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30/01/2008 |
Gain insight into age-old genre of
Still Life painting
On Saturday 9 February, at 14:30 at the Old Town House in
Greenmarket Square, Prof Michael Godby conducts a walkabout of an
exhibition entitled ’Is there Still-Life?’
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28/01/2008 |
The DaimlerChrysler
South African Architecture Exhibition opens in Cape Town
Cape Town, 17 January 2008 -
After successful showings in Berlin, Germany, Sao Paulo, Brasilia,
Johannesburg and Durban, the works of winner Heinrich Wolff and
fellow nominees of the 2007 DaimlerChrysler Award for South African
Architecture will soon be on show in Cape Town.
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28/01/2008 |
Symposium on the
Timbuktu manuscripts
Cape Town, 18 January 2008 -
Iziko Museums of Cape Town hosts a historic one-day symposium on the
Timbuktu Manuscripts of Mali on 9 February 2008.
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28/01/2008 |
Iziko Symposium On
Climate Change
Cape Town, 18 January 2008 – On
2 February 2008, Iziko Museums of Cape Town will host a one-day
symposium on climate change.
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28/01/2008 |
Iziko Summer School
2008
Cape Town, 18 January 2008 -
Iziko Museums of Cape Town’s Summer School 2008 officially opens on
31 January 2008, at the Iziko South African Museum. The theme of the
month-long programme of symposia, workshops, films and activities is
Museums, Climate Change and Africa’s Indigenous Heritage.
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28/01/2008 |
Timbuktu Manuscripts
inspire hands-on events (2)
During February, Iziko Museums’
Department of Education and Public Programmes is offering a variety
of teachers’ workshops based on age-old arts and crafts. These are
both fun to do, and invaluable in passing on new skills to learners.
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28/01/2008 |
Timbuktu Manuscripts inspire
hands-on events - (1)
The city of Timbuktu in Mali, which was a centre for Islamic
scholarship between 1300 and 1600 AD, has once again taken centre
stage as steps are being taken to preserve thousands of manuscripts
from that period. Known as the Timbuktu Manuscripts, the fragile
relics cover subjects as diverse as astronomy, medicine,
mathematics, music, poetry, commerce and religion.
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24/01/2008 |
Visit Sutherland, climb Table Mt
with Iziko Summer School
The second half of Iziko’s Summer School programme offers a host
of free film screenings and, for the energetic, several awesome
outings including a walkabout of the historical Bo-Kaap, a hike up
Table Mountain and a chance to stargaze in Sutherland.
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243/01/2008 |
Learn to laugh with Evita
Bezuidenhout
Undoubtedly one of the highlights of Iziko’s Summer School
programme will be a visit to the village of Darling, where the jewel
in its crown, Tannie Evita, will entertain guests with her ‘kaktus’
talk.
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23/01/2008 |
Beginner's guide to highlights of
Summer School
The long lazy days of summer might be the ideal time to relax
but it’s also a time to give your brain a work-out. Iziko Museums’
Summer School programme offers an effortless and well-timed
opportunity to do just that.
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23/01/2008 |
A day in the country - to see
ceramics
On Sunday 10 February, at 11:00, the Friends of the SA National
Gallery invite the public to join them on an outing to the
Bell-Roberts Gallery in Somerset West, where contemporary artist
Robert Hodgins is holding a retrospective of his ceramic works.
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19/01/2008 |
Musical lunch
Music lovers and city workers in search of calm can enjoy a
lunchtime recital by popular all-female group, Ace Quartet, on
Thursday 7 February from 13:00-14:00 at Iziko Koopmans-De Wet House
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