Posted June 2007

29/06/2007 Light lunchtime music in the city
Fine music fans caught up in the city bustle at lunchtime can enjoy a musical respite on Thursday 19 July at 13:00.
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29/06/2007 "Singing" with Friends
On Tuesday, 17 July at 17:30, visiting curator Patrick Murphy presents a special "preview" walkabout of the exhibition "Singing the Real", an exhibition of contemporary Irish art, which marks the beginning of a cultural exchange between Ireland and South Africa.
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26/06/2007

 

Studio conversations with Jill Trappler 12 July
On Thursday, 12 July at 11:00, the Friends of the South African National Gallery host an interactive event in which well-known artist, Jill Trappler, discusses her evolution as an artist over a period of 30 years.  more>>
26/06/2007 Bead it! African Bead Workshop
Enjoy a two-session African Bead Workshop on 21 and 28 July from 10:00-15:00 at Iziko South African Museum's Blue Room. Facilitated by Phetheni Masilela as part of Iziko's Winter Public Programme, the workshop will focus on various African beading techniques and will also guide participants through the process of creating their own items, such as jewellery and key-rings.  more>>
 
26/06/2007 Sneeze as art - new video installation at Iziko South African National Gallery
From 26 June until 28 October 2007, the Iziko South African National Gallery will be showing 'the sneeze 80 x 80', a video installation that was instigated alongside the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. A global grouping of 80 international artists presents videos that together produce one complete work, a celebration of image diversity and unknown connections.  more>>
22/06/2007 Something new from Cameroon
On 10 July at 17:30 at Iziko SA Museum, Zayd Minty will discuss an innovative cultural and urban transformation process presently under way in the Cameroonian town of Doulla.
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22/06/2007 Surprises up for grabs - Iziko holiday workshops
If you're over 7 years of age and love mysteries, then Iziko Museums is the place for you. These winter holidays, Iziko is offering a whole bag of surprises at a host of different venues.
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18/06/2007 Mosaic Tile Art Workshop at Iziko
As part of Iziko Museums' Winter Public Programme, a 2-session mosaic tile art workshop will be held in the Blue Room at Iziko SA Museum on 7 and 14 July.
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18/06/2007 Multi-faceted Winter Programme - workshops, walkabouts, talks
Iziko Museums' 2007 multi-faceted Winter Public Programme runs from 7 - 30 July and offers events for all age-groups. It includes beading and mosaic workshops, art and Bo-Kaap walkabouts, film screenings and public lectures on topics ranging from art to fossils to the role of editorial cartoons.  more>>
18/06/2007 Iziko Museums of Cape Town - Youth Day Press Release
On the 15th June 2007, Iziko Museums of Cape Town will be hosting a group of young people from different communities at various sites to commemorate Youth Day and the events of 16 June 1976.  more>>
 
05/06/2007 Forensic investigating - Talk by David Klatzow
Compelling to some, aversive to others, forensic science is the nitty-gritty of criminal investigation and one who ought to know is Dr David Klatzow.
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05/06/2007 Artist and visionary Cyprian Shilakoe
On Wednesday 20 June at 13:00, Friends of SA National Gallery host a walkabout of the exhibition "Cyprian Shilakoe Revisited", a travelling exhibition of much of the artist's works including images of the spirit world depicted in woodcuts, etchings, linocuts and semi-abstract wood sculptures.
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