The Cape Town Museum, in partnership with the Gender Equity Unit of University of the Western Cape and a collective of feminist organisations in the Western Cape, is hosting a participatory exhibition in celebration of Women’s Month. The focus of the exhibition is the 2019 International Women’s Day theme,Think Equal, ...
Read MoreReminder: What’s your Cape Town? Public Workshops
A museum that’s not a museum We’re planning a new museum to tell the story of Cape Town: Your Cape Town… and we need to hear from you. What stories should the Cape Town Museum tell? Where should it tell those stories? How should it tell those stories? Who should ...
Read MoreCape Town Museum celebrates Africa Day and International Museum Day!
On 18 May 2019, the Cape Town Museum in partnership with Africa Unite, hosted an Inter High School Africa Day quiz. The event took place at the Cape Metro Council Chambers and six schools participated. Heideveld High School emerged as the winners with Rosendaal High School from Delft second and ...
Read MoreWhat’s your Cape Town? Public Workshops
A museum that’s not a museum We’re planning a new museum to tell the story of Cape Town: Your Cape Town… and we need to hear from you. What stories should the Cape Town Museum tell? Where should it tell those stories? How should it tell those stories? Who should ...
Read MoreWhat’s your Cape Town?
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, through its Museum service, has appointed Place Matters to conduct the research and conceptualization process for the Cape Town Museum. As part of this process, Place Matters will be conducting workshops and engagements with members of the public to get their input on ...
Read MoreiGroenekloof Mission station nophuhliso lwe Mamre
Imbali I Mamre ikunxweme elisentshona malunga nomgama angamashumi amahlanu wemitsi kumantla edolophu yase Kapa kodwa isekwakummandla wesixeko saseKapa. IMambre ke isetyenziswa yi VOC njengesikhundla seenkomo esasekwa nguRhulumente wamaDatshi wase Koloni esiseka esi sikhundla njengesikhundla soMkhosi ngonyaka ka 1701. Umsebenzi wesisikhundla esasisaya kubizwa ngokuthi yi Groenekloof, yayikukukhusela imfuyo yabemi kwilizwe elitsha ...
Read MoreGroenekloof sendingstasie en die ontwikkeling van Mamre
Geskiedenis Mamre is ’n dorpie aan die Weskus ongeveer 50 km noord van Kaapstad se sakekern, maar steeds binne die grense van die Stad Kaapstad. Die VOC het Mamre gebruik as ’n buitepos vir die aanhouding van vee, maar die Hollandse Goewerneur van die Kaap het dit in 1701 omskep ...
Read MoreGroenekloof Mission Station and the development of Mamre
History Mamre is on the West Coast about 50 km north of the Cape Town CBD, but still within the boundary of the City of Cape Town. Used by the VOC as a cattle outpost, the Dutch Governor of the Cape established it as a military outpost in 1701. The ...
Read MoreEmancipation of Slavery Memorial Event at the Mamre Mission Station
The Cape Town Museum has held various events this year including our social inclusion dialogues. On 1 December the Cape Town Museum commemorated the emancipation of slaves at the Mamre Moravian Mission Station. The event was organised in partnership with the SA Sendinggestig Museum and the Mamre Heritage Committee. See photos ...
Read MorePlace Matters appointed for museum visioning process
Place Matters has been appointed to conduct a visioning process and to draft a development plan for the Cape Town Museum. Place Matters is a consulting practice that is owned and managed by Jacques Stoltz, an urban management specialist and development planner. For this project, a team has been brought ...
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