Posted July 2007

18/07/2007 The universe as an egg
On a clear night, can one really see forever? Apparently not, according to the new Iziko Planetarium show "Living inside the cosmic egg" which opens on 1 August and runs until year-end. 
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16/07/2007

 

Talking about Tapestries & other Rorke's Drift artworks
'Art from Rorke's Drift', currently on view at Iziko South African National Gallery, highlights the vital role played by this art centre for black artists during the mid-1960s, when Apartheid and the denial of black rights was at its height. 
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12/07/2007 'Night at the Museum' comes to Iziko
See museum exhibits come to life at the Iziko South African Museum when a free film screening of “Night at the Museum” takes place in the TH Barry Lecture Theatre on Friday, 20 July, at 13:00. more>>
11/07/2007 Palaeontologist reveals real forces behind climate change
More than just a modern-day problem, climate change is an ongoing, natural phenomenon. 
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11/07/2007

 

Deliverance - discussion on Mountain Rescue
On Tuesday, 31 July at 19:00, you can come face-to-face with the hazards of mountain rescue when Dr Rik de Decker presents a discussion on this altruistic pursuit.
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10/07/2007 Walk the bustling Bo-Kaap - 28 July
Faried Basier, of Iziko Museums, conducts one of his popular walkabouts of the Bo-Kaap area on Saturday, 28 July from 09:30-12:30. more>>
 
09/07/2007

 

Free wine-tasting at divine De Grendel Estate
Visit the picturesque De Grendel Estate in Tygerberg and enjoy a restorative day of wine-tasting, tranquillity and Mother City views. 
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05/07/2007 A  chat and a chuckle with Zapiro
As part of Iziko's Winter Public Programme, audiences can enjoy a 'conversation' with irrepressible cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, a.k.a. Zapiro, at 18:00 on 26 July in the TH Barry Lecture Theatre, Iziko South African Museum. 
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05/07/2007

 

Lloyd Pollak on Post-Impressionism - probing beneath the surface
Following an enthusiastic response to his earlier lecture series, art lecturer and historian, Lloyd Pollak, will present an informative new four-part lecture series on Post-Impressionism.
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04/07/2007 "Singing the real" - walkabout going for a song
On 19 July at 17:30, Iziko Museums will host a free walkabout by visiting curator Patrick Murphy of an exhibition of contemporary Irish art. The exhibition runs until 30 September at Iziko South African National Gallery.   more>>