 The museum was found on 24 September 1907.By coincidence 24 September was chosen as Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa post-1994.The McGregor Museum is a primary research institute in and for the Northern Cape (and is anticipated to have a role in articulation with the School of Heritage which is to be a part of the Sol Plaatje University) in fields of natural and cultural history (including zoology, botany, general history, South African struggle history, archaeology, social anthropology).