News and Speeches for Museum Services
Earthquake Exhibition tells previously unheard stories
24 October 2014On Friday, 24 October 2014, Minister Nomafrench Mbombo officially opened the extended Earthquake Exhibition at the Oude Kerk Volksmuseum in Tulbagh. Read More
"Make it New" Exhibition Celebrates the Cape's Design History
16 October 2014On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, the “Make it New” exhibition was launched at the Cape Town Stadium as part of the World Design Capital Design House opening. Read More
Calling All Stargazing Enthusiasts to Picnic at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument
27 August 2014Stargazing enthusiasts can once again look forward to a series of Stargazing Picnics at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument on Paarl Mountain. Read More
New Developments at CP Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn
2 June 2014It was a joy for the CP Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn to celebrate 20 years of democracy with the opening of two exhibitions on 29 May 2014. The project, which took about two years to complete, forms part of the museum’s transformation plan. Read More
Learn More About Our Farm Animals at Worcester Museum
27 May 2014Since 6 May 2014, the Worcester Museum has been hosting its annual farm animals school programme. It is suitable for playgroups, pre-primary learners, learners from special needs schools and foundation phase learners. Read More
Cannon Firings at the Taalmonument in Paarl
27 May 2014A cannon firing will take place at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument in Paarl on Saturday 31 May 2014. This will be the first of a series of firings to be held at the monument on the last Saturday of the month in partnership with the Cannon Association of... Read More
International Museum Day Celebrations in Paarl
19 May 2014The Afikaanse Taalmuseum en –monument (ATM) in Paarl will present a free panel discussion on the creation of new words and expressions, word play and metaphors on Saturday, 24 May 2014 Read More
Join International Museum Day Celebrations
15 May 2014The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will celebrate International Museum Day on Sunday, 18 May 2014. The 2014 theme is Museum Collections Make Connections. Read More
New-Look Togryers Museum Launched
21 January 2014A new entrance, education centre, touch screen digital exhibition and installed ramps with a toilet for the disabled are some of the additions at the new-look Togryers Museum in Ceres. On Monday, 20 January 2014, the Museum opened its doors to the... Read More
Land Act Centenary Exhibition Opens at Slave Lodge
29 November 2013A travelling exhibition on the occasion of the centenary of the Natives’ Land Act of 1913 opened at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Wednesday, 27 November 2013. The exhibition will be hosted at a variety of Western Cape museums over the next few months. Read More
Museum Gives a Voice to “Simonites”
26 September 2013On Heritage Day, 24 September 2013, people who had been forcibly removed from Simon’s Town under the Group Areas Act returned to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the imposition of racial segregation in the town. The event was organised by the... Read More
Minister Meyer Opens New Exhibition at Hout Bay Museum
19 September 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) opened the first phase of a new exhibition at the Hout Bay Museum on Wednesday, 18 September 2013. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Meyer to Open New Exhibition at Hout Bay Museum
17 September 2013Tomorrow, 18 September, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Dr Ivan Meyer will open a new exhibition at the Hout Bay Museum. Read More
Library and Museum Celebrate Porterville’s 150th Anniversary
26 August 2013Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Dr Ivan Meyer visited the Porterville community library and the Jan Danckaert Museum on Friday, 23 August 2013. The visit coincided with the 150-year anniversary of this historic West Coast town. Read More
Annual Museum Symposium – “Take museums from good to great”
16 August 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted its Annual Museum Symposium from 12 – 15 August 2013 in Rawsonville. Read More
Touching the Hearts of HIV/Aids Orphans
1 July 2013The Simon’s Town Museum’s campaign for disadvantaged children, the annual knit-a-jersey and donate-a-soft toy campaign, starts this month and ends in November. Read More
2013 International Museum Day
17 May 2013Join in one of the many free events across the Western Cape to celebrate International Museum Day on Saturday, 18 May 2013. Read More
Museum Brings Attention to Our Slave History
7 December 2012Members of the community deepened their knowledge about slavery when the George Museum commemorated Emancipation Day on Monday, 3 December 2012. Read More
Devote a Day to Persons With Disabilities
29 November 2012Disability does not only affect persons with disabilities, it affects everyone in society. The inability of some able-bodied people to treat people with disabilities as their equals is where the real disability lies. Read More
View Lunar Eclipse at the Taalmonument
7 June 2011The only total lunar eclipse visible from South Africa during 2011 will take place on Wednesday, 15 June 2011. The most spectacular part of the eclipse will happen from 20:25 when one side of the moon will start to darken as it moves into the earth'... Read More
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