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29/05/2008 |
Lloyd Pollak on 20th century
Russian art
On 11 June at 17:30 the Iziko South African Museum, popular art
critic and lecturer, Lloyd Pollak will discuss what transpired in
the Russian art world during the 20th century.
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29/05/2008 |
Triumphs and tears: new exhibitions
in praise of women
New exhibitions at the Slave Lodge: Two new exhibitions opened
at the Slave Lodge museum during May and will run until 31 August
2008. Hosted in partnership with the Apartheid Museum, both
exhibitions highlight the role of women in the struggle against
apartheid. more>> |
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27/05/2008 |
In the footsteps of Irma Stern
On Saturday 7 June at 10:30 the Friends of the Iziko Michaelis
Art Collection will host a walkabout led by Mary van Blommestein at
the historic Irma Stern Museum in Cecil Rd, Rosebank.
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26/05/2008 |
Rembrandt Lecture
Saturday 31 May
On Saturday 31 May 2008 at
15h00 at the Old Town House in Greenmarket Square, Hayden Proud,
Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko
Museums, will present a talk on “The painting techniques of
Rembrandt and Vermeer”.
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23/05/2008 |
Free entrance to
Iziko Museums on Africa Day
This Sunday, Africa Day,
entrance is free to all at the following Iziko museums: the South
African Museum, South African National Gallery, Groot Constantia and
the Iziko Maritime Centre. more>> |
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20/05/2008 |
Create a beautiful Malian puppet -
this Friday & Saturday
On Friday 23 May from 14:00-16:00 and Saturday 24 May from
10-00-13:00, Iziko Museum educators will host a workshop on the
famous Mali-style puppets at the Iziko South African National
Gallery Annexe.
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19/05/2008 |
Insight into life & work of Cecil
Skotnes - walkabout
On Sunday 8 June at 11:00, the Friends of the South African
National Gallery present a walkabout of the current exhibition
‘Cecil Skotnes: A private view’.
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19/05/2008 |
Armchair tour of the Roman Empire
On 12 June at 18:30 for 19:00 at Iziko South African Museum, Dr
Tim Rideout will take audiences on an armchair tour of ‘The grandeur
that was Rome’. Superb builders and architects, unquestioned masters
of public grandeur, the Romans nevertheless saw their entire ‘dolce
vita’ collapse in less than a hundred years.
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16/05/2008 |
Pancho Guedes: An
Alternative Modernist
Cape Town, 16 May 2008 – Iziko
South African National Gallery hosts ‘Pancho Guedes: An Alternative
Modernist’, an exhibition of the iconic architect’s work, at the
Iziko South African National Gallery, from 22 May to 31 August 2008.
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15/05/2008 |
Exploring SA's vibrant biodiversity
on the web
The sight of a spider in one’s home elicits varied responses but
for many the immediate questions that spring to mind are “will it
bite?”, “is it poisonous?”, “will it kill me?” To answer such
questions, one needs to know the name of the spider and these days
people expect the internet to provide such information.
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13/05/2008 |
Secretly I will love
you more - talk by Andrew Putter
Andrew Putter will discuss his
artwork on Sunday 18 May at 15.00 at The Old Town House in
Greenmarket Square.
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09/05/2008 |
Rocky recovery for African Black
Oystercatcher - lecture 27 May
On 27 May at 19:00 at Iziko South African Museum, Dr Douglas
Loewenthal of the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
will convey some good news about the African Black Oystercatcher.
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09/05/2008 |
Rembrandt art
lecture at the Old Town House
On Saturday 17 May 2008 at
15h00 Ms Anna Tietze, lecturer in the Dept of Historical Studies at
UCT, will present a talk on “Stylistic issues in the work of
Rembrandt”. more>> |
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09/05/2008 |
The art of attracting and
deflecting attention
On 22 May, at 11:00, the Friends of the South African National
Gallery host a walkabout of a group exhibition running at the
Michael Stevenson Contemporary in Green Point entitled ‘Disguise:
The art of attracting and deflecting attention’.
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09/05/2008 |
Restoration project completed at
Groot Constantia
Cape Town, 7 May 2008 – The Groot Constantia Estate recently
completed a restoration project to curtail the erosion of the river
bank on which the historic Cloete wine cellar at Groot Constantia
stands.
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08/05/2008 |
Bobbin lacemaking at Groot
Constantia for International Museum Day
The nimble-fingered ladies of the Cape Lacemaking Guild will be
adding a delicate touch to the celebration of International Museum
Day.
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