publications in internationally renowned journals, • Popular articles and exhibitions. • 2006 a century of publication for Southern African Humanities and African• Invertebrates journals• 6 staff doing PhD • Research at Sibudu cave in collaboration with the University of the

Witwatersrand. • The rock art and indigenous knowledge systems in the Amangwane and

Amazizi Area.• Research in arthropoda, mollusca and the small mammals. • Focus on applied research. • Improve the socio-economic well being of our people. • Research on harvesting of marine resources, ecological surveys of the Maloti-

Drakensburg Transfrontier Conservation area and many others.

C. Collaboration with other institutions• Voortrekker/ Umsunduzi Museum • Chief Albert Luthuli Museums• Amafa KZN heritage• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife• KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs.• Schools in the province• Education Department• Arts and Culture Departments• University of KwaZulu-Natal • University of Zululand• Technikons for in-service training

D. Developing a heritage attraction for the 2010 Soccer World Cup• Biggest Museum in KwaZulu-Natal. • The Natal Museum aims, through its projects, to be a “gateway to the

complete heritage of our province and its interlinkage to the country as a whole”

FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR KEY OBJECTIVES: 2007/08 – 2009/10

NATAL MUSEUM BUDGET 2007-08TOTAL INCOME 11,248,594

STATE GRANT IN AID 10,386,000

PROVINCIAL GRANT 20,000

CULT. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

160,000

DONATIONS 3,000

INTEREST 338,642

OTHER INCOME 274,000

MUSEUM SHOP: profit 3,345

ENTRANCE CHARGES 37,519

SCHOOL ENT CHARGE 26,088

EXPENDITURE 10,918,225

ADVERTISING 36,100

ADVERTISING - PRO 35,350

AUDIT FEES - AUDITOR GENERAL 120,000

AUDITOR - INTERNAL 35,000

AUDIT COMMITTEE COSTS 35,000

ASSETS BELOW R500 7,228

BANK CHARGES 32,000

CASUAL LABOUR 39,600

CHEMICALS 33,958

CLEANING MATERIALS 26,253

COUNCIL COSTS 90,000

DONATIONS PAID 5,300

ENTERTAINMENT 30,700

EQUIPMENT- STORAGE 33,699

FUEL AND OIL 74,562

INSURANCE 111,000

LAN 38,000

LAN - TELKOM 10,000

LIBRARY - BOOKS 25,000

LIBRARY - PHOTOCOPIES 2,800

LIBRARY - SUBSCRIPTIONS 290,000

LICENCES 1,200

MAIN & REPAIR - BUILDINGS 53,188

MAIN & REPAIR - DISPLAY 17,325

MAIN & REPAIR - EQUIP 12,477

NEW DISPLAYS 7,856

PHOTOMATERIAL 6,222

POSTAGES 60,950

PRINTING 40,100

PUBLICATIONS 221,540

SECURITY 59,000

SPECIMENS PURCHASED 4,000

STAFF TRAINING 96,936

STAFF BURSARY 17,000

STATIONERY 87,171

SUBSISTENCE 63,838

SUNDRIES 29,070

TELEPHONES 160,000

TOOLS 4,900

TRANSPORT - MOTOR 106,432

TRANSPORT - OTHER 58,900

UNIFORMS 11,500

ADD: Personnel Expenditure 8,661,725

SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 330,369

less depreciation 330,000

net surplus 369

ASSETS PURCHASED

- Equipment 37,250

- Computers 47,046

- Furniture 21,800

NET SURPLUS /(DEFICIT) 369

4.1 HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY

• Develop a fully operational HR division. • Comply with the Labour Relations Act and other relevant HR policies. • Develop a Human Resources Capital.

• Identification of training needs for staff.

POST LEVEL FILLED AFRICAN COLOURED INDIAN WHITE

M F M F M F M F

Management 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

Middle management and high level specialists

10 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 1

Middle Management/ Supervisor and middle level specialists

17 1 2 0 0 1 3 5 5

Lower level skilled/clerical

6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Very low skilled 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 45 9 12 0 0 2 5 9 8

21 0 7 17

4.2 EQUITY TABLE: 2007/2008

POST LEVEL FILLED AFRICAN COLOURED INDIAN WHITE

M F M F M F M F

Management 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

Middle management and high level specialists

12 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 2

Middle Management/Supervisor and middle levels specialists

18 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 3

Lower level skilled/clerical

8 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2

Very low skilled 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1

TOTAL 53 12 13 1 1 4 5 8 9

25 2 9 17

4.3 PROPOSED EQUITY TABLE: 2009/2010

ESTIMATED COSTPRIORITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

1. AIRCONDITIONING SECOND FLOOR OFFICES AND RESOURCE CENTRE

R90, 000.00

2. LIFT & RAMP FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

R500, 000.00

3. UPGRADE OF STORAGE AREA R300, 000.00 R100, 000.00

4 UPGRADE OF PRINGLE HALL R500, 000.00

5. REFURBISHMENT OF BUILDING INTERIOR: ROOF, OFFICES, GALLERIES

R500, 000.00 R 400, 000.00 R200, 000.00

6. WATER PIPING UPGRADE R300, 000.00 R300, 000.00

7. BACK UP GENERATOR R400 000.00

8. NEW MUSEUM BUILDING R50 000 R500 000 R50 000 000

CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE• Increase income for core responsibilities

• Growth in external funding for specific projects

• Enhanced capacity to deliver core responsibilities (increased skills and posts)

• Transformation and modernisation of exhibits

• Promote a sense of community ownership and social inclusion

• Develop marketing strategies that sell the core functions of theMuseum to the public

• Expand network of partners and stakeholders

• Growth in public recognition of the intrinsic value of museum asa repository of national treasures

Sports Day with VoortrekkerMuseum

Year End Party

Year End Party

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS TIME

WITH US.

“A never ending journey of discovery”