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Verne Harris’ address at the launch of ‘The Visual Century: South African Art in Context 1907- 2007’
In a speech made at the launch of the Visual Century, a four-volume publication that reappraises a hundred years of South African visual art from a post-apartheid persepctive, Verne Harris asks how we will measure whether the publication contributes or not to the realisation of what he calls a ‘decolonised post-apartheid’ archive.
The “struggle song” saga continues
Updated 11 November 2011
UNESCO adopts the Universal Declaration on Archives
UNESCO has adopted the Universal Declaration on Archives!
Postcards From Hell: Nazi-era documents shed light on fate of families
Postcards in an Archival Collection of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust carry messages prepared by the Nazis for prisoners to send, lulling the recipeints into belieiving that all was well!
OR Tambo Environmental Education and Narrative Centre opens in Leeupan, Benoni
This initiative is the first phase of a multi-million rand green project in honour of the late struggle stalwart,
Repatriating Namibian sounds
A fascinating story about a valuable collection of voices from Namibia’s past.
International Institute for the Inclusive Museum
Keep up to date with developments in this wide-ranging initiative
Court rules Turkey can’t silence genocide discussion
The European Court of Human Rights ruled last week that a Turkish law forbidding use of the word ‘genocide’ violates the right to free expression.
What’s your trusted digital repository?
The Programme Commission would like to know about your experience and expertise in the field of trusted digital repositories.
Sharing our ancient rock art treasures
“Sharing our ancient rock art treasures” an exhibition on rock art from four countries now on at the Origins Centre, Johannesburg.
Drum magazine turns 60
Drum magazine honours legendary South Africans!
“Knot of Stone”: A murder mystery, a sangoma and history rewritten
Knot of Stone is a tale about historical detection written in a modern style. It begins with the discovery of a skeleton five centuries-old in the shadow of Table Mountain, writes Joseph Nthini.
Family wants answers on 40th Anniversary of Timol’s death
The truth about the circumstances surrounding Timol’s death has never been revealed.
