For Mandela Day on Thursday 18 July - donate non-perishable food and toiletries to the Wits Food Bank! Come to Origins and drop off your non-perishable food or toiletries with us and get discounted entry into the museum! #MandelaDay2024 #WitsForGood #witsie

PUBLIC LECTURE: Thursday 18 July, 18:00 for 18:30 Origins Centre Museum The impact of contact and colonization on indigenous worldviews, rock art, and the history of southern Africa - “The Disconnect” - Dr Sam Challis Tickets on webtickets or at the door. R70 / R40 Wits University

Join musician Rabin Ram on the Sarod tomorrow Origins Centre Museum for the next MENTAL WELLNESS SESSION with Kirti Ranchod kirti Music & Neuroscience: Your Brain (and you) on Sound 20 July 2024, 11:00 Tickets on webtickets or at the door - R60/R30 #music #MentalWellness

Wow, what an experience! Thank you kirti and Rabin Ram #MentalHealthMatters

and digitally record them using ODK. Some of the material recorded include but not limited to beads, iron ores and tuyere remnants. #ODK #Botswana #GoogleEarth #DigitalArchaeology #SatelliteImagery #Fieldwork #GroundTruthing

Amazing news! UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage status for South African sites #CradleOfHumanCulture - Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa - Sibhudu Cave (KZN), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (WC), Pinnacle Point Site Complex (WC) 🇿🇦

'Like Dreaming Backwards' experience Sat 3 August (shows at 11:00, 11:45, 13:30, 14:15) R100 (R70 students) - tickets on webtickets (no tickets at door). A performance of movement, sound, words, music and heritage. webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?… [email protected]

We have a private event taking place in Origins on 30 and 31 July 2024 and the museum will be closed for those two days. The Origins shop will remain open for business. For more info to make a group booking: 0117174700; [email protected]

Delve into the minds and crimes of some of South Africa’s notorious serial murderers. Book Discussion and Launch: ‘Killer Stories’ by Dr Brin Hodgskiss 17 August  |  10:30 for 11:00

Celebrating Women: Mental Wellness Walkabout with Dr Kirti Ranchod @memorabilityHQ 10 August | 11:00 @originscentre facebook.com/share/3fLfvawf… #WomensMonth2024 #MentalWellness

PUBLIC LECTURE ‘The Power of Place’ by Dr David S. Whitley Thursday 22 August at 18:00 for 18:30 Origins Centre Museum Tickets on webtickets or at the door. R70 adults, R40 students/pensioners. Enquiries: [email protected] #rockart #davidwhitley FulbrightSA

Join author Brin Hodgskiss, writer Beth Amato and neuropsychologist Sahba Besharati as they explore the psychologies of crime, trauma and storytelling. ‘Killer Stories’ by Dr Brin Hodgskiss & Nicole Engelbrecht 17 August  |  10:30 for 11:00 RSVP: [email protected]

'The Power of Place: Understanding Ritual Landscapes in Western North America' Public Lecture by Dr David S. Whitley 22 August, 18:30 Origins Centre Museum Tickets on webtickets or at door R70/R40 [email protected] #rockart #ritual Wits University

We are delighted to announce a new grant from Arcadia Fund for the continuation of the mapping and monitoring of Africa's endangered archaeological sites and monuments!

Joburg's Museum Mile! 🥰💥 Origins to Ecospheres: 6 must-visit stops along Joburg's "Museum Mile" iyp.me/79999f Wits University #originscentre #museum

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Thank you to our partners and collaborators GENUS, who share our vision for empowering and supporting educators. Thank you to our local museums MaropengSA, DITSONG Museums SA and Origins Centre Museum for joining us and supporting educators outside of the classroom!

Which is your favourite? Tell us what you love about Origins Centre! #heritagemonth #witsuniversity #originscentre