Key Elements of the 2007 Partnership Programme

Iziko Freedom Project

Performances, exhibitions and educational programmes, including talks, poetry readings, workshops, teacher summits and walks along Iziko’s slave routes will be on offer through the year. Commemorative dates celebrating freedom and human rights have been identified as markers for special events in this programme. Contact us for more details regarding Human Rights Day in March, Freedom Day in April and Youth Day in June.

UK-SA Exhibition - To the Spirit Unconquered

An art exhibition co-ordinated by Janet Boateng (UK), the British Council and Iziko will be mounted in the Slave Lodge in late 2007. The body of work is a salutation to those who perished and suffered the human indignities of that era. The exhibition and related educational programmes will include the work of both UK artists from the diaspora and their South African counter-parts. Artists will visit South Africa and a series of practical engagements is being organized.

Turning the Tables

A play commissioned by Museum of London, was scripted by John Matshikiza, South African playwright, with the replica TF Buxton’s table touring UK, and an adaptation of the play will be used as reference by SA and Barbados. Supporting educational programmes, including various post-performance discussions and skills development workshops will tap into local literature, issues and contextual references.

Project Partnerships and collaborations

Iziko Museums is collaborating with the British Consulate General in Cape Town and the British Council in this programme. It has also invited collaboration from the District Six Museum, the Western Cape Education Department and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, as well as the national Departments of Arts and Culture, and Education.

Iziko Museums is collaborating with the British Consulate General in Cape Town and the British Council in this programme. It has also invited collaboration from the District Six Museum, the Western Cape Education Department and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, as well as the national Departments of Arts and Culture, and Education.

We urge you to contact the EPP department for more details and consult our website for information and further links.