Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Old Court House Museum, The Local History Museums

    • Postal Address:

      Old Court House, Aliwal Street
      4000 Durban
      South Africa

    • Location:

      77 Aliwal Street

    • Telephone:

      27-31-311 2222 (director); 311 2223; 311 2233 (secretary); 311 2227 (enquiries)

    • Facsimile:

      27-31-311 2224

    • E-mail:

      mcclureg@prcsu.durban.gov.za

    • URL:

      http://www.durban.gov.za

    • Director:

      Rooksana Omar

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Museum

    • Types of source material:

      Archival records
      Artifacts
      Business records
      Electronic archives
      Ephemera
      Government records
      Manuscripts
      Maps
      Music
      Newspapers
      Oral histories
      Photographs
      Posters
      Sound recordings

    • Holdings:

      Collections relating to Durban and the region of KwaZulu-Natal. Notably photographs and documents and also an important collection of paintings and prints as well as a significant costume collection.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      Researchers and the public may use the Enquiries Service on making telephone bookings (two enquirers at a time).

    • Access restrictions:

      Library and collections are closed access; material is available for consultation in the Enquiries area.

    • Finding tools:

      Card catalogs
      Electronic catalogs

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications: