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Sep 18, 2017 - and follow us online. Enjoy a week of fun-filled family edu-tainment, exploring our shared heritage at Iz
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