News  from 2009

The following news items include press releases and other newsworthy information relating to exhibitions, education and public programmes and anything else linked to Koopmans-De Wet House.

Posted December 2009

Celebrate Summer at the hearth of our heritage 10/12/2009
Dive into our Heritage with Iziko Museums of Cape Town as it launches its Celebrate Summer campaign. The campaign will run from the 15th December 2009 until Human Rights day on the 21st March 2010. Access coupons will be available at malls, tourist information stands and newspaper cut-outs. These coupons will permit free access for two adults to any of the Iziko Museums of Cape Town (excluding the Castle of Good Hope and the Planetarium) Children aged sixteen and under enter for free all year round... More >>

Posted November 2009

Free access to Iziko Museums on World Aids and Emancipation Day 26/11/2009
On 1st December - World Aids and Emancipation Day, Iziko Museums of Cape Town will commemorate these two global occurrences by granting the public free access to all its sites. On the 1st December, the public is invited to join Iziko staff at the Iziko Castle of Good Hope for a guided tour of the Not Alone exhibition, attend an interactive performance workshop at Rust and Vreugd, as well as attend talks about HIV/Aids and Human Trafficking at the Iziko Slave Lodge... More >>

Posted September 2009

Iziko Museums celebrates Heritage Week with Free Entrance 07/09/2009
This Heritage Day, Iziko Museums are offering the public a unique and exciting programme of events. To further commemorate the occasion, entrance to all Iziko Museums will be free to the public from 21-27 September 2009... More >>

Posted July 2009

Once again Iziko Museums of Cape Town invite Capetonians and visitors alike to gain FREE entrance to Iziko Museums of Cape Town on an upcoming commemorative day, National Women’s Day on August 9th 31/07/20099
On August 9, 1956, 20,000 women staged a march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act (commonly known as the pass laws) of 1950. More >>

Posted May 2009

Free Entrance at Iziko Museums of Cape Town on Africa Day 21/05/2009
Iziko Museums of Cape Town plays host to a thought provoking programme of public events between Wednesday 17th June and Saturday 25 July, when the Cape Town Holocaust Centre hosts a programme of public events.  Titled “Champions of the Child”, the events take place both at the Iziko South African National Gallery and at the Cape Town Holocaust Centre.  The focus of these events is on the life and legacy of Janusz Korczak and the rights of youth and children. More >>

Free Entrance at Iziko Museums of Cape Town on Africa Day 18/05/2009
Once again Iziko Museums of Cape Town invite all Capetonians and visitors alike to gain FREE entrance to Iziko Museums of Cape Town on the commemorative day of Africa Day: Monday 25 May.… More >>

Iziko Museums of Cape Town celebrates International Museum day with Symposia, Heritage Treasure Hunt, Art Book Sale and more... 15/05/2009
Who could possibly forget childhood memories of discovering with wide-eyed curiosity, for the very first time ever, the treasure chest of wonders on display at the local museum? There is every reason to rekindle such memories on a regular basis: to begin with, why not join Iziko Museums of Cape Town in celebrating events taking place around International Museum Day, Monday 18th May? The theme for 2009 is "Museums and Tourism"… More >>

Implantation Treasure Hunt postponed due to inclement weather forecast 15/05/2009
Due to the Museum prediction of gale force winds and driving rains for Saturday, 16 May, Iziko Museums of Cape Town has decided to postpone the Implantation Treasure Hunt until Saturday, 23 May... More >>

Celebrate Youth Day with free entrance at all Iziko Museums of Cape Town and exciting events 09/05/2009
Youth Day, 16th June commemorates a time in our history when the young people of South Africa made their mark  by standing up for their rights in a time when even most adults were intimidated to do so by the then apartheid government,  And what a better way to celebrate our history and heritage than by visiting any one of Iziko Museums of Cape Town’s12 museums where you can enter for free (except the Castle of Good Hope)... More >>

Posted April 2009

Renovations at Iziko 01/04/2009
In keeping with our vision and mission, Iziko Museums of Cape Town, with funding from the Department of Public Works (DPW), is installing wheelchair access at our sites. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our valued visitors, but thank you for bearing with us as we improve our museums’ accessibility for all. Sites affected include the Iziko Slave Lodge, Bo-Kaap Museum, Rust en Vreugd, the Old Town House and Koopmans-De Wet House.

Posted February 2009

Ace Quartet to call the tune at Koopmans-De Wet House, Thursday 12 March 23/02/2009
Followers of the all-female string quartet, Ace Quartet, will be happy to hear that they will once again be ‘pulling strings’ at the elegant house museum, Iziko Koopmans-De Wet House, at 35 Strand Street, on Thursday 12 March, from 13:00-14:00. More >>

Posted January 2009

Bumper line-up at Iziko Museums Of Cape Town for first quarter of 2009 27/01/2009
Mother City residents and visitors alike can look forward to a bumper line-up of exhibits at Iziko Museums of Cape Town throughout 2009. "Our job here at Iziko Museums of Cape Town is primarily about sharing knowledge and providing access to our museums. It is also important that we forge new partnerships and shift existing audiences towards a wider interpretation of our natural history, art history and social history collections," says Professor H.C. (Jatti) Bredekamp, CEO of Iziko Museums of Cape Town. More >>