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Museums

Museums

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The Western Cape has the largest concentration of museums on the African continent. These include Declared Cultural Institutions, museums affiliated to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), those that are managed by municipalities, institutional museums managed by national government departments and agencies or tertiary education institutions, and the rest by the private sector and private persons.

Nominations to serve on the control board of the Blombos Museum of Archaeology

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Interested individuals who wish to be actively involved in the management and operations of the Blombos Museum of Archaeology are hereby invited to nominate a person to represent the Premier voluntarily on the Control Board of the Blombos Museum of Archaeology in terms of section 34 of the Western Cape Museums Ordinance Amendment Act, No. 2 of 2021.

Places of Slave Rememberance in the Western Cape

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This document details the history of the slave trade in South Africa and lists places of slave remembrance in the Western Cape.