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JM Coetzee’s archive sold to Texan university
This raises a question: where should South Africa’s literary heritage be preserved?
Britons leaving heirs “digital” inheritance
Britons are now including internet passwords in wills to ensure that their online music, phtographs, vidoes and other digital data are not lost when they die,
Hearing access: how do deaf or hard of hearing visitors experience South African Museums?
Janice Schacter, a hearing loss advocate, reports on her experiences and suggests ways in which South African museums can improve access.
Remembering Samora Machel and his compatriots
The 25th anniversary of the death of Mozambique’s first democratic president, Samora Machel, was commemorated in Mbuzini this month - and Graca Machel has called for government to investigate the mysterious plane crash which claimed his life and that of 33 of his compatriots.
Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Youth Development Programme 2011
Learners take to the sea to explore heritage in a new environment.
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Heritage Day 2011
The Deputy President reminds us that we are all South Africans with a common national heritage.
Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile, reminds us that the history of our national liberation struggle belongs to all the people of South Africa.
Address by Thabo Mbeki at the unveiling of the Tiyo Soga Memorial
Former president Thabo Mbeki pays tribute to a great African intellectual.
Armed Struggle Living Museum planned to commemorate the contribution of military veterans
The musem development team is eager to access images or descriptions of MK, APLA and AZANLA camps in Angola and Tanzania.
Robben Island Museum Annual Report presentation 2010/2011
Robben Island Museum delivered a presentation on its 2010/2011 annual performance to the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture.
National Heritage Council honours Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Madikizela-Mandela is the 2011 recipient of the NHC’s Ubunt Honour - and the ANC Youth League salutes the NHC for making this award!
The Audio-visual record of a brutalised nation
The Iriba Center for Multimedia Heritage has been established in Kigali with the aim to gather films, photographs and audio recordings about Rwanda dating from the start of colonial rule in East Africa to the present.
INSIDE OUT: A global art project
An extraordinary participatory prject that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work.
International Council on Museums (ICOM) Checklist on the Ethics of Cultural Property
The checklist reflects 8 principles that should underpin the activities of the museums entrusted with the custody of collections.
