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Museum Collections: Impacting lives today, tomorrow - the future *FREE ENTRY at our museums this Heritage Week, 18-24 September 2017 Enjoy a week of fun-filled family edu-tainment, exploring our shared heritage at Iziko! HERITAGE DAY - SUNDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER TIME
EVENT DESCRIPTION & VENUE
AGE
10h00–
ARTMAKING: Craft displays & demonstrations. Gathering Space, Iziko South African Museum All ages
10h00–12h00
MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Marimba Jam Trio. Amphitheatre, Iziko South African Museum
All ages
10h00–12h00
EXHIBITION TOURS: Wonderment of Art. Iziko South African National Gallery
All ages
10h00–13h00
WALKABOUT TOUR: Castle of Good Hope (1-hour tours, at 10h00; 11h00; 12h00). Iziko at the Castle of Good Hope
Adults
10h00–13h00
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY: Family treasure hunt. Iziko South African Museum
All ages
10h00–13h00
WALKABOUT TOUR: Slavery journeys. Iziko Slave Lodge
All ages
10h00–13h00
WALKABOUT TOUR: Get talking about the history of the Bo-Kaap. Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum
All ages
10h00–13h00
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY: The Amazing Race. Iziko Groot Constantia
All ages
10h00–15h00
PLANETARIUM & DIGITAL DOME: Shows half-price (Screenings at 10h00; 11h00; 12h00; 13h00; 14h00; 15h00). Planetarium, Iziko South African Museum
All ages
11h00–13h30
ARTMAKING: Beading. Aphitheatre, Iziko South African Museum
All ages
12h00–13h30
INTERACTIVE MUSIC: Drumming. Iziko South African Museum
All ages
13h00–14h00
MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Marimba Jam Trio. Whale Well, Iziko South African Museum
All ages
*Castle of Good Hope & Groot Constantia free only on Heritage Day. Excluding museums closed for renovation, and those closed on Sundays, Iziko Planetarium & Digital Dome half-price on Heritage Day only.
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IZIKO HERITAGE WEEK 2017 PROGRAMME Museum Collections: Impacting lives today, tomorrow - the future 18–24 September 2017 MONDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER TIME
EVENT DESCRIPTION & VENUE
AGE
10h00
MUSEUM OUTREACH: Iziko Mobile Museum. Off Site
All ages
11h00–12h00
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: Social History Collections (Max. 10 participants). Iziko Social History Centre
All ages
18–22 SEPTEMBER 10h00–13h00 YOUTH ACTIVITY: Head gear – Horns, tusks and antlers (Weekdays, daily). Discovery Room, Iziko South African Museum (ISAM)
Tweens
10h00–13h00 YOUTH ACTIVITY: Innovations, technology and tools – early humans (Weekdays, daily). Discovery Room, ISAM
Tweens
TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 11h00–12h00
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: Cenozoic and Invertebrate Palaeontology (Max. 15 participants). ISAM
All ages
11h00–12h00
PUBLIC TALK: “Challenges associated with mobilisation of data for hyper-diverse invertebrate groups: Assessing species richness of one of Africa’s most diverse insect families (Ichneumonidae, Hymenoptera)” presented by Dr Simon van Noort, Iziko Entomologist. TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM
All ages
WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 11h00–12h00
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: Social History Collections (Max. 10 participants). Iziko Social History Centre
All ages
11h00–12h00
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: Karoo Palaeontology Collections. (Max. 15 participants). ISAM
All ages
18h00–20h00 PUBLIC DISCUSSION: “Our Museums, Our Heritage - What’s the future?” Sam Longford (PhD Candidate, UWC) presents “Who decides? What is ‘indigenous art’ and where is the archive?”; and “Uncovering the Symbiotic Intersection Between Museums and Construction of Race: The Philosophy of Fallism” presented by Wandile Kasibe (PhD Candidate, UCT). TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM
All ages
THURSDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 10h00–12h30 YOUTH ACTIVITY: Explore the Discovery Room. Discovery Room, ISAM
All ages
11h00–12h00
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: Herpetology & Ornithology collections. (Max 15 participants). ISAM All ages
17h30–21h00
EXHIBITION OPENING: Alternative Press: Works by Derek Bauer. ISANG
All ages
FRIDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 10h00–10h30 YOUTH ACTIVITY: Innovations, technology and tools – early humans. Discovery Room, ISAM
All ages
SATURDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 10h00–10h30 DANCE PERFORMANCE: Traditional dance. Whale Well, ISAM
All ages
10h00–12h00 YOUTH ACTIVITY: Crossword Puzzle and Artmaking linked to the Lionel Davis Gathering Strands exhibition. ISANG & Annexe
10–18 yrs
10h00–13h00 EXHIBITION TOURS: Through Positive Eyes. Iziko Slave Lodge
Adults
10h00–15h00 SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY: #MyMotherTongue Encourages visitors to offer similar words for scientific terminology in their mother tongue. ISAM
All ages
10h00–15h00 INTERACTIVE EDUCATION ACTIVITY: Life in the Dark Braille labels, touching museum specimens and sound are all used to develop an appreciation for the challenges of the visually impaired (Max. 10 participants at a time). 1st floor Whale Well, ISAM
All ages
10h00–15h00 INTERACTIVE EDUCATION ACTIVITY: Marine Biology: pHuture Oceans (related to ocean acidification). Shark World, ISAM
All ages
10h00–15h00 NATURAL HISTORY DISPLAYS: Marine biology, microfossils and insects at the Natural History display, Marion Island Heritage Display. ISAM
All ages
11h00–12h30
YOUTH ACTIVITY: Junior Palaeo Hunt (Max. 40 participants, two per team, no single entries) NB: RSVP Zaituna Skosan by 20 September at
[email protected] ISAM
6–9 yrs
11h00–12h30
YOUTH ACTIVITY: Palaeo Hunt (Max. 40 participants, two per team, no single entries) NB: RSVP Zaituna Skosan by 20 September at
[email protected] ISAM
10–12 yrs
12h00–13h30
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: “Museums and Decolonisation”. TH Barry Lecture Theatre, ISAM
All ages
