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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
ONGOING
A new display on the life Marie Koopmans-De Wet is on view Iziko
Koopmans-De Wet House and contextualizes her life story in 19th
century Cape Town.
Marie was born in 1834, and is best remembered for her help to Boer
women and children in the concentration camps during the South African
War (1899–1902), for whom she collected food and clothing by appealing
for help from her contacts in Europe and America. It is due to this
work that after her death donations streamed in from all parts of
South Africa to facilitate the establishment of this house museum in
1914.
Enquiries: Wieke van Delen, Tel. 021 464 1265 or email
wvandelen@iziko.org.za |
