Current & recent news

The following news items include press releases and other newsworthy information relating to Education and Public Programmes activities.

Posted July 2010

Visit the Iziko Slave Lodge for free on International Mandela Day and see two groundbreaking exhibitions about our living legend 15/07/2010
Iziko Museums of Cape Town celebrates International Mandela Day this Sunday, 18 July, by welcoming visitors to the Iziko Slave Lodge for free from 10h00 until 17h00. On 11 November 2009, the sixty-fourth General Assembly plenary and 42nd meeting of the United Nations declared 18 July as International Mandela Day. This decision to honour the man whose vision surpassed the boundaries of time and history, arrives as nations of the world strive for peace and the sustained improvement of human relations. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, as a living treasure, embodies the qualities necessary to realise a harmonious world, steered by tolerance. More >>

Posted June 2010

2010: Making Connections 24/06/2010
During this winter holidays Iziko Museums of Cape Town’s Education and Public Programmes Department is offering a range of Let’s Celebrate holiday programmes in celebration of our rich heritage and our country’s momentous hosting of the FIFA World Cup. Special programmes in the fields of Arts and Culture, Natural History and Social History are taking place at schools in areas such as Nyanga, Parkwood, Paarl, Hawston, Stanford, and at certain Iziko Museums. More >>

Working together for youth development through action 24/06/2010
“OUR NATION IN CONVERSATION: The role of youth in a changing socio-political environment”. On 15 and 16 June, Iziko Museums and Robben Island Museum’s Education and Public Programmes Department commemorated the bravery of the youth of 1976 with youth activities to promote social cohesion, nation building and reconciliation. Activities ranged from special tours and workshops to an inter-generational dialogue between youth and our senior citizens. More >>

Visit Iziko Museums of Cape Town for free this Youth Day 14/06/2010
Iziko Museums of Cape Town celebrates the significance of Youth Day this Wednesday, 16 June, by welcoming the public to visit our national museums for free (excluding the Castle of Good Hope and Iziko Planetarium). It is apt that South Africa celebrates our youth’s significant and courageous contribution to our democracy, as the world watches us host the most momentous sporting event to ever be held on African soil.  More >>

Iziko celebrates International Museum Day 2010 11/05/2010
On 18 May 2010 museums around the world will celebrate International Museum Day. Museums wield the potential to serve as platforms from which cultural exchange, awareness and enrichment can be facilitated in order to promote tolerance and understanding. Iziko Museums of Cape Town will also celebrate this international event by granting visitors free access to its sites (excluding the Castle of Good Hope), as well as hosting a dynamic outreach programme on the day...  More >>

Posted April 2010

Visit Iziko Museums for free on Freedom Day 22/04/2010
Iziko Museums of Cape Town celebrates the significance of Freedom Day this Tuesday, 27th April, by welcoming the public to visit our national museums for free (excluding the Castle of Good Hope and Iziko Planetarium). Freedom Day marks South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. What better way to commemorate our nation’s struggle for liberation and our eventual realisation of equality and dignity for all South Africans, than by visiting Iziko Museums... More >>

Iziko Museums of Cape Town Council Announcement 08/04/2010
The Council of Iziko Museums is pleased to announce that Ms Rooksana Omar has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (Designate) for Iziko Museums. Ms Omar holds an MBA and BA (Hons) degree and is currently the Director of the Luthuli Museum, a National Cultural Institution in KwaZulu Natal. In this capacity she has provided leadership on both a strategic and operational level, successfully delivering a relevant and dynamic programme whilst ensuring strong governance, compliance and unqualified audits... More >>

Posted March 2010

Visit Iziko Museums for Free on Human Rights Day 17/03/2010
Iziko Museums of Cape Town commemorates and celebrates the significance of Human Rights Day this Sunday, 21st March, by welcoming the public to visit our national museums for free (excluding the Castle of Good Hope and Iziko Planetarium)... More >>

Posted January 2010

Summer School 2010 18/01/2010
Iziko Museums of Cape Town launches its annual Summer School programme on 30th January and runs until 7th March 2010. The fundamental objective of this initiative is to facilitate cultural engagement and to provide a forum for some of our nation’s most relevant issues.... More >>