in_herit FESTIVAL at Iziko Museums of South Africa 2019

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A visitor stands beside Helen Sebidi’s The Child’s Mother Always Holds the Sharp end of the Knife, currently up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

South African poet, Toni Stuart performs her poem, Eve-Krotoa’s Jazz Suite, a Poem in Three Movements as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 at the Iziko Slave Lodge.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Face painting at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019! Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Face-painting at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Heritage Day as part of the annual Iziko in_herit FESTIVAL. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Budding artists express themselves on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A budding artist expresses himself on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Budding artists express themselves on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A visitor photographs an artwork in the exhibition, Filling in the Gaps, during the annual in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with an artwork in the exhibition, Drawing from the Collection, during the annual in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Throughout the in_herit FESTIVAL, entrance to the Gallery was free of charge – encouraging everyone to explore what Iziko has on show.

A visitor poses for a photo beside an artwork by Ghanaian artist, Paa Joe, which is currently up on exhibition as part of Hidden Treasures at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Throughout the in_herit FESTIVAL, entrance to the Gallery was free of charge – encouraging everyone to explore what Iziko has on show.

A visitor stands beside Helen Sebidi’s The Child’s Mother Always Holds the Sharp end of the Knife, currently up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A visitor engages with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Easels used at the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 lean against the outside wall of the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A visitor engages with artworks up on exhibition as part of Filling in the Gaps at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks, and draw themselves, as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

1Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

South African poet, Toni Stuart performs her poem, Eve-Krotoa’s Jazz Suite, a Poem in Three Movements as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 at the Iziko Slave Lodge.

A visitor walks past an installation at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors engage with photographs up on exhibition at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors to Iziko Museums of South Africa for the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 relax on a bench in the courtyard of the Iziko Slave Lodge. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko

Visitors engage with artefacts on display in the permanent exhibition, Unshackled History: the Wreck of the Slave Ship, São Jose, 1794 – up on exhibition at the Iziko Slave Ship.

Face painting at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019! Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Face painting at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019! Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Face-painting at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Heritage Day as part of the annual Iziko in_herit FESTIVAL. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, and as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019, a poetry performance and story-telling session happened at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Budding artists express themselves on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A Xhosa Basket Weaving Workshop, hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, went ahead for the in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Budding artists express themselves on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A choir performs outside the Iziko South African Museum on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A visitor photographs an artwork in the exhibition, Filling in the Gaps, during the annual in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors enjoy a choir performance outside the Iziko South African Museum on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Xhosa Basket Weaving Workshop, hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, went ahead for the in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Throughout the in_herit FESTIVAL, entrance to the Gallery was free of charge – encouraging everyone to explore what Iziko has on show.

A visitor poses for a photo beside an artwork by Ghanaian artist, Paa Joe, which is currently up on exhibition as part of Hidden Treasures at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Easels used at the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 lean against the outside wall of the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A visitor engages with artworks up on exhibition as part of Filling in the Gaps at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

Visitors engage with artworks, and draw themselves, as part of Drawing from the Collection at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

1Visitors engage with artworks up on exhibition as part of Friends 50 at the Iziko South African National Gallery. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

A visitor walks past an installation at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors engage with photographs up on exhibition at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors to Iziko Museums of South Africa for the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 relax on a bench in the courtyard of the Iziko Slave Lodge. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko

Visitors engage with artefacts on display in the permanent exhibition, Unshackled History: the Wreck of the Slave Ship, São Jose, 1794 – up on exhibition at the Iziko Slave Ship.

Face painting at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019! Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Capoeira performance in action at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Heritage Day as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nashad Soeker © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, and as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019, a poetry performance and story-telling session happened at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Xhosa Basket Weaving Workshop, hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, went ahead for the in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A choir performs outside the Iziko South African Museum on Heritage Day, as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Visitors enjoy a choir performance outside the Iziko South African Museum on Heritage Day 2019. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A Xhosa Basket Weaving Workshop, hosted in collaboration with the Afrofest, went ahead for the in_herit FESTIVAL at the Iziko South African Museum. Photograph: Nigel Pamplin © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

A budding artist expresses himself on the lawn of the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the in_herit FESTIVAL 2019 – an annual celebration of South Africa’s diverse heritage hosted at Iziko Museums. Photograph: Marla Burger © Iziko

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