iziko what's on

<strong>iziko</strong> what’s on
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
2010
12 National Museums
in Cape Town
Exhibitions
Events
Talks
Workshops
Shows

EVENT LISTING
OPENING DATE
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8 Oct
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15 Oct
11 Oct
26 Oct
27 Oct
6 Nov
20 Nov
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27 Nov
9 Dec
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Current
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CLOSING DATE
3 Oct
5 Dec
Dec
31 Jan 2011
31 Oct
5 Dec
Ongoing
30 Jan 2011
21 Nov
30 Jan 2011
13 Feb 2011
16 Jan 2011
Aug 2011
Sept 2011
April 2011
13 Mar 2011
Ongoing
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18 Jan 2011
18 Jan 2011
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All photographs by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer, unless otherwise credited.
EXHIBITION/EVENT
Tick Tock - the Mouse & the Clock
Light and Life in Space and Time
Mandela: Leader, Comrade, Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman
Ghoema & Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town
Echoes
Davy Dragon’s Guide to the Night Sky
Mapping Bo-Kaap: History, memories and spaces
Home and Away: A Return to the South
Save our Seabirds Festival and Exhibition
Borders
A Vigil of Departure - Louis Khehla Maqhubela
Roger Ballen and Boarding House
Virtual Earth
Made in Translation - Images from and of the Landscape
Imagining Beauty - Body Adornment from Iziko Collections and Young SA Designers
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010
Re-opening of Bertram House
Living Inside the Cosmic Egg
Silly Solly and the Shooting Stars
A Basic Guide to Stargazing
Die Alabama
The Sky Tonight
African Dinosaurs
Darwin and the Cape
VENUE
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Slave Lodge
Castle of Good Hope
ISANG
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum
Iziko Michaelis Collection
ISAM
ISANG
ISANG
ISANG
ISAM
ISAM
ISANG
ISAM
Iziko Bertram House
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Planetarium
Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum
Iziko Planetarium
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Borders
26 October to 30 January 2011
Borders presents a distillation of work from the
Bamako Encounters 8th African Photographic
Biennale, 2009. Mali’s pan-African exhibition is
travelling for the first time to sub-Saharan Africa,
providing South Africans with a unique opportunity
to engage with contemporary photography from
across the continent and its diaspora. The show is
curated by Michket Krifa and Laura Serani.
Most of the borders of African states recognised
today were drawn by the European imperial
powers during the Berlin Conference in 1884.
The often-arbitrary delineation of territories has
provoked conflicts around issues of sovereignty,
the distribution of economic resources or ethnic
grouping. Repressive methods are used to counter
the migration flows set in motion by political
turmoil or economic hardship, while immigrants are
usually perceived as ‘other’, foreigners viewed with
suspicion and distrust – as was experienced in the
xenophobic violence in South Africa in 2008. Yet, a
border is also a place of meeting and exchange. It
may be seen as a space for transformation, and a
real or imagined territory of openness, while forms
of transgression may be perceived symbolically as
‘crossing’ borders.
In Borders, 40 photographers and 13 video artists,
including several South Africans, engage with
the concept, whether interpreted in terms that
are geographical, political, social, aesthetic or
metaphysical.
Enquiries: Pam Warne, Tel. 021 481 3956
or email pwarne@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Kader Attia [Algeria-France]. Rochers Carrés (2009)
© courtesy Kader Attia and Christian Nagel Gallery
(Berlin and Cologne).
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IzIkO MICHAELIS COLLECTION
Home and Away: A Return to the South
Curated for the Ifa Lethu foundation
15 October to 30 January 2011
The Ifa Lethu Foundation has been instrumental in
repatriating South African art produced during the
apartheid years that ended up overseas due to the
fact that there was no local market for the work of
black South African artists at the time.
The exhibition Home and Away: A Return to the
South explores this previously lost artistic heritage.
Curated by Carol Brown, the show examines
the similarities and differences between works
produced by South African artists experiencing
the oppression of apartheid, and artists from
beyond our shores who created works in support
of the struggle. Although produced from different
perspectives, the two collections are united in their
focus on human rights.
The Ifa Lethu works are being shown for the first
time in a major exhibition, together with a selection
of works from the Art Against Apartheid exhibition
housed at the Mayibuye Centre at the University
of the Western Cape. The showing of these works,
previously exhibited in Parliament, coincides with
the university’s 50th anniversary. Some of the
artists featured include Joe Tilson, Ernest Pignon-
Ernest, Robert Rauschenberg, Fikile Magadlela,
Dumile Feni and Winston Saoli.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue.
Enquiries: Hayden Proud, Tel. 021 481 3965
or email hproud@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Fikile Magadlela (1952-2003). Melodious Journey
through Cosmos (1974). Chalk and charcoal on paper, 98 cm x
150 cm. Donation: Diane Johnstone. Ifa Lethu Collection.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
A Vigil of Departure - Louis Khehla Maqhubela
A Retrospective 1960–2010
27 October to 13 february 2011
Louis Maqhubela’s exposure to European artists
and abstract painting offered him a decisive means
to break out of the conventions and stylistic
mannerisms of a genre labelled ‘Township Art’.
This new direction meant the end of figurative
expressionism and the beginning of a personal
engagement with modernist abstraction. His
work became less about recording views of his
environment and more about using line, form,
shape and colour as expressive means in and of
themselves.
The freedom euphoria of 1994 gave renewed
impetus to the artist’s work, both thematically
and technically. Curator, Marilyn Martin, writes,
“In spite of trials and challenges he faced during
his life, Maqhubela’s art is characterised by a
profound humanism, inner joy and affirmation of
life; [his works] spring from a deep spiritual and
metaphysical well.” The exhibition assesses Louis
Maqhubela’s (1939–) place in, and contribution to,
South African art history. It is a public reminder of
a great artist, and returns Maqhubela from
obscurity to re-inscribe him into this country’s
history of art.
This exhibition is a slightly edited version of the
exhibition held at the Standard Bank Gallery in
Johannesburg.
Enquiries: Joe Dolby, Tel. 021 481 3966
or email jdolby@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Louis Maqhubela. A seated child (1967).
Gouache. 2006/116.
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IzIkO BO-kAAP MUSEUM
Mapping Bo-Kaap: History, memories
and spaces
Opens 14 October
Mapping Bo-Kaap: History, memories and spaces
showcases the findings of a mapping survey
project undertaken in the Bo-Kaap a few years ago.
Residents of the Bo-Kaap were asked why they
enjoyed living in the area, and to identify areas
that have special heritage significance for them.
The exhibition summarises the main findings of
the survey, and includes a number of historic and
contemporary photographs of the neighbourhood,
then and now. In this way a glimpse into the history
of the area is provided. The exhibition will be on
permanent display in the community hall.
Enquiries: Katie Mooney, Tel. 021 481 7215
or email kmooney@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Cover image: Chiappini Street, Bo-Kaap, from the Mapping
Bo-Kaap exhibition.
Above: 60-year-old Bo-Kaap resident, Edick Petersen, on his
stoep in Rose Street.
Above: Philip Samartzis recording at Traejer Ridge, Antarctica.
IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Echoes
8 October to 31 October
The contemporary art exhibition, Echoes, is part
of an international cultural exchange project,
involving James Webb of South Africa and the
Australian artist, Philip Samartzis. Currently the
Senior Lecturer in Sound at the RMIT University in
Melbourne, Samartzis is regarded as being at the
forefront of Sound Art internationally.
In bringing his art to South Africa, and showing
it with James Webb’s work, the project enables
audiences to engage with a notable example of
contemporary art that may not otherwise be
experienced. The project is curated by Jared Davis.
Enquiries: Pam Warne, Tel. 021 481 3956
or email pwarne@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Imagining Beauty
Body Adornment from Iziko Collections and Young SA Designers
27 November to April 2011
An installation of the work of Mercedes-Benz
Fashion Awards winning designers, Black Coffee,
Darkie, Maya Prass and others shown in Berlin last
year is central to the exhibition.
Included are works of superb southern African
beadwork; the work of Michael Kra’s collaboration
with San artists; and the edgy designs of Beloved
Beads, a fusion of the best British and African
designs. A rare Rwandan crown, worn by the royalty
of the Great Lakes region shortly before its collapse,
as depicted in Irma Stern’s famous portrait of
Queen Gicanda in 1942, is also on view.
This exhibition is supported in part by Mercedes-Benz, Century
City Dealership.
Enquiries: Carol Kaufmann, Tel. 021 481 3958
or email ckaufmann@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Right: Irma Stern. Watutsi Queen (1942).
Charcoal on paper. ISANG Permanent Collection.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
Save our Seabirds Festival and Exhibition
festival runs 11-15 October
Exhibition closes 21 November On permanent
exhibition
Birdlife South Africa has formed a collaboration
with Iziko for this year’s Save our Seabirds Festival
(SOS), which runs during National Marine Week. The
aim of the festival is to raise awareness of the role
of seabirds in marine ecosystems and the threats
they are exposed to. The festival includes a varied
education programme, as well as three evening public
lectures by top seabird experts (Dr Rob Crawford,
Dr Peter Ryan and Dr Phil Hockey).
Also on dispaly is an exhibition of photographs
resulting from the Save our Seabirds Photographic
Competition. Judging by the photographs submitted
for the 2009 competition, a display of top class
photography that is well worth a visit can be expected.
Above: Sooty Shearwater. Photo by Wilfred Chivell, Gansbaai. Popular winner from last year’s SOS Festival
Photographic Competition.
Enquiries: Olga Jeffries, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email ojeffries@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010
9 December to 13 March 2011
This exhibition showcases the very best photography
featuring natural subjects. The competition is owned by
two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing
and championing the diversity of life on Earth – the
Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine –
and is brought to South Africa by NHU Africa.
Being placed in this competition is something
that wildlife photographers, worldwide, aspire to.
Professionals win many of the prizes, but amateurs
succeed too. And that is because achieving the perfect
picture combines skill, vision, originality, knowledge of
nature, and luck. Each year the thousands of entries
are judged by a specially selected expert panel. The
exhibition offers an extraordinary insight into the
beauty, drama and diversity of the natural world.
Above: Oil beetle. © Juan Jesus Gonzalez Ahumada / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.
Enquiries: Olga Jeffries, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email ojeffries@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Roger Ballen and Boarding House
6 November to 16 January 2011
The photographs of Roger Ballen stand apart
from those of his contemporaries in their intensity
and beauty, their enigmatic quality and sense of
impending violence.
Born in the United States, Roger Ballen grew up
with the work of great modern photographers,
through his mother’s work with Magnum and her
gallery in New York. Ballen’s photography in South
Africa began when he started travelling through
‘dorps’ (small rural towns), where rural white
communities showed evidence of poverty and social
collapse. Although continuing to use many of the
same people as subjects, in the late 1990s he began
to work less in a documentary style and more like a
choreographer or director.
In Ballen’s most recent body of work, Boarding House,
his photographs evince a sense of the theatrical,
a tension between the fictional and constructed,
and that which is absolutely real and present at
the moment he exposes the photograph. In the
imaginative worlds that Ballen creates, puppies, rats,
wire, drawings and old furniture perform roles within
the claustrophobic confines of a door-less stage that
are part-tragic, part-comedic, and wholly disturbing.
The Iziko SA National Gallery shows Boarding House
together with a small show of photographs from
earlier bodies of work, including Dorps, Outland and
Shadow Chamber.
Enquiries: Pam Warne, Tel. 021 481 3956
or email pwarne@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Right: Roger Ballen. Fragments (2005). Silver print.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
Made in Translation
Images from and of the Landscape
21 November to September 2011
Paintings and engravings are everywhere in the
southern African landscape. They are the creative
expressions of ideas that were once alive in the
conversations around the campfire and in the rites
of passage that marked the milestones of human
life. Today these paintings and engravings have
become sources of great longing, their meanings
elusive; the impulses that gave rise to them often
hotly debated.
Rock art copies are seen as acts of translation,
primarily translating the ‘unboundedness’ of
the paintings as they exist in the landscape, into
the framed image of the copy. The exhibition
showcases a diverse range of translations including
the works of copyists from the mid-19th to early
20th centuries. A collection by Leo Frobenius
who explored southern Africa with a team of
ethnographers and artists between 1928 and 1930
reveals the remarkable large-scale copies his
project produced. Included in the exhibition are
copies by, amongst others, George Stow, Helen
Tongue, Dorothea Bleek, Joseph Orpen and Charles
Schunke. It also includes insights of contemporary
scholars, historical and contemporary photographs,
and translations of San texts and stories.
Curators: Pippa Skotnes, Director of the Centre for Curating the
Archive, Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape
Town, and Petro Keene of the Iziko Social History Collections
department.
Enquiries: Petro Keene, Tel. 021 481 3883
or email pkeene@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Copy by Agnes Schulz from the site, Qomoqomong,
Quthing District, Lesotho. (Detail). (Frobenius expedition
1928-1930).
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
Virtual Earth
20 November to August 2011On permanent exhibition
Virtual Earth takes the form of a Gaiasphere, an
interactive digital theatre housed in a large (3.2 m
diameter) back-projected hemisphere with which
animations of changes happening on the earth’s
surface can be shown. From a touch screen you will
be able to select different views of our changing
earth, such as the earth at night, ozone hole
evolution, earth surface temperatures, earth core
structure or interactive atmospheric predictions.
Further animations will be developed in the future.
Virtual Earth will enable a better understanding of
climate change within a global perspective, and is
funded by the Lotteries Board.
Enquiries: Olga Jeffries, Tel. 021 481 3897
or email ojeffries@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
FUNDED BY:
Above: Installation view of Virtual Earth. Visualisation
by Colin Payne.
Above: Iziko Bertram House
IzIkO BERTRAM HOUSE
Re-opening of Bertram House
9 December
The re-opening of Bertram House coincides with an
exhibition of the newly launched South African Post
Office’s 8th Definitive Series of stamps on beadwork.
The beadwork pieces used in the design of the stamps
- all from Iziko’s Collections - are on show in Bertram
House, together with the philatelic series consisting
of stamps, first day covers, airmail letter cards and a
beautiful commemorative book designed by the SAPO
and written by Iziko staff. The Iziko Art and Social
History Collections departments have collaborated
on this project since its inception seven years ago,
when former Director of Iziko Art Collections, Marilyn
Martin, first suggested using beadwork to the SAPO
design committee. Through this series of stamps
on beadwork, the aesthetic achievements of South
African women will be flying all over the globe as
ambassadors for our country and continent.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203
or email wvandelen@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO SLAVE LODGE
Mandela: Leader, Comrade, Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman
Until December
This groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the life
and times of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela opened at
the Slave Lodge on 11 February to coincide with the
20th anniversary of his release from prison in 1990.
Nelson Mandela was central to every stage of South
Africa’s epic struggle against apartheid – from
formulating a new approach to the struggle in the
1940s, to leading the mass struggle of the 1950s,
from the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe in the
early 1960s, to imprisonment for 27 years. He
served as the first President of a democratic South
Africa, according him the iconic accolade of ‘Father
of the Nation’.
The exhibition traces how Mandela built a new
nation from the fragments of conflict, making
full use of the ‘weapons’ at his disposal: love,
persuasion, forgiveness and acute political acumen
– with a fair amount of self-deprecating humour
thrown in for good measure. It is a rich and nuanced
account of the great man’s story. Mandela’s
extraordinary life is explored in thematic sections:
character, comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator
and statesman. Within each theme, the narrative is
presented through visual wall displays, supported
by films.
Produced by the Apartheid Museum in collaboration with the
Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Museum and
the Department of Education. Support of the Mott Foundation,
the Ford Foundation and the National Lottery, is also gratefully
acknowledged.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203
or email wvandelen@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Installation view of Mandela: Leader, Comrade,
Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman.
PROJECT
FUNDED BY:
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IzIkO AT THE CASTLE Of GOOD HOPE
Ghoema & Glitter:
New Year Carnival in Cape Town
Until 31 January 2011
Good Hope Gallery
The Iziko Social History Collections department
showcases a part of history and culture unique to
Cape Town and South Africa. It focuses on how
carnival participation has been passed on from
generation to generation. A striking case study of
how social life, politics, identity, popular culture, ritual
and negotiating day-to-day life all come together,
can be found in the celebration of carnival and in the
performances of the Malay choirs, Christmas bands
and klopse troupes. The significance of carnival
as celebration, as well as the context of changing
expressions of identity are highlighted.
Enquiries: Katie Mooney, Tel. 021 481 7215
or email kmooney@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
PROJECT
FUNDED BY:
Above: Kaapse klopse on stage during the 2010 song
competition at Vygieskraal Stadium, Athlone, 30 January 2010.
Above: Syntarsus stalking its next meal. A life-sized
reconstruction of Syntarsus, a theropod dinosaur that used
to roam the Karoo plains some 200 million years ago.
IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
African Dinosaurs
On permanent exhibition
African Dinosaurs is about dinosaurs from origin
to extinction. It features two huge skeletons from
North Africa, the herbivorous Jobaria and a fisheating
Suchomimus, as well as skulls of megacarnivores
Carcharodontosaurus and Sarchosuchus.
Realistic dioramas of ancient Karoo landscapes with
fleshed-up reconstructions of some of our South
African dinosaurs help bring the fossils back to life.
These include a hatchlings scene based on a very
rare specimen of dinosaur eggs containing tiny
Massospondylus embryos.
Enquiries: Olga Jeffries, Tel. 021 481 3897
or email ojeffries@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
FUNDED BY:
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IzIkO BO-kAAP MUSEUM
Die Alabama
Ongoing
Die Alabama introduces the history of Cape Town’s
New Year Carnival. In particular, the stories behind
the famous Afrikaans song, Die Alabama, first sung
in Cape Town during the second half of the 19th
century, are explored. It is traditionally sung by
klopse and nagtroepe (Malay choirs) and played to
a ghoema (drum) rhythm.
The exhibition also provides an insight into the
larger exhibition, Ghoema & Glitter: New Year
Carnival in Cape Town, currently on display at the
Castle of Good Hope.
Patterns of Beauty
Current
Patterns of Beauty focuses on images of decorative
art present in mosques around Cape Town,
complimented with selected artefacts from the Iziko
Social History Collections department’s permanent
collection.
Enquiries: Katie Mooney, Tel. 021 481 7215
or email kmooney@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum.
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IzIkO SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
Darwin and the Cape
Ground floor
Ongoing
2009 saw the 200th anniversary of the birth of
Charles Darwin, as well as the 150th anniversary
of the publication of his book, On the Origin of
Species. His theory on the evolution of life through
natural selection provided a scientific foundation
for understanding how life diversified on earth,
and it is the theory that holds biology together.
Darwin visited the Cape in 1836 on his journey
around the world aboard the HMS Beagle. He
corresponded with naturalists at the Cape, including
previous staff of the South African Museum. This
exhibition provides an overview of Darwin’s life, his
contribution to biology, and his relationship with
the Cape.
Enquiries: Olga Jeffries, Tel. 021 481 3897
or email ojeffries@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: The Iziko Social History Centre.
IzIkO SOCIAL HISTORY CENTRE
Social History Centre
In 2005, major funding from the Department of Arts
and Culture was made available to Iziko Museums via
the Department of Public Works, for the renovation
and for turning the former South African Cultural
History Museum into a state-of-the-art facility for
the housing of the reserve collections, archives,
offices and library of the Social History Collections
department. Building work started in mid-2006 and
was largely complete by the end of 2009.
Staff of the Social History Collections department have
since relocated to the building, now known as the Iziko
Social History Centre. The bulk of the department’s
collections in storage have also been moved into the
building, where the long process of unpacking and
integrating the artefacts has commenced.
Enquiries: Esther Esmyol, Tel. 021 467 7205
or email eesmyol@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO PLANETARIUM - fOR kIDS
FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
Tick Tock – the Mouse & the Clock
Until 3 October
Monday to friday – 11:00 & 12:00
Saturday & Sunday – 12:00
Our furry little hero, Morris Mouse, goes to visit his
cousin on the other side of the overgrown garden.
Once there, time flies and he has a most amazing
adventure. Why don’t you come and join him?
For children aged 5–12.
Davy Dragon’s Guide to
the Night Sky
9 October to 5 December
Saturday & Sunday – 12:00
Join Davy Dragon as he learns all about the sky
above so that he can fulfil his dream of becoming
the world’s best flying dragon! This is a playful
introduction to astronomy especially for the
under 10s. Just right for inquiring young minds.
For children aged 5–10.
FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
Silly Solly and the Shooting Stars
11 December to 18 January 2011
Monday to friday – 11:00 & 12:00
Saturday & Sunday – 12:00
(excl. 25 December)
PLUS 22, 23, 29 & 30 January – 12:00
Solly Snail wants to be chosen for his garden’s soccer
team and thinks up ways to become a speedier snail.
He decides to ask a shooting star to help him, but
does his plan work, and will he be chosen for his
garden’s soccer team? Join him on his quest and find
out for yourself! For children aged 5–12 years.
IzIkO PLANETARIUM - fOR TEENS & ADULTS
The Sky Tonight
Saturday & Sunday – 13:00
(excl. 25 December)
An interesting live lecture on the current
night sky is presented every Saturday and
Sunday. You will receive a star map and be
shown where to find the constellations and
planets that are visible this month.
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IzIkO PLANETARIUM - fOR TEENS & ADULTS
Light and Life in Space and Time
Until 5 December
Monday to friday – 14:00 (excl. 4 October,
1, 29, 30 November, 1–3 December)
Tuesday evening – 20:00 (& sky talk)
(excl. 30 November) Saturday & Sunday – 14:30
Travelling at the speed of light may sound incredibly
fast, but can you imagine travelling at the speed of
light for hundreds or thousands, even millions of years?
When we look up into the night sky, we see light that
has been doing just that. We can even see galaxies
as they were when mammal-like reptiles roamed the
Karoo. This presentation juxtaposes past eras on Earth
with their equivalent eras far out in space.
Living Inside the Cosmic Egg
Starts 11 December
Monday to friday – 14:00
Tuesday evening – 20:00 (& sky talk)
Saturday & Sunday – 14:30 (excl. 25 December)
On a clear night you cannot see forever, even with the
most powerful telescope imaginable. The observable
universe ends abruptly at an opaque wall, created by
the conditions that followed the ‘big bang’ beginning.
That wall appears to surround us – forming the shell of
a hollow sphere, with us at the centre – a ‘Cosmic Egg’
that contains all of our universe. It is populated with
billions of galaxies, each a gigantic city of stars in itself,
each star probably having its own solar system.
A Basic Guide to Stargazing
Drawings by Tony Grogan
13 December to 18 January 2011
Monday to friday – 13:00
This presentation will give you a basic
understanding of the night sky and how it
changes through the year. We introduce
some easily recognisable constellations,
explain the nature of stars and the galaxy in
which we live, and give basic information on
using binoculars and small telescopes.
Please note that the Iziko Planetarium is closed for
maintenance 4 October; 1, 29, 30 November; 1–3,
6–10 December; and closed on 25 December.
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IzIkO EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Natural History Programmes
Marine Month (October 2010)
EPP, in close collaboration with Natural History Marine
Biology, has developed interactive rocky shore lessons for
interested schools in the month of October. These lessons
will be conducted at Dalebrook beach, near Kalk Bay.
Learners will identify the organisms inhabiting a typical
rocky shore, and understand the biological and physical
factors that structure these communities.
Enquiries: Lisa Combrink.
DECEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Decoupage (cards for celebrations)
Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing
coloured paper cutouts onto it in combination with special
paint effects. Between 8–20 participants (bookings one
week in advance). Date: 13–15 December Time: 10:00–12:00
Venue: Iziko SA Museum Cost: R10 Ages: 8–15 years
Enquiries: Nadjwa Jones Bookings: Lungelwa Mvimbi.
Workshops
Beading Workshop
Beadwork takes many shapes and forms and plays a role
in each and every culture in the world. Each participant
will receive an item of cutlery to bead. Between 8–20
participants (bookings one week in advance).
Date: 17 December Time: 10:00–12:00
Venue: Iziko SA Museum Cost: R10 Ages: 8–12 years.
Enquiries: Nadjwa Jones Bookings: Lungelwa Mvimbi.
Mosaic Workshop
Mosaic is an art form that uses small pieces of materials
such as glass, arranged to create a unified design.
Participants will be able to create their own mosaic artwork.
Between 8–20 participants (bookings one week in advance).
Date: 20–23 December Time: 10:00–13:00
Venue: Iziko SA Museum Cost: R20 Ages: 5 years to adult
Enquiries: Nadjwa Jones Bookings: Lungelwa Mvimbi.
Enquiries: Lisa Combrink, email lcombrink@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za. Sthembele Harmans, email sharmans@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za or publicprogs@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.
za. Olga Hendricks, email ohendricks@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za. Nadjwa Jones, email njones@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za. Wandile Kasibe, email wkasibe@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Lungelwa Mvimbi, Tel. 021 481 3823 or email lmvimbi@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za. Tel. 021 481 3813 for general enquiries.
This icon indicates where an educational
component is available.
Social History Programmes include learner and
teacher visits to the various Iziko social history museums,
with related lessons and presentations.
Our programmes focus on the Ghoema & Glitter: New Year
Carnival in Cape Town and Mandela exhibitions, lessons on
slavery, human rights, heritage and culture. They are linked
to a variety of Learning Areas, and cater for all age groups.
Learning support material is available for guided visits.
Bookings can be made for special programmes incorporating
various sites. Block-bookings welcome.
Enquiries: Olga Hendricks.
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
Iziko Summer School 2011 offers insight into various
multifaceted activities. This popular programme runs in
February 2011. Programme details will be made available from
December. If you would like to receive the Summer School
brochure by email, please contact Wandile Kasibe.
Iziko Mobile Museum is an educational outreach project
designed to take educational museum resources to rural
and urban communities unable to visit the Iziko museums.
Iziko Mobile Museum visits are free of charge, but have to be
booked two months in advance. Enquiries: Sthembele Harmans.
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IzIkO AT GROOT CONSTANTIA
Groot Constantia: Historic Precinct
The farm, Groot Constantia, dates back to 1685,
when the land was granted to Simon van der Stel –
thus making it one of the oldest wine farms in South
Africa. Its Orientation Centre in the Jonkershuis
complex uses panel, object and archaeological
displays to give an overview of Groot Constantia
from the past to present, including slavery on the
estate. Carriages are on display in the Coach House
and in the historical wine cellar, while the Wine
Museum exhibits wine storage and drinking vessels
from antiquity to the early 20th century. The Manor
House, with its exhibition of furniture, paintings,
textiles, ceramics, brass, and copperware, provides
an insight into the life of a successful 18th to late
19th century Cape farmer.
Enquiries: Tel. 021 795 5140.
Above: Groot Constantia Manor House.
Above: Some of the silver on display in the dining room,
Koopmans-De Wet House.
IzIkO kOOPMANS-DE WET HOUSE
Koopmans-De Wet House
Koopmans-De Wet House – the oldest house museum
in the country – was originally built as the home for
a well-to-do Cape family during the late 18th century.
It boasts some of the best pieces of Cape furniture
and silver in the country, in addition to a priceless
collection of ceramics. A household such as this
would only have been able to function with the aid of
servants and slaves. Recent research has brought to
light the names and professions of some of these, as
well as the kinds of activities they would have pursued.
The house opened its doors as a museum in 1914, after
the deaths of its last private owners, Marie Koopmans-
De Wet and her sister Margaritha. Marie Koopmans-De
Wet, after whom the Museum is named, is renowned
for aiding orphans and widows of the Boer republics
during the South African War.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203
or email wvandelen@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO RUST EN VREUGD
Rust en Vreugd
Rust en Vreugd was built as a home for Willem
Cornelis Boers, a high-ranking official of the VOC
(Dutch East India Company) known as a fiscal,
around 1777–1778.
The house was built on Cape Town’s outer limits
(thus the name of the street – buitenkant or outer
edge) in the transitional area between town and the
larger market garden farms of the upper part of
the city. After Boers, the property passed to several
other private citizens. In 1878, the house was
bought by the Dutch Reformed Church and served
as a teachers’ training college; the Cape Town High
School occupied the property from 1925–1957; and
in the early 1960s it was restored and converted
into a gallery space. A second restoration took
place in 1993, and more recently, disabled access
facilities were installed.
In 1965, William Fehr donated his private collection
of works of art on paper (watercolours, prints and
drawings) to the people of South Africa. This gift
is housed at Rust en Vreugd. Due to the sensitive
nature of artworks on paper only a selection of the
works is on exhibition.
Enquiries: Esther Esmyol, Tel. 021 021 467 7205
or email eesmyol@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: An oasis in the city, historical Iziko Rust en Vreugd,
on Buitenkant Street, Cape Town.
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IzIkO AT THE CASTLE Of GOOD HOPE
William Fehr Collection
The Fehr Collection was assembled by businessman,
William Fehr (1892–1968). His first passion was
collecting paintings, prints and drawings related to
South Africa, but he later expanded the collection
to include decorative art objects such as furniture,
glassware and ceramics. The objects date from the
17th to 19th centuries and reflect the furnishings of
well-to-do, mainly Cape urban households.
One of the remarkable aspects of the collection is
the large number of oil paintings that depict views
of the Cape colonial settlement and Table Bay
maritime scenes. Though these artworks reflect a
colonial worldview, they are fascinating reflections
of life at the Cape, and the people, both free and
enslaved, who lived and worked here.
Enquiries: Esther Esmyol, Tel. 021 467 7205
or email eesmyol@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Above: The Castle of Good Hope, home to the
William Fehr Collection.
Above: The wreck of the Paquita, a 460-ton three-masted
German barque. (Detail). On the night of Tuesday, 6 October
1903, the vessel stranded at the Knysna Heads. Courtesy of the
Western Cape Archives Repository: 06/22. Photo from the collection of the
late Frank Neave of Port Elizabeth.
IzIkO MARITIME CENTRE
Maritime Centre
The Iziko Maritime Centre provides an overview of
shipping in Cape Town. Images depicting Table Bay
from the 17th to 20th century give an idea of the
development of the harbour. Exhibitions include
the earliest existing model of Table Bay harbour,
completed in 1885 by prisoners and wardens of the
nearby Breakwater Prison, and a collection of ship
models and objects associated in particular with the
era of mail ships. An exhibition of images, ship models
and objects gives insight into the Union-Castle Line
and shipwrecks around the Cape coast.
The John H. Marsh Maritime Research Centre provides
an archive of nearly 20 000 photographs, depicting
9 551 ships dating from the late 1920s to the early 1960s.
An online service for the answering of queries regarding
ships and for ordering images of these ships is available
at http://rapidttp.co.za/museum/.
Enquiries: Thys van der Merwe, Tel. 021 467 7201 or email
marsh@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO fRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Friends of Iziko South African Museum
Outings
2–3 October
Wellington Wine Walk
Join the Friends of SAM on a wander through the
vineyards and olive groves of the magnificent
Hawequa Mountains around Wellington with specialist
local guides. The group will visit historic farms and
learn more about the characters and personalities
who shaped the history of the area. Participants must
be relatively fit, as the group will be walking through
the undulating countryside all day.
Cost: Members, R1 275; non-members, R1 475
Saturday, 9 October
Rockpools at Scarborough
Explore the biodiversity of the inter-tidal zone at
spring low tide at Scarborough. Moderate fitness is
required to walk over the uneven rocks, but walking
along a short stretch of the beach and identifying
sea plants and animals washed up on the beach is
an option for the less agile. The ever popular Philke
Cakebread will guide the tour. If the weather is
suitable you might like to bring a picnic to enjoy on
the beach afterwards, or indulge in a pub lunch at
the British Bulldog in Kommetjie.
Time: 08:00–10:30
Cost: Members R60, non-members R80
Above: Iziko South African Museum.
Saturday, 6 November
Berg River Dam
Visit the recently completed dam, built in a
beautiful mountain setting on the Cape Town side
of Franschhoek, with its impressive state-of-theart
computerised control system. Mary Patrick
will once again give an interesting presentation of
the archaeological work she did on the site before
construction.
Time: 10:00
Cost: Members R60, non-members R80
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IzIkO fRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Friends of Iziko South African Museum
Lectures
Tuesday, 26 October
Myths and Mysteries of Die Oude Kaapse Weg
Speaker: Derek Stuart-Findlay
Was there ever an alternative to the coast road to
Simon’s Town – one from Tokai over the Steenberg
mountain? Old written accounts, serious investigations
and some maps and paintings suggest that there was
indeed a passable route. This talk reviews the evidence
and attempts to unravel this mystery.
Time: 18:30 for 19:00
Venue: TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM
Cost: Members free, non-members R30
Enquiries: The office is attended on Wed & Fri,
10:00–15:30. Tel. 021 481 3913, Fax 021 481 3993 or email
samfriends@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za. Contact Maxine, Tel. 072 225
6893 between 10:00–12:00 on weekdays and leave a
message. Non-Profit Organisation No: 052-511-NPO.
Tuesday, 30 November
Journeys in Search of the Whale –
Rethinking our Place in a Changing World
Speaker: Noel Ashton
‘Journeys in Search of the Whale’ is a highly
relevant, thought-provoking presentation which
will inspire audiences and encourage them to
reflect on their place in the world. Magnificent,
emotive images, together with Noel’s passionate
story-telling ability, make this a powerful and
engaging presentation which will appeal to a
wide variety of audiences.
Time: 18:30 for 19:00
Cost: Members free, non-members R30
IzIkO fRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Friends of the Michaelis Collection
Above: The Old Town House on Greenmarket Square.
The Friends of the Michaelis Collection was established
in 1993. Its objective is to stimulate active interest in the
Collection and the Old Town House, the Iziko museum
dedicated to it. To book and for more details and the complete
list of Friends activities, contact the Secretary, Colin Stevens,
on 083 713 5498 or email colinstevens@iafrica.com.
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IzIkO fRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Friends of the Iziko South African National Gallery
Walkabouts
Thursday, 14 October
Ghoema & Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town
Time: 11:00 Venue: Iziko Good Hope Gallery, Secunde
House, Castle of Good Hope
Cost: Members R30, non-members R40
Sunday, 31 October
A Vigil of Departure – Louis Khela Maqhubela.
A Retrospective 1960-2010 by Marilyn Martin
Time: 11:00 Venue: Iziko SA National Gallery
Cost: Members R30, non-members R50, students R20
Lecture
Wednesday, 17 November
A Platform for African Artists – The 2010 Dakar
Biennale by Marilyn Martin
Time: 17:30 Venue: TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM
Cost: Members R40, non-members R60, students R20
Meet the Artist
friday, 22 October
Jo Ratcliffe
Time: 11:00 Venue: Michael Stevenson Gallery,
160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
Cost: Members and non-members R20
friday, 26 November
Brett Murray
Time: 11:00 Venue: Goodman Gallery Cape,
176 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
Cost: Members and non-members R20
Visits
Tuesday, 9 November
Stellenberg House and Garden
Time: 11:00 Venue: Stellenberg, Oak Avenue,
Kenilworth Cost: Members R50, non-members R75
Wednesday, 8 December
The Edge Glass Gallery & Studio
Time: 11:00 Venue: 29 Vredenburg Lane, Cape Town
Cost: Members R30, non-members R40
Enquiries: For membership enquiries or further
information please contact Lizzie O’Hanlon,
Tel. 021 481 3951 (Tuesday to Thursday 10:00–
14:00) or email sangfriends@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Left: Iziko South African National Gallery.
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SHOPS AND CAféS
The Gallery Shop
Iziko South African National Gallery
The Gallery Shop showcases the best of traditional
and contemporary South African craft. Items
include embroidered textiles, handcrafted ceramics,
‘telephone wire’ products and fine beadwork. All
products are handmade and of the highest quality.
The Gallery Shop supports community projects and
Aids organisations.
Open from 10:00–17:00,
Tuesday to Sunday.
Tel. 021 467 4664 or
082 771 2363 for
more information.
Ivy Garden Restaurant
Iziko Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House
Well-known restaurateur, Beulah Lombard, has
created a beautiful space where patrons to the
Museum can have a relaxing cup of coffee or enjoy
traditional Cape cuisine in between viewing the
renowned Michaelis Collection. The restaurant is
situated in the historical courtyard, an ideal space
to spend quality time with family and friends.
For more information on the Museum contact
Tel. 021 481 3933.
Left: Beautifully handmade, locally crafted
products are available at the Gallery Shop.
Jonkershuis Restaurant
Iziko Groot Constantia
Jonkershuis Bar & Eatery is nestled in the historic
core of the Groot Constantia Wine Estate, with
panoramic views of the Peninsula and the majestic
Constantia Valley. Our Cape Malay influenced bistro
lies next to the Historic Manor House, surrounded
by ancient oak trees and the legendary vineyards.
Dine al fresco, while overlooking False Bay, or inside
where dining is elegant, yet informal. The Function
Room next to the Main Restaurant leads out to the
old wagon courtyard.
Open from 09:00–22:00, Mon to Sat, and from
09:00–17:00 on Sun. Reservations: Tel. 021 794 6255
or email info@jonkershuisconstantia.co.za.
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IzIkO LIBRARIES
Natural History Collections Library
Iziko South African Museum
25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
Promoting the discovery, enjoyment and responsible
use of the natural world. Contains books and
journals, original drawings and manuscripts dating
back as far as the early 17th century, and literature
covering biological and earth sciences such as
biodiversity, taxonomy and natural history.
Open: Monday to Friday 08:30–16:00
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 481 3899
Fax. 021 481 3993 email info@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Art Collections Library
Iziko South African Gallery Annexe
St John’s Street, Cape Town
An extensive art research and reference resource
covering South African and international art, with
books, journals, exhibition catalogues (some are
available for sale), sales/auction catalogues,
newspaper clippings since 1904, artist files and
art boxes, pamphlets, DVDs, CDs and videos.
Open: Monday to Friday 08:30–16:00
Left: Art
Collections Library.
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 481 3977/8
Fax. 021 467 4679 email sdante@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
Social History Collections Library
Iziko Social History Centre
17 Church Square, Cape Town
A reference library with a large collection of books,
journals, DVDs and CDs covering topics such as
history, popular culture, furniture, ceramics, textiles
and other decorative arts, historical paintings at
the Cape, archaeology and architecture. The library
focuses on the history and people of southern
Africa, with a special interest to Cape Town and the
Western Cape.
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00–16:00
Left: Social History
Collections Library.
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 481 7207/9
Fax. 021 460 8205 email tmafungwa@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
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IzIkO COMMEMORATIVE DAYS
Iziko Museums of Cape Town is committed to
making our museums accessible to all South
Africans and invite you to visit any of our 12
museums on the following commemorative days
* FREE OF CHARGE:
Human Rights Day 21 March
freedom Day 27 April
International Museum Day 18 May
Africa Day 25 May
Youth Day 16 June
National Women’s Day 9 August
Heritage Week 20–26 September
Emancipation Day 1 December
National Aids Awareness Day 1 December
On 1 December, EPP, in close collaboration with other Iziko
departments, will be running the Emancipation and World
Aids Day programme.
*Excluding Castle of Good Hope and Planetarium shows
Details of events will be made available nearer the time on our
website or visit our microsite: www.<strong>iziko</strong>museums.com.
Celebrate SUMMER
with Iziko Museums
of Cape Town.
Come and see –
this is the place to be,
en dis nogal for free!
It’s the holidays! Time for fun and entertainment
in the sun! But when it gets too hot out there,
‘Dive into our Heritage’ and cool off for FREE.
Take advantage of our free entry coupons that will
appear in your local press. This coupon allows two
adults FREE entry to any Iziko museum (excl. the
Castle of Good Hope and the Planetarium).
As kids 16 and under are already free, the whole
family can enjoy a visit to our museums and
experience the great and diverse heritage of the
South African people.
Enquiries: Tel. 021 481 3890 or email info@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za.
SUBSCRIBE
Register your details with us if you would like to receive
information, invitations to exhibition openings and special
events planned at Iziko Museums of Cape Town.
Contact Iziko Museums at Tel. 021 481 3852,
Fax 021 461 9620, or email info@<strong>iziko</strong>.org.za to subscribe.
fREE PARkING
Limited free parking is available at the following Iziko
museums: South African Museum & Planetarium,
South African National Gallery, William Fehr Collection,
Bertram House, Rust en Vreugd, Groot Constantia.
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SOUTH AfRICAN MUSEUM
25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3800 Fax: 021 481 3993
Open: Daily 10h00–17h00
Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas Day
Visitors 17 years & older: R15
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
SA MUSEUM PLANETARIUM
25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3900 Fax: 021 481 3990
Open: Shows daily Closed: Workers’ Day,
Christmas Day & the first Mon of the month
(excl. school holidays) Adults: R20 Children: R6
Adult chaperones at children’s shows: R10
South African pensioners & students: R8
MICHAELIS COLLECTION
Old Town House, Greenmarket Square
Tel: 021 481 3933
Open: Mon to Sat 10h00–17h00 Closed: Sun,
Workers’ Day & Christmas Day
Free admission, donations welcome
SA NATIONAL GALLERY
Government Avenue, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3970 Fax: 021 461 7296
Open: Tues to Sun 10h00–17h00
Closed: Mon, Workers’ Day &
Christmas Day
Visitors 17 years & older: R15
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
BERTRAM HOUSE
Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3972
Open: Mon to Fri 10h00–17h00 and certain commemorative
days & public holidays (under review)
Closed: Weekends
Free admission, donations welcome
BO-kAAP MUSEUM
71 Wale Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3938 Fax: 021 424 6716
Open: Mon to Sat 10h00–17h00
Closed: Sun, Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha,
Workers’ Day, Christmas Day, and 1 & 2 January
Visitors 17 years & older: R10
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
GROOT CONSTANTIA
Groot Constantia Estate
Tel: 021 795 5140 Fax: 021 795 5150
Open: Daily 10h00–17h00
Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas Day
Visitors 17 years & older: R15
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
IzIkO MARITIME CENTRE
1st Floor, Union-Castle House,
Dock Road, V&A Waterfront
Tel: 021 405 2880 Fax: 021 405 2888
Open: Daily 10h00–17h00 Closed: Workers’ Day
& Christmas Day
Free admission, donations welcome
kOOPMANS-DE WET HOUSE
35 Strand Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 3935 Fax: 021 481 3911
Open: Tues to Thurs 10h00–17h00
and certain commemorative days &
public holidays (under review)
Closed: Fri to Mon
Visitors 17 years & older: R10
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
RUST EN VREUGD
78 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 464 3280 Fax: 021 461 9620
Open: Mon to Fri 10h00–17h00
Closed: Sat, Sun, Workers’ Day
& Christmas Day
Free admission, donations welcome
SLAVE LODGE
c/o Adderley & Wale Streets, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 7229 Fax: 021 465 8222
Open: Mon to Sat 10h00–17h00
Closed: Sun, Workers’ Day &
Christmas Day
Visitors 17 years & older: R15
16 years & under free
South African pensioners,
school learners & students: R5
WILLIAM fEHR COLLECTION
Castle of Good Hope, Darling Street,
Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 7223 Fax: 021 461 7416
Open: Daily 09h30–16h00
Closed: Christmas Day & New Year’s Day
Adults: R25 (Sun R15)
Pensioners with SA pensioner cards: R15
(Sun R5); Students with SA student cards:
R10 (Sun R5); Children: Under 5 years free;
5–16 years R10 (Sun R5)
Booked School Groups: R5 per learner
Free on certain commemorative days
or visit our our microsite
www.<strong>iziko</strong>museums.com
IzIkO SOCIAL HISTORY CENTRE
Offices, Archives and Library of the
Social History Collections department
17 Church Square, Cape Town
Tel: 021 481 7200
Open: Mon to Fri 10h00–16h00
Visits by arrangement
Due to our systems changing to VOIP,
certain telephone numbers will be changing.
For further information or assistance please
call Tel. 021 481 3800.
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SUPPORT IzIkO
Iziko Museums of Cape Town is a nonprofit
organisation partially funded by
the National Department of Arts and
Culture. Funding support from individual,
corporate and donor sponsors enables
us to ensure the widest possible public
access to our collections and sites.
To find out how you can support our
work, telephone 021 481 3874 or visit
our website at: