international museum day - Iziko Museums

INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 18.05.2015 MUSEUMS FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY Iziko Museums of South Africa offers visitors a week-long series of activities leading up to International Museum Day on 18 May 2015. Join us for a fun-filled week of exploration and discovery. For more information on the programme, please contact Wandile Kasibe on email [email protected], [email protected], or Tel. 021 481 3800. FREE ENTRY to all Iziko museums on 18 May 2015.

PROGRAMME 11–18 MAY 2015 EVENT PUBLIC LECTURE

DATE 11 May

TIME 11:00–12:00

TOPIC AND SPEAKER “Virtual museums” by Professor Les Underhill

PUBLIC LECTURE

11 May

12:00–13:00

“Digitisation Planning for Museum Cenzoic Collections” by Romala Govender Karoo Palaeontology Lab: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of this fascinating facility

PUBLIC TOUR

11–15 May

Starts 11:30; sessions run every 30 mins 11:00–12:00 “A digital Biodiversity curriculum” by Richard Knight 12:00 –13:00 “Binary, biology and bones – how digitisation leads to discovery” by Jon Ambler and the South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) students 11:00–12:00 “The Biodiversity Informatics Hub” by Doug Harebottle of the Animal Demography Unit (ADU) 11:00–12:00 Gogga Tour: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Entomology Collections 12:00 –13:00 “The Cape Town City’s Biodiversity Database” by Dalton Gibbs and Leighan Mossop 10h00–11h00 In this team activity, groups search for clues and build a puzzle

PUBLIC LECTURE PUBLIC LECTURE

13 May 13 May

PUBLIC LECTURE

15 May

PUBLIC TOUR

15 May

PUBLIC LECTURE

15 May

PUZZLE TREASURE HUNT

18 May

INTERACTIVE DISPLAY INTERACTIVE DISPLAY

18 May

10:00–15:00

18 May

10:00–15:00

WORKSHOP ART BOOK SALE WORKSHOP

18 May 18 May 18 May

10:00–15:00 10:00–15:00 11:00–13:30

PLANETARIUM SHOWS PUBLIC LECTURE GUIDED TOUR

18 May 18 May 18 May

11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00 11:00–12:00 11:00–12:00

GUIDED TOUR

18 May

11:00–12:00

GUIDED TOUR

18 May

11:00–12:00

GUIDED TOUR WORKSHOP

18 May 18 May

11:00–12:00 11:00–15:00

PUBLIC LECTURE

18 May

12:00–13:00

GUIDED TOUR

18 May

12:30– 14:00

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Natural History Display: See live spiders, marine life, microfossils and insects Ancient Oceans: Touching the past and protecting the future, showcasing modern living marine organisms and examples of their fossil relatives Fossil Preparation Workshop: Learn how to prepare fossils for display Art lovers can find great resources at a fraction of the price Cartoon Workshop with Artist, Illustrator and Cartoonist, Vernon Fourie Silly Solly and the Shooting Stars. Especially for children aged 5–12. MatheMagic by Steve Sherman A short discussion on sustainable living, alongside a tour of Bertram House A short discussion on sustainable living, alongside a tour of the Bo-Kaap Museum Tour of the historic Slave Lodge Museum Tour of the fascinating Iziko South African Museum Interactive Seakeys Workshop: Unlocking the foundational Marine Biodiversity Information “Unlocking the wealth of museum biodiversity informatics” by Simon van Noort A short discussion on sustainable living, alongside a tour of Koopmans-de Wet House

VENUE Iziko South African Museum (ISAM) ISAM ISAM

ISAM ISAM

ISAM ISAM ISAM Activity Room, ISAM

Gathering Space, ISAM ISAM

ISAM Atrium, ISANG ISAM Planetarium, ISAM ISAM Iziko Bertram House Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum Iziko Slave Lodge Museum ISAM ISAM ISAM Iziko Koopmansde Wet House