- 1973 - present
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, using Henriette Ridley's Master's thesis "The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Museum Service, 1974-1999, A Brief History": In 1973, The Natal Provincial Museum Ordinance, No. 26, made provision for the establishment, control, and management of museums and art galleries in KwaZulu-Natal by the Provincial Administration. A museum service was created to provide technical and professional assistance to those museums which are affiliated to the Service. The Museum Service provides financial, technical and professional assistance to its affiliated museums throughout KwaZulu-Natal.]