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12 National Museums in Cape Town OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2011 Exhibitions Events Talks Workshops Shows iziko what’s on e -
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12 National Museums in Cape Town
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER2011
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Michael Lion and the Star PicturesSave our Seabirds Festival and ExhibitionDavy Dragon’s Guide to the Night SkyListening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter ClarkeRichard Long For Future Generations – Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African MusicWindows on War - Russian posters from World War IIWildlife Photographer of the Year 2011Magic Milo and the Astronaut2012: The end or the beginning?Table Mountain Celestial Clouds: A celebration of astro-photographyMade in Translation: Images from and of the LandscapeStandard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2011: Nandipha Mntambo: Faena Ever Young: James BarnorThe Cold Choice: Operation Hunger – Photographs by Struan Robertson Neither Man Nor Stone Siliva Zulu Baroque Meets ModernWho Built Cape Town?Virtual EarthAfrican Dinosaurs Mapping Bo-Kaap: History, memories and spacesNew Year Carnival and Die Alabama / Pattern of BeautyThe Sky Tonight
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This is a special celebratory exhibition of the life and work of Peter Clarke (b. 1929), whose career as an artist and poet has spanned six decades. The exhibition charts Clarke’s development as an artist over the apartheid and post-apartheid eras, and his work reflects deeply – and without bitterness – on the societal upheavals and dislocation he has lived through.
Clarke is best known as a print-maker through his sensitive approach to linocut and colour woodblock techniques. This fully-comprehensive exhibition reveals him as a strong painter, a talented draughtsman and a poet of considerable literary achievement. In his images, he has articulated a vision of community life at the Cape that is poignant and even humorous, yet powerful in its sense of form.
Clarke was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) by President Thabo Mbeki in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. Through this exhibition and its accompanying book, authors and curators, Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin pay tribute to one of Cape Town’s most significant artistic sons.
Enquiries: Hayden Proud, Tel. 021 481 3965 or email [email protected]
Right: Peter Clarke. Coming and going (1960). Oil. 511 cm x 409 cm. Private collection.
Cover image: Khoisan girl playing a pluriac. ILAM photograph. From the For Future Generations exhibition.
Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter ClarkeOpens 20 October
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Pioneer and researcher of African music, and founder of the International Library of African Music (ILAM), Hugh Tracey, conducted field trips into east, central and southern Africa from as early as 1929. During these trips he collected recordings of African musicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Moçambique.
This exhibition offers an interactive view into these field trips through audio and visual/video stations containing many examples of the music, songs and stories Tracey collected and films he made. A range of African instruments, a feature on his career in broadcasting, and selections from the research of his son, Andrew Tracey, are on display.
For Future Generations – Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African MusicOpens 19 November
Above: Hugh Tracey recording a Zulu bow player. ILAM photograph.
A special focus is on Hugh Tracey’s field research tools and the prototype of the kalimba (a type of African thumb piano) Tracey adapted from the mbira (a wooden board to which staggered metal keys are attached), for use in music education programmes.
Enquiries: Shanaaz Galant, Tel. 021 467 7214 or email [email protected]
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The photographs by Struan Robertson (1927-2011) in this exhibition, are the result of his four years of travel and documentation in South Africa with Operation Hunger. The photographs are a record of rural poverty in South Africa during the 1980s at the height of apartheid, and the everyday battles by rural people to survive, and triumph, if in small but important ways. Robertson’s photographs, however, not only document heart-rending examples of poverty – he certainly does this – but he uses his skill to create thought-provoking images that are evocative of the harshly beautiful environment of rural areas and people’s relationships to their environment.
Struan Robertson is a neglected artist in the history of South African photography. The Cold Choice, curated by the Bensusan Museum of Photography
The Cold Choice: Operation Hunger – Photographs by Struan Robertson Until 31 January 2012
Above: Struan Robertson. Solomon Louw, trekarbeider (itinerant farm worker), with his donkeys, outspanned at Salt Lake near Kimberley, Northern Cape Province. 11 February 1993.
in Johannesburg, is the first exhibition of his work to be mounted by major museums in South Africa. The exhibition is curated by Dudu Madonsela of the Bensusan Museum.
Enquiries: Fiona Clayton, Tel. 021 467 7219 or email [email protected]
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Save Our Seabirds Festival and ExhibitionFestival runs 10 to 14 October Exhibition closes 20 November
Above: A Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua, breaches the perfectly calm Antarctic waters. Photograph by Jill Sneesby, winner of the 2010 SOS Festival Photographic Competition.
Birdlife South Africa has collaborated again with Iziko for this year’s Save Our Seabirds (SOS) Festival, which will run 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 three evening public lectures (starting at 18:30 for 19:00):
Monday, 10 October“Saving South Georgia’s Seabirds: The greatest island restoration programme ever undertaken” by Prof. John Croxall (Chair of the Birdlife International Global Seabird Programme and former head of the British Antarctic Survey).
Wednesday, 12 October“Changing fortunes of South Africa’s coastal birds – good, bad and ugly” by Prof. Phil Hockey (Director of the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town).
Friday, 14 October“From bright pink to black-and-white: How Lesser Flamingos will help save the African Penguin” by Mark Anderson (CEO of Birdlife South Africa).
An exhibition of photographs entitled “Oceans of Life” resulting from the Save Our Seabirds 2011 Photographic Competition is also being shown.
Enquiries: Valerie Mienies, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email [email protected]
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
Opens 7 December
Above: Installation view of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
Iziko is once again able to host this world-class exhibition that showcases the very best natural history photography. 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 in partnership with Iziko Museums.
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.
Enquiries: Valerie Mienies, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email [email protected]
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Renowned British conceptual and land artist, Richard Long, presents a solo exhibition of works made in southern Africa over the last 50 years.
Long’s fascination with land and walking translates, in this exhibition, into large-scale installations made using rocks recovered from the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng, wall-text interventions and photographs.
Enquiries: Anthea Buys, Tel. 021 481 7234 or email [email protected]
Richard Long
Opens 9 November
Above: Richard Long. Karoo Crossing, A Fifteen Day Work in the Locality of Guarrieberg, South Africa (2004).
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In 1954, the South African Library received a large number of posters produced in the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1991, the posters were presented to the South African National Gallery, and an exhibition of selected works was shown at the Gallery in 1997.
The posters are the famous TASS WINDOWS which were first produced and printed shortly after the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany in 1941. They are large, brightly coloured posters accompanied by a didactic text or often by a lengthy poem. The posters are printed using a highly sophisticated stencilling technique called pochoir. In addition to the posters, there is a display of lithographs printed in Russia during the Second
Windows on War - Russian posters from World War IIOpens 24 November
World War, as well as material clearly showing the strength of the support in South Africa for the Soviet Union during the war years.
The idea to curate another exhibition of the posters came from Jonathan Berndt, whose research has been incorporated into this exhibition. Sadly, Berndt passed away in August 2010. This exhibition is a tribute to his memory and work.
Enquiries: Joe Dolby, Tel. 021 481 3966 or email [email protected]
Right: M. Cheremnykh (1890-1962). TASS WINDOW No. 1112.A Resounding Success, (6 December 1944). Text: Nina Cheremnykh (Dates unknown).
Mikhail Cheremnykh, creator of the ROSTA WINDOWS during the Russian Civil War, took the lead in 1941 with the start of the TASS WINDOWS project. In June 1941, the organisational committee of the Union of Soviet Artists established the TASS WINDOWS collective, with the first poster appearing late in June 1941.
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Neither Man Nor Stone is a curated exhibition of works from the Iziko South African National Gallery’s Permanent Collection, plus a small number of loaned works. The exhibition explores the relationship between humans and animals in South African art, with a focus on the ways in which this relationship has been represented by artists since the 1980s.
Enquiries: Anthea Buys, Tel. 021 481 7234 or email [email protected]
Neither Man Nor Stone
Until 29 February 2012
Left: Nandipha Mntambo. Lelive Lami (2007). Cowhide, cow’s tails, resin, polyester mesh, 80 cm x 290 cm x 200 cm.
Winner of the 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art, Nandipha Mntambo, features in a solo exhibition of new sculptures, video and drawings. At only 28, Mntambo is a rising star in the South African art scene, and has already appeared on important local and international exhibitions, biennales and art fairs. The title, Faena, refers to the final movement of the paso doble, a traditional Spanish dance which represents the passion and power of the Spanish bullfight. Mntambo’s interest in bull-fighting and bull mythology extends from her long-standing exploration of the significance of cows and cowhide in African cultures. This travelling exhibition and accompanying catalogue constitutes sponsor, Standard Bank’s, prize to the awardee.
Enquiries: Anthea Buys, Tel. 021 481 7234 or email [email protected]
Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2011: Nandipha Mntambo: Faena
Until 10 November
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The Iziko South African National Gallery, in association with Autograph ABP, London, presents local audiences with the opportunity to view, for the first time, the work of Ghanaian photographer, James Barnor, studio portraitist, photojournalist and photographer for DRUM magazine.
James Barnor’s archive was produced during a career spanning more than 60 years. It covers a remarkable period in history, bridging continents and photographic genres, creating a transatlantic narrative marked by his passionate interest in people and cultures. Through the medium of portraiture, Barnor’s photographs represent societies in transition: Ghana moving towards its independence, and London becoming a cosmopolitan, multicultural metropolis.
Ever Young: James BarnorUntil 29 January 2012
Above: James Barnor. DRUM cover girl Rosemarie Thompson, London 1967. © James Barnor / Courtesy of Autograph ABP.
Curated by Renée Mussai, the exhibition introduces a newly preserved body of work, resulting from archival research undertaken by Autograph ABP. The exhibition was first shown at Rivington Place, London, in 2010. The British Council, South Africa, has generously supported the touring of Ever Young: James Barnor to Cape Town.
Enquiries: Pam Warne, Tel. 021 481 3956 or email [email protected]
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The popular exhibition, Baroque Meets Modern, a rehanging of the Michaelis Collection, with abstract works from Iziko’s Collections, provides the context and background for a residency by painter, Clare Menck. She will be setting up studio in the Old Town House for several weeks in November.
Menck, whose inspiration is in part drawn from the precedent of Dutch Old Masters such as Gerard ter Borch, takes up her residency in parallel with her touring retrospective exhibition which opens at the Sanlam Gallery in Bellville in late October.
Enquiries: Hayden Proud,Tel. 021 481 3965 or email [email protected]
Above left: Lidio Cipriani. A group of Zulu warriors (1927). © Prof. Jacopo Moggi Cecchi.
Below left: Clare Menck. Eunice with mirrored dresser and bath tub (2000). Oil on canvas. Private Collection.
Baroque Meets ModernOngoing
This exhibition, undertaken in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture, showcases photographs taken in 1927 by the controversial Italian anthropologist, Lidio Cipriani (1892–1962), during the shooting of the film Siliva Zulu near Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. This is probably the first film in South African cinematic history featuring an all-African cast. The Italian director, Attilio Gatti, worked with Cipriani, his advisor on Zulu culture, to produce the film. Though Cipriani’s photographs depict the local Zulu actors, who in the film ‘act’ themselves, and traditional characters in Zululand, they were later captioned and presented by Cipriani as authentic ethnographic documentation. The exhibition also looks at stories behind the making of the film and the photographs, including the forms of colonial representation, scientific racism and Fascist ideology in Cipriani’s anthropological work.
Enquiries: Gerald Klinghardt, Tel. 021 481 3836 or email [email protected]
Siliva Zulu Until 30 April 2012
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The city of Cape Town was built over almost three centuries of colonial rule. The exhibition explores early expansion of the city, racial discrimination even prior to apartheid, and working life in the city. It is dedicated to the slaves, convicts and free workers who built Cape Town.
Who Built Cape Town? features items from Iziko Social History Collections department’s Permanent Collection, as well as large format photographs from the E. van Z. Hofmeyr & J. Lückhoff Collection.
Enquiries: Paul Tichmann, Tel. 021 467 7215 or email [email protected]
Who Built Cape Town?
On permanent exhibition
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 between 1928 and 1930, displays his remarkable large-scale copies. Included are copies by, amongst others, George Stow, Helen Tongue, Dorothea Bleek, and Charles Schunke.
Curators: Pippa Skotnes, Director of the Centre for Curating the Archive, Michaelis School of Fine Art and Petro Keene.
Enquiries: Sven Ouzman, Tel. 021 481 3883 or email [email protected]
Made in Translation: Images from and of the LandscapeUntil November
Above: Installation view, Made in Translation. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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Virtual Earth features a Gaiasphere, an interactive digital theatre in the form of 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, visitors are able to select different views of our changing Earth, such as the Earth at night, ozone hole evolution, surface temperatures, Earth core structure, and interactive atmospheric predictions. Further animations will be developed in the future. Virtual Earth enables a better understanding of climate change within a global perspective. The exhibition is funded by the Lotteries Board.
Enquiries: Valerie Mienies, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email [email protected]
African Dinosaurs tells the story of dinosaurs from an African perspective. It features two huge skeletons from North Africa, the herbivorous Jobaria and a fish-eating Suchomimus, as well as skulls of mega-carnivores, 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: Valerie Mienies, Tel. 021 481 3897 or email [email protected]
Above left: Installation view of Virtual Earth. Below left: Cast of the most complete skeleton of Heterodontosaurus found to date. Photographs by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
Virtual EarthOn permanent exhibition
African DinosaursOn permanent exhibition
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This exhibition shows the findings of a mapping survey project undertaken a few years ago. Residents were asked why they enjoyed living in the area, and to identify areas in the Bo-Kaap that have special heritage significance for them. The exhibition summarises the main findings of the survey. It includes a number of historic and contemporary photographs, providing a glimpse into the fascinating history of the Bo-Kaap.
Enquiries: Paul Tichmann, Tel. 021 467 7215 or email [email protected]
Pattern of Beauty showcases selected Islamic artefacts from the Iziko Social History Collections department. The art is mainly expressed in geometric forms in calligraphy, architecture and textile art, as the depiction of human and animal figures is forbidden in Islam. Qur’anic calligraphy is regarded as the highest form of Islamic art, and as such, the patterns that illuminate the text carry a high standard of aesthetic harmony and discipline, balance and stability.
New Year Carnival and Die Alibama introduces the history of Cape Town’s New Year Carnival. In particular, the stories behind the famous Afrikaans song, Die Alibama, first sung in Cape Town during the second half of the nineteenth century, are explored. It is traditionally sung by klopse and nagtroepe (Malay Choirs) and played to a ghoema (drum) rhythm.
Enquiries: Paul Tichmann, Tel. 021 467 7215 or email [email protected]
Mapping Bo-Kaap: History, memories and spacesOn permanent display in the Community Hall
Ongoing
Right: Corner of Helliger Lane and Chiappini Street. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer, Iziko Social History Collections.
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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, just right for inquiring young minds. For children aged 5–10.
One day, Magic Milo and his friend, Sammy Starfish, meet Major Tom who makes their dream come true by taking them on a magical trip into space. Join us and discover what it’s like to be an astronaut! For children aged 5–12.
Michael Lion and the Star Pictures1 to 9 OctoberMonday to Friday – 11:00, 12:00 & 15:00 Saturday & Sunday – 12:00 & 15:30
Once upon a time, a little toy lion called Michael, and his best friend, Bertie, went on a rather magical quest. Along their way, the two friends met a few interesting characters and saw some amazing sights. But did they find what they were looking for? Join us and find out for yourself! For children aged 5–12.
Davy Dragon’s Guide to the Night Sky15 October to 4 DecemberSaturday & Sunday – 12:00
For the School Holidays! For the School Holidays!
Magic Milo and the Astronaut10 December to 10 JanuaryMonday to Friday – 11:00, 12:00 & 15:00 Saturday & Sunday – 12:00 & 15:30 (excl. 25 December)
Tickets are available at the Iziko SA Museum’s main entrance. Numbers are limited, so to avoid disappointment, don’t delay. Please note that the Iziko Planetarium is closed for maintenance on the first Monday of the month (excl. school holidays), 28–30 November and 1, 2, 5–9 December. There are no planetarium shows on 25 December. The Iziko Planetarium reserves the right to change or cancel advertised shows without prior notice.
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Images of our Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies reveal astonishing beauty. Aside from the multitude of stars, glowing clouds of gas are seen entangled with labyrinths of dark dust lanes. The clouds are the reservoir of material from which new stars are formed, and to which old stars expel enriched material. They are fundamental to the existence of stars and to our own well-being in the universe.
Celestial Clouds: A celebration of astro-photographyUntil 4 DecemberMonday to Friday – 14:00 (excl. 7, 28–30 Nov, 1 & 2 Dec)Tuesday evening – 20:00 (& sky talk) (excl. 29 Nov)Saturday & Sunday – 14:30
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.
Table Mountain 12 December to 10 JanuaryMonday to Friday – 13:00
Table Mountain is more than a famous landmark, it is the only geographical feature on Earth to be represented as a constellation in the sky! Our planetarium presentation explores the remarkable geology and environment of Table Mountain and the southern skies centred on its celestial counterpart.
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Session 1: Introduction to the celestial sphere. A start at identifying constellations: Constellation coordinates.Session 2: The turning of the celestial sphere. Variations with latitude. More constellations.Session 3: The annual motion of the Sun. Constellations of the Zodiac. Rising and setting of the Sun. Earth’s wobble.Session 4: The movement of the moon and planets. The visible sky.
Time: 19:30 (until approx. 21:30)Cost: R200 (includes lecture notes, tea and certificate of attendance)
2012: The end or the beginning?Starts 10 December Monday to Friday – 14:00 Tuesday evening – 20:00 (& sky talk) Saturday & Sunday – 14:30 (excl. 25 December)
The famous Mayan Long Count would seem to indicate that, after three failed worlds, we are living in the fourth, which will come to an end (perhaps) on 22 December 2012. Whether the Long Count defines the end of the world or not, the astronomical calculations that led to it are fascinating and indicate an astounding and accurate observation of those heavenly bodies that form part of the universe around us.
Starfinder Astronomy Course5, 12, 19, 26 October
Above: The Iziko Planetarium’s electro-mechanical Minolta MS15 star projector. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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IzIkO EDUCATION PROGRAMMESThis icon indicates that an exhibition has an educational component.
Art Collections Programmes
Animals and PeopleOne-day workshops about the exhibition, Neither Man Nor Stone, at the Annexe.Date: 1 & 8 October Personal responses to the exhibition.Time: 10:00–12:00 Cost: R20 Age: 9–15 and families
Date: 3–5 October Draw or paint your favourite animal or pet after a tour of the exhibition.Time: 09:00–12:00 Cost: R50 per family Age: 12 and up, including senior phase and FET learners
Poster-making workshopDate: 6 & 7 OctoberMake a poster relating to the theme, “Rainbow Nation – Way Forward” to commemorate the 80th birthday of Desmond Tutu in a two-day workshop. Time: 09:00–12:00 Cost: Free Age: 12 and up, including senior phase and FET learners.
Art-making workshops Lighthouse Club for the Blind, Helen keller HostelDate: 8 OctoberArt-making workshop for people with disabilitiesTime: 10:00–12:30 Venue: ISANG and Annexe
Date: 26 OctoberAthlone School for the Blind hosts a learning event for people with disabilities who will visit the Iziko SA National Gallery and attend an art-making workshop with the Meaningful Access Programme (MAP).Time: 10:00-13:00 Venue: ISANG and Annexe
WalkaboutDate: 20 OctoberWalkabout with curator Prof. Elizabeth Rankin, of the exhibition, Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke.
Gallery tours School tours with lesson plans are available for the following exhibitions:• Neither Man Nor Stone• Ever Young: James Barnor• Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Arts 2011: Nandipha Mntambo: Faena • Baroque Meets Modern• Richard Long Date: Daily from 9 November• Russian Posters Date: From 23 November 2011
See event listing index for exhibition opening and closing dates.
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Special Programmes relating to the elderly and disabled persons With members of Disabled People South AfricaWestern Cape and MAP.Date: 7 December Walkabouts of the ISANG exhibitions.Time: 10:00–12:30 Venue: ISANG Cost: Free
Disability Day eventDate: 3–8 DecemberRegarding access to the ISANG, for special needs educators.Time: 10:00–12:30 Venue: Annexe and ISANGCost: Free
Print-making holiday workshopDate: 12–14 December Time: 09:00–12:00 Venue: Annexe Cost: R30 Age: 12 and up
Enquiries: Annette Loubser
The History of Toys Through MagicEnjoy 30 magical minutes of fun-filled activities.Date: 3 & 5 OctoberTime: 11:00 Venue: The Toy Room, Slave Lodge Cost: R10 Age: 4–10 years
Puppet-making workshop Learn how to make your own puppets and entertain your friends with a puppet show.Date: 4 & 6 October Time: 10:00 Venue: Slave Lodge Cost: R20 Age: 8–12 years Teacher Workshop GET & FET Music workshop Date: 26 November Time: 10:00 Venue: Castle of Good Hope Cost: Free
Enquiries: Najwa Damon
Natural History Programmes Social History Programmes
IzIkO EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Holiday WorkshopsRobotics and aviation holiday workshops Date: 3–5 October; 12–14 December Time: 09:00–12:00 or 13:00–16:00 Venue: Iziko SA Museum Cost: R450 for 3-day workshop Age: Grade 1–4
Model aeroplane building workshopDate: 12–15 December Time: 09:00–12:30 Venue: Iziko Maritime CentreCost: R300 for 4-day workshop Age: Grade 7–10
Enquiries: Lisa Combrink
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IzIkO PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
Enquiries: kathy Coates, Tel. 021 467 4669 or email [email protected] Annette Loubser, Tel. 021 481 3961, 072 885 0313or email [email protected] Sthembele Harmans, Tel. 021 481 3812 or email [email protected] Najwa Damon, Tel 021 481 3817 or email [email protected] Lungi Mvimbi, Tel. 021 481 3823 or email [email protected] Anton van Wyk, Tel. 021 4813924 or email [email protected] Lisa Combrink, Tel. 021 481 3952 or email [email protected]
Marine MonthEPP, in close collaboration with Natural History Marine Biology, will run interactive rocky shore lessons for interested schools in October. Lessons are conducted at the beach, in schools and at the Iziko SA Museum where learners will learn how to identify the organisms inhabiting our rocky shores and understand the biological and physical factors that structure our shores.
Enquiries: Sthembele Harmans and Lisa Combrink.
World Aids Day and Emancipation Day will be celebrated on 1 December.
Iziko Summer School 2012 This annual programme, which runs in February 2012, offers insight into various multifaceted activities. Programme details will be made available from December. If you would like to receive the Summer School programme brochure by email, please contact the Iziko Education and Public Programmes department.
Iziko Mobile Museum: “Museum without Walls” The Iziko Mobile Museum is an ongoing education outreach project designed to take educational museum resources to rural and urban communities unable to visit the Iziko museums. Visits are free of charge, but have to be booked two months in advance.
Enquiries: Sthembele Harmans.
The Social History Centre is home to the study collections and staff of the Social History Collections department (SHCD) of Iziko Museums. The SHCD holds major collections of southern African archaeological, indigenous and colonial material culture, and international and contemporary collections. There is currently a focus to grow the department’s contemporary South African collections. The department is committed to researching exhibitions and programmes that generate new knowledge, caring for our tangible and intangible heritage, and making our collections increasingly accessible. With major funding from the Department of Arts and Culture, the Centre has been turned into a state-of-the-art facility for the housing of the study collections, archives, offices and library of the SHCD.
Enquiries: Esther Esmyol (Curator), Tel. 021 467 7205 or email [email protected]
IzIkO SOCIAL HISTORY CENTRE
Social History Centre
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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 with shipping in Cape Town, in particular the era of mail ships. An exhibition consisting 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 [email protected]
IzIkO MARITIME CENTRE
Maritime Centre
IzIkO BERTRAM HOUSE
Bertram House
Bertram House was reopened to the public on 9 December 2010, after extensive renovations. It is the only remaining example in the city bowl of the English Georgian-style red brick houses once common in Cape Town. It was built c. 1839 by the English notary, John Barker, who named it after his first wife, Ann Bertram Findlay.
In 1903, the South African College took ownership of the house. Bertram House was transferred to the government of the Union of South Africa in 1930, and eventually to the South African Cultural History Museum (SACHM) in 1976, to be furnished as a house museum. This was made possible by Mrs Winifred Ann Lidderdale, who bequeathed a substantial collection of mainly porcelain and furniture to the SACHM in order to depict Bertram House as the home of a prosperous English family of the first part of the 19th century.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203 or email [email protected]
Above: Bertram House exterior. Photograph byIziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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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: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203 or email [email protected]
Above right: Groot Constantia. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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, metals, 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 [email protected]
Below left: The William Fehr Collection, entrance hall. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
IzIkO AT GROOT CONSTANTIA
Groot Constantia: Historic Precinct
IzIkO AT THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE
William Fehr Collection
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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). After Boers, the property passed to several other private citizens. 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. Due to the sensitive nature of artworks on paper, only a selection of works is on exhibition.
Enquiries: Esther Esmyol, Tel. 021 461 3375 or email [email protected]
Above right: Ceramics by well-known South African potter, Esias Bosch (1923-2010) at Rust en Vreugd.
Visitors are able to learn about the Slave Lodge’s role in the Indian Ocean Slave Trade. An informative video highlights the circumstances that have shaped Cape Town’s history as a slave-based society. An audio-guided tour takes visitors on a historical journey of the dismal living conditions slaves experienced. The appearance of the Slave Lodge, one of Cape Town’s oldest buildings, has changed dramatically over time. With the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire in 1807, this building took on other functions. The many names of the building over three centuries – Slave Lodge, Government Offices Building, Old Supreme Court, and SA Cultural History Museum – reflect the long and rich history of the building.
Enquiries: Fiona Clayton, Tel. 021 467 7219 or email [email protected]
Below left: An exhibition in the Iziko Slave Lodge titled ‘Culture Echoes’ explores the rich cultural diversity that came to the Cape with those who were enslaved by the VOC. Photographs by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
Rust en Vreugd
IzIkO SLAVE LODGE
Slave Lodge
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IzIkO kOOPMANS-DE WET HOUSE
Koopmans-de Wet House – the oldest house museum in the country – was the home of a well-to-do Cape family during the late 18th century. 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.
Today, the house is arranged in the style of the early 19th century, when room-specialisation was fairly novel. Earlier, a four-poster would be seen in the public area of a home to show off the drapes, but now bedrooms, situated upstairs, demonstrated a desire for privacy. The cocoon-like enclosures created by heavily draped beds fell out of favour when the health benefits of fresh air became accepted. Only the head curtains remained, and lighter materials such as printed cottons replaced heavy velvets and damasks, thus creating a more ventilated atmosphere.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 467 7203 or email [email protected]
Koopmans-de Wet House
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 where this collection is housed.
To book, for details, and the complete list of Friends activities, contact the Secretary, Colin Stevens, on 083 713 5498 or email [email protected]
Friends of the Michaelis Collection
IzIkO FRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Above left: Bedroom, Koopmans-de Wet House. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
Below left: The Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, home to the Friends of the Michaels Collection. Photograph by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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IzIkO FRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
Friends of the South African Museum
LecturesTuesday, 25 OctoberThe Phoenicians… who, where, whenSpeaker: Robin HammondRobin Hammond explains where the Phoenicians came from, the amazing things they achieved, and why and where they disappeared.Time: 18:30 for 19:00 Venue: TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM Donation: R30
The office is attended on Wed & Fri, 10:00–15:30. Tel. 021 481 3913, Fax 021 481 3993 or email [email protected] 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, 29 NovemberChasing the Devil – the search for Africa’s fighting spiritSpeaker: Tim ButcherThe best-selling author (and proud Cape Town resident) describes a 350-mile trek he made through the jungles of Liberia and Sierra Leone – some of the most war-ravaged territory on the African continent. Following a trail blazed in 1935 by the English author, Graham Greene, Tim has gained a uniquely authentic perspective on a troubled region facing up to the challenge of rebuilding. Time: 18:30 for 19:00 Venue: Whale Well, ISAM Donation: R30The programme for 2011 finishes on 29 November and activities for 2012 resume in February 2012.
Friends of the Iziko South African National Gallery
WalkaboutsSunday, 9 OctoberStandard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2011: Nandipha Mntambo, Faena and Neither Man Nor Stone Time: 11:00 Venue: Iziko SA National GalleryCost: Members R30, non-members R40
Sunday, 27 NovemberRussian PostersTime: 11:00 Venue: Iziko SA National GalleryCost: Members R30, non-members R40
Sunday, 4 DecemberRichard LongTime: 11:00 Venue: Iziko SA National GalleryCost: Members R30, non-members R40
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Meet the ArtistFriday, 21 OctoberFrohawk Two FeathersTime: 11:00 Venue: Michael Stevenson Gallery, 160 Sir Lowry Road, WoodstockCost: Members and non-members R20
VisitSaturday, 22 October Home of Shirley ParkfeltTime: 11:00 Venue: La Chataigne, Main Road, Franschhoek ValleyCost: Members R40, non-members R60
Lectures series: The Venice Biennale A lecture series, presented by Marilyn Martin, will be held at the TH Barry Lecture Theatre, Iziko SA Museum at 17:30. Cost: Members R40, non-members R60.
Thursday, 27 OctoberILLUMInations – Old Patina, New Art
Thursday, 10 NovemberIn the National Pavilions – With Particular Reference to the Controversial South African PavilionCost to attend both lectures: Members R60, non-members R100
LectureThursday, 24 NovemberArt Deco Sculpture by Geoff BurrTime: 17:30 Venue: TH Barry Lecture Theatre, Iziko SA Museum Cost: Members R40, non-members R60
Studio VisitSaturday, 5 November Mary Visser and Jenny ParsonsTime: 11:00 Venue: 239B Lower Main Road, ObservatoryCost: Members R30, non-members R40
Friday, 18 November Greatmore StudiosTime: 10:30 Venue: 47-49 Greatmore Street, WoodstockCost: Members and non-members R20
Meet the CuratorFriday, 2 DecemberWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love Federica Angelucci, Curator of the Group Show Time: 11:00 Venue: Michael Stevenson Gallery, 160 Sir Lowry Road, WoodstockCost: Members and non-members R20
IzIkO FRIENDS ORGANISATIONS
For membership enquiries or further information please contact Lizzie O’Hanlon, Tel. 021 481 3951 (Tues to Thur 10:00–14:00) or email [email protected]
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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, next to the Historic Manor House, is 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, Monday to Saturday, and from 09:00–17:00 on Sunday.
Reservations: Tel. 021 794 6255
or email [email protected]
The Gallery ShopIziko 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 10:00–17:00, Tuesday to Sunday.
For more information
Tel. 021 461 5619 or 082 771 2363.
Left: Beautifully handmade, locally crafted products are available at the Gallery Shop. Photograph by Lorin Strieman.
Well-known restaurateur, Beulah Lombard, has created a beautiful, tranquil space were 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
Tel. 021 481 3933.
Ivy Garden RestaurantIziko Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House
Jonkershuis Restaurant Iziko Groot Constantia
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Iziko South African National Gallery AnnexeSt 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.
Iziko South African Museum25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
Promoting the discovery, enjoyment and responsible use of the natural world. Contains books, journals, original drawings and manuscripts dating back as far as the early 17th century, and literature covering biological and earth sciences, including biodiversity, taxonomy and natural history.
Iziko Social History Centre17 Church Square, Cape Town
Focusing on the history and people of southern Africa, and the Western Cape. A large collection of books and periodicals covers topics such as popular culture, furniture, ceramics, textiles and other decorative arts, historical paintings, anthropology, archaeology and architecture. The public may use the library for general reference and research free of charge, though it is not a lending library.
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00–16:00
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 467 7207/9Fax. 021 461 4739 email [email protected]
Natural History Collections Library
Social History Collections Library
Art Collections Library
Open: Monday to Friday 08:30–16:00
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 481 3899Fax. 021 481 3993 email [email protected]
Open: Monday to Friday 08:30–16:00
For an appointment, contact Tel. 021 481 3977/8 Fax. 021 461 6658 email [email protected]
Photographs by Iziko Photographer, Carina Beyer.
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SUBSCRIBERegister your details with us if you would like to receive information, invitations to exhibition openings and special events planned at Iziko Museums.Contact Iziko Museums at Tel. 021 481 3852, Fax 021 461 9620, or email [email protected] to subscribe.
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27 April
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25 May
16 June
9 August
19–25 September
1 December
1 December
16 December
Human Rights Day
Freedom Day
International Museum Day
Africa Day
Youth Day
National Women’s Day
Heritage Week
National Aids Awareness Day
Emancipation Day
Day of Reconciliation
Iziko Museums is committed to making our museums accessible to all South Africans, and invites you to visit any of our 12 museums on the following commemorative days *FREE OF CHARGE
*Excluding Castle of Good Hope and Planetarium shows
Details of events will be made available nearer the time on our website.
Celebrate Summer 2011
1 December 2011 to29 February 2012
Celebrate the fun-filled summer holidays by connecting with our unique South African heritage at Iziko Museums. Bring along your family to experience a range of offerings, from interactive displays, to exhibitions that will weave a connection between our past and the present.
Our 12 national museums, each with its own history and character, reflect our cultural diversity, attracting a wide variety of visitors and knowledge seekers. There is something for everyone. Entry is free to all visitors aged 18 and under.
Enquiries: Tel. 021 481 3890 or log on to the Iziko website.
FREE PARkINGLimited 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 MUSEUM25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3800 Fax: 021 481 3993Open: Daily 10h00–17h00Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R2018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R10
SA MUSEUM PLANETARIUM25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3900 Fax: 021 481 3990Open: 10h00–17h00 Shows dailyClosed: Workers’ Day, Christmas Day &the first Monday of the month (excl. school holidays)Visitors 19 years & older: R25 18 years & under: R10 South African pensioners & students: R10
SA NATIONAL GALLERYGovernment Avenue, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3970 Fax: 021 461 6796Open: Monday to Sunday 10h00–17h00Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R2018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R10
MICHAELIS COLLECTION AT THEOLD TOWN HOUSE Greenmarket Square, Cape Town Tel: 021 481 3933 Open: Monday to Saturday 10h00–17h00Closed: Sundays, Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R10 18 years & under free, South African pensioners, school learners & students: R5
KOOPMANS-DE WET HOUSE35 Strand Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3935 Open: Monday to Friday 10h00–17h00and certain commemorative days & public holidaysClosed: Saturdays, Sundays, Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R1018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R5 RUST EN VREUGD78 Buitenkant Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3903 Fax: 021 461 9620Open: Monday to Friday 10h00–17h00Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, Workers’ Day & Christmas DayFree admission, donations welcome
GROOT CONSTANTIAGroot Constantia EstateTel: 021 795 5140 Fax: 021 795 5150Open: Daily 10h00–17h00Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R2018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R10
SLAVE LODGEc/o Adderley & Wale Streets, Cape TownTel: 021 467 7229 Fax: 021 465 8222Open: Monday to Saturday 10h00–17h00Closed: Sundays, Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R2018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R10
BO-KAAP MUSEUM71 Wale Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3938/9 Open: Monday to Saturday 10h00–17h00Closed: Sundays, Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha,Workers’ Day, Christmas Day, 2 JanuaryVisitors 19 years & older: R1018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R5
WILLIAM FEHR COLLECTIONCastle of Good Hope, Darling Street, Cape TownTel: 021 467 7223 Fax: 021 461 7416Open: Daily 09h30–15h30Closed: Christmas Day & New Year’s DayVisitors 19 years & older: R28 (Sun R20)Pensioners with SA pensioner cards: R15 (Sun R10)Students with SA student cards: R12 (Sun R5)Children: Under 5 years free; 5–18 years R12 (Sun R5)Booked School Groups: R5 per learner
BERTRAM HOUSEGovernment Avenue, Cape Town(Access from Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street) Tel: 021 481 3972Open: Monday to Friday 10h00–17h00and certain commemorative days & public holidaysClosed: Saturdays, Sundays, Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R1018 years & under freeSouth African pensioners,school learners & students: R5
MARITIME CENTRE1st Floor, Union-Castle House,Dock Road, V&A WaterfrontTel: 021 405 2880 Fax: 021 405 2888Open: Daily 10h00–17h00Closed: Workers’ Day & Christmas DayVisitors 19 years & older: R10 18 years & under: freeSouth African pensioners, school learners & students: R5
RESOURCESSOCIAL HISTORY CENTREOffices, Archives and Library of the Social History Collections department17 Church Square, Cape TownTel: 021 467 7200Open: Monday to Friday 10h00–16h00Closed: All public holidaysVisits by arrangement
NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS LIBRARYIziko South African Museum25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape TownTel: 021 481 3899 Fax: 021 481 3993 email [email protected]: Monday to Friday 08h30–16h00
ART COLLECTIONS LIBRARYIziko South African National Gallery AnnexeSt John’s Street, Cape Town Tel: 021 481 3977/8 Fax: 021 461 6658 email [email protected]: Monday to Friday 08h30–16h00
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Iziko Museums is a non-profit 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.
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