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Subject: [SA-HISTORY] IZIKO EXHIBITION : Historical Manuscripts fromTimbuktu: Calligraphic Africa : 9 Feb 08 - 1 Mar 08 : Castle of Good Hope,Cape Town
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:07:22 +0200

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THEME : Historical Manuscripts from Timbuktu: Calligraphic Africa

DATE : l 9 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 2008

VENUE : Grain Cellar at the Castle of Good Hope

CURATOR : IZIKO at THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE

BACKGROUND/BRIEFING :
A collection of 40 rare manuscripts is to be released from the Ahmed
Baba Institute in Timbuktu in Mali, for a travelling exhibition around
major centres in South Africa. The exhibition will open in the Grain
Cellar at the Castle in February. It will then travel to major centres
and national museums throughout South Africa.

The exhibition in South Africa of these very precious manuscripts is
linked to a larger partnership project, viz. the conservation of the
manuscripts and the construction of a new library building to house the
collection of the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic
Research (Iheri-Ab) in Timbuktu. This is a joint project of the South
African and Malian governments, and resides in South Africa in the
President’s Office. It is also a project of Nepad (New Partnership for
Africa’s Development).

The exhibition will celebrate the manuscripts as cultural treasures of
Africa, in the context of the history of scholarship in Mali, and will
raise awareness of the centuries-long history of the written word in
Africa. A range of themes will be covered within the selection of the
manuscripts, inter alia, astronomy, medicine, mathematics, science and
botany, music, poetry, philosophy, religion, commerce and social
relationships. The exhibition is presented in partnership with the
Department of Arts and Culture.

For more information about the Timbuktu project, click here [PDF - 1.3MB].
> http://www.iziko.org.za/castle/special/timbuktu.html
Enquiries: Lindsay Hooper, Tel. 021 481 3835 or email .
visitor information


Click map to enlarge
Location
Buitenkant Street, opposite the Grand Parade, Cape Town

Hours
Open daily: 09:30 - 16:00
Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Years Day

Entrance fees
Adults: R20.00
Pensioners (with valid SA Card): R15.00
Children (5-16yrs): R10.00
Students (with valid SA card): R10.00
Booked School Groups: R5.00 per learner
Special Concession: R2.00
Sundays: R5:00

Facilities
Parking: Yes
Disabled access: No
Shop: Yes
Café: Yes
Conference facilities: Yes

Contact
Telephone +27 (0)21 464 1260/4
Fax: +27 (0)21 464 1280
Email:

Address
Iziko at the Castle of Good Hope
PO Box 61
Cape Town
8000

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