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Subject: [SA-HISTORY] Iziko's Summer School programme : 31 January – 2 March 2008
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:53:43 +0200

Hi Fellow SA-HISTORY list participants

See programme outline below with the 2008 theme of "Museums, Climate
Change and Africa’s Indigenous Heritage"

Regards


Kammie

PS. Iziko Summer School 2008 : The main aim of the programme is to
engage with society on issues of environmental, scientific and cultural
concern. Iziko South African Museum. Registration open from 3 Dec 07 to
2 Feb 08. (Wandile Kasibe - 021 481 3804/13 or e-mail :
or ]


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Iziko Summer School 2008

Registration for Iziko Museums of Cape Town’s Summer School 2008 opens
on 3 December 2007. The Summer School will be officially opened on 31
January 2008, at the Iziko South African Museum. The main aim of the
programme is to engage with society on issues of environmental,
scientific and cultural concern. A symposium on 2 February will discuss
issues revolving around climate change. Aside from films that tackle
environmental controversies, several films will be screened that present
thought-provoking perspectives on recent South African history.

Iziko Museums is proud to present an exhibition of the Timbuktu
Manuscripts of Mali. These important manuscripts have provided an
insight into an African heritage and culture of writing and reading that
existed long before recorded colonial history. The exhibition at the
Castle of Good Hope will be complemented by a Summer School symposium on
9 February focusing on the significance of the manuscripts.

An unusually strong art component includes a series of five lectures by
Andrew Lamprecht, a curator’s walkabout of the new ‘Dungamanzi’
exhibition, beading and mosaic workshops, a visit to Darling and a
performance by Pieter-Dirk Uys, and poetry by Diana Ferrus.

The ever-popular guided excursions include visits to the Sutherland
observatory, walks in the Bo-Kaap and on Table Mountain, and a Cederberg
retreat, each led by acknowledged experts.

For further information about the programme, please contact Wandile
Kasibe at Tel: 021 481 3804/13 or e-mail or



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The Iziko Museum Summer Programme: Museums, Climate Change and Africa’s
Indigenous Heritage
Iziko Museums, Cape Town; 31 January – 2 March 2008

Iziko Museums of Cape Town’s Summer School 2008 will be officially
opened on 31 January 2008, at the Iziko South African Museum. The main
aim of the programme (below) is to engage with society on issues of
environmental, scientific and cultural concern. A symposium on 2
February will discuss issues revolving around climate change. Aside from
films that tackle environmental controversies, several films will be
screened that present thought-provoking perspectives on recent South
African history.

Iziko Museums is proud to present an exhibition of the Timbuktu
Manuscripts of Mali. These important manuscripts have provided an
insight into an African heritage and culture of writing and reading that
existed long before recorded colonial history. The exhibition at the
Castle of Good Hope will be complemented by a Summer School Symposium on
9 February focusing on the significance of the manuscripts.

An unusually strong art component includes a series of five lectures by
Andrew Lamprecht, a curator’s walkabout of the new Dungamanzi
exhibition, beading and mosaic workshops, a visit to Darling and a
performance by Pieter-Dirk Uys, and poetry by Diana Ferrus.

The ever-popular guided excursions include visits to the Sutherland
observatory, walks in the Bo-Kaap and on Table Mountain, and a Cederberg
retreat, each led by acknowledged experts.

Registration opens on 3 December 2007 at the South African Museum in
Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, between 09h00 and 15h00, Monday to
Friday. Postal registrations will also be accepted but bookings will be
made on a first-come first-served basis.

For further information about the programme, please contact Wandile
Kasibe at Tel: 021 481 3804/13 or email: or
and our official website: www.iziko.org.za.


MUSEUMS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND AFRICA’S INDIGENOUS HERITAGE
SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME : 31 January – 2 March 2008

IZIKO 1
OFFICIAL OPENING OF IZIKO SUMMER SCHOOL
Date: Thursday, 31 January 2008
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Whale Well, Iziko South African Museum
Opening by Minister Tasneem Essop (Provincial Minister of Environment,
Planning and Economic Development)
“The Opportunities Global Warming Presents to Africans” – lecture by
Prof George Philander
(Director of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University)

IZIKO 2
Film Screening “An Inconvenient Truth” - Al Gore
Date: Friday, 1 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Nobel Prize-winning Al Gore presents a wide array of compelling facts
about climate change.

IZIKO 3
CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM – Chaired by Prof George Philander
Date: Saturday, 2 February 2008
Time: 09h30 – 14h30
Registration Fee: Adults R30 Students R10
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre

* Opening Remarks - by Prof Brian O’ Connell (Vice-Chancellor of UWC)
* “What is the Government’s Strategy on Climate Change?” - Shirley
Moroka (Deputy Director of Climate Change, Dept. of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism)
* “Mass Extinction” - Dr Roger Smith (Palaeontologist based at Iziko)
* “Boiling Point: Exploring South Africa’s Vulnerable Communities” -
Leonie Joubert (Author of the book entitled Scorched)
* “What is the Role of Business in Addressing Climate Change?” -
Robert Zipplies (Business consultant with Incite Sustainability, and
author of a forthcoming book on climate change.)
* “Where to From Here? Regional Changes for Southern Africa?” - by
Prof Bruce Hewitson (NRF Research Chair for Climate Change)


IZIKO 4
DARLING OUTING “Tannie Evita Praat Kaktus – Pieter-Dirk Uys
Date: Sunday, 3 February 2008
Time: 11h30
Fee: R250 (Includes buffet lunch) Max 10
Venue: Meet at Iziko SA Museum parking area
Celebrate our right to relax and laugh and feel good in our new
democracy with the darling of Darling, Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout, who
promises: “I might even give you a kiss on your koeksuster.”

IZIKO 5
Film Screening “Planet Earth”
Date: Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40
cameramen filming across 200 locations, this is the ultimate portrait of
our planet. From the makers of The Blue Planet.

IZIKO 6
CONTEMPORARY SA ART: A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED – A SERIES OF FIVE LECTURES
The Terrain of Contemporary South African Art - by Andrew Lamprecht
Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
This is an overview of South African art over the last decade and a
half, concentrating on the shift from Apartheid-era to post-Apartheid
art. This is the first of a five-lecture series.

IZIKO 7
The Big Names – Andrew Lamprecht
Date: Thursday, 7th February 2008
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
This lecture looks at the way that well-known artists from the period
prior to Apartheid dealt with the transition to democracy, the emergence
of a younger generation of artists as “superstars”, the role of
nationally important institutions and the changes in economic
infrastructure that have impacted upon South African art.

IZIKO 8
SYMPOSIUM – TIMBUKTU MANUSCRIPTS REVEALED
Date: Saturday, 9 February 2008
Time: 09h30
Registration Fee: Adults R30 Students R10
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Opening remarks by Riason Naidoo (Project Coordinator, SA Mali
Project/Timbuktu Manuscripts) and His Excellency, Sinaly Coulibaly
(Malian Ambassador to South Africa).
SYMPOSIUM PAPERS:

* Preserving Africa’s Heritage: The role played by South African
Government in preserving the Timbuktu manuscripts – by Alexio Motsi
* Africa’s Astronomical Heritage in Timbuktu – by Dr Thebe Medupe
* Going to Timbuktu via its Manuscripts – by Shahid Mathee
* Climate as a Challenge to the Preservation of the Timbuktu
Manuscripts – by Mary Minicka


IZIKO 9
“Dungamanzi/Starring Waters” – Tsonga & Shangaan Art Exhibition from
Southern Africa – walkabout with curator, Carol Kaufmann
Date: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Time: 17h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko SA National Gallery
Dungamanzi / Stirring Waters, is the first exhibition to comprehensively
showcase Tsonga and Shangaan art of the Limpopo Province and surrounding
regions.

IZIKO 10
SUTHERLAND EXCURSION – led by Prof Brian Warner
Date: 16 – 17 February 2008
Time: 08h30
Fee: R650 [Maximum 35 participants]
Venue: Royal Observatory, Observatory, and Observatory, Sutherland. Own
transport.
The tour starts on Saturday morning at 8h30 at the Royal Observatory,
leaving at about 10h00 for Sutherland. There will be a short lecture en
route on the geology of the Karoo. A tour of the observatory at
Sutherland is followed by dinner at the Sutherland Hotel and, weather
permitting, a return visit to the Observatory to view the sky through
the telescopes. On Sunday there is no set itinerary, but a visit to the
museums in Matjiesfontein is recommended.

IZIKO 11
AFRICAN BEADING WORKSHOP
Date: Saturday, 16 & 23 February 2008
Time: 10h00 – 15h00
Fee: R200 [Maximum 15 participants]
Venue: Red Room, Iziko SA Museum
This two-day workshop, facilitated by Phetheni Masilela, focuses on
various African beading techniques.

IZIKO 12
MOSAIC WORKSHOP
Date: Saturday, 16 & 23 February 2008
Time: 10h00 – 13h00
Fee: R200 [Maximum 35 participants]
Venue: Blue Room, Iziko SA Museum
This workshop with Isgak Stemmet runs over two Saturdays and comprises
four integrated phases: Introduction to the History of Mosaic, Design
Conceptualization, Product Development and Implementation and New Projects.

IZIKO 13
BO-KAAP WALKABOUT – led by Faried Basier
Date: Saturday, 16 February 2008
Time: 09h30 – 12h30
Fee: R120 (includes lunch) [Maximum 45]
Venue: Iziko Bo – Kaap Museum
The walk focuses on the oldest architecture of the area including the
oldest mosque and the first house, as well as the oldest graveyard in
Cape Town, where some of the local founders of Islam are buried.
Followed by a traditional Cape Malay lunch.

IZIKO 14
MOUNTAIN HIKE – led by Cedric Hunter
Date: Sunday, 17 February 2008
Time: 08h00
Fee: R50 [Maximum 20 participants]
Venue: Meet at Iziko SA Museum parking area
Interesting 19th century structures feature on this Platteklip Stream
walk. Learn about Table Mountain’s intriguing geology and see ancient
fossil trackways. Moderate fitness and suitable footwear essential.
Bring your own water and lunch.

IZIKO 15
Film Screening “Bessie Head: A Gesture of Belonging” (28min) & “Mzwakhe
Mbuli: The People’s Poet” (32min)
Date: Monday, 18 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Bessie Head (1937-1986) overcame a traumatic childhood to become an
outstanding writer.
Mzwakhe Mbuli, "The People's Poet", performs at political gatherings and
recites a number of his works. The film includes footage of police
action and partial re-enactments of his experiences.

IZIKO 16
Film Screening “Forgotten Soldiers” (49min)
Date: Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
During both World War I and World War II, South African soldiers fought
bravely on the side of the Allied Forces. What is sometimes forgotten is
that thousands of these soldiers were black volunteers who, although not
allowed to bear arms, made the ultimate sacrifice.

IZIKO 17
The Young Lions – Andrew Lamprecht
Date: Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
This lecture looks at the large number of younger or “emerging” artists
who have challenged the status quo of art production, especially in the
last five years. To many, their production is seen to be difficult and
confusing.

IZIKO 18
Film Screening “Quilombo Country: Afrobrazilian villages in the 21st
century” - by Leonard Abrams, Narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy (73 Min)
Date: Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Brazil was once the world’s largest slave colony, a brutal and deadly
place for African slaves. Today their descendants navigate the hazards
of the modern world.

IZIKO 19
The Way It All Works – Andrew Lamprecht
Date: Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Time: 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
This lecture looks at the art systems within the Contemporary art scene
- the commercial galleries, media, curators and institutions. Is there
an “inner clique” that controls the art world? Is it all a sham? Why is
so much Contemporary art seemingly inaccessible?

IZIKO 20
Challenges and Opportunities - Andrew Lamprecht
Date: Thursday, 21 February 2008
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko SA National Gallery
This lecture addresses the challenges and opportunities that face art,
artists and art lovers in South Africa. How and why should one invest in
art, if at all? What are the trends, fashions and fads of the present
day vis-à-vis art?

IZIKO 21
Film Screening “Brothers in Arms” – by Jack Lewis (81min)
Date: Friday, 22 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
A tale of a family separated by 40 years of exile. Ronald Herboldt was
the only African to participate in the Cuban revolution. The film shows
his love of Cuba and his Cuban family, and his determination to come
home to South Africa. Herboldt died in Cape Town in 2007.

IZIKO 22
BO-KAAP WALKABOUT – led by Faried Basier
Date: Saturday, 23 February 2008
Time: 09h30 – 12h30
Fee: R120 (includes lunch) [Maximum 45]
Venue: Iziko Bo – Kaap Museum

IZIKO 23
Film Screening “Steve Bantu Biko: Beacon of Hope” – written by
Nkosinathi Biko (52min)
Date: Monday, 25 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Many people whose lives he touched bear witness to Steve Biko’s dynamic
life in this film.

IZIKO 24
Film Screening “The Life and Times of Sarah Baartman” – by Zola Maseko
(54min)
Date: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Sarah Baartman, a young Khoi Khoi woman, was induced in 1810 to travel
to Europe, where she was exhibited as a scientific curiosity until she
died in 1816. Her remains were displayed in a French museum until
re-buried in South Africa in 2002.

IZIKO 25
Film Screening “Love, Communism, Revolution and Rivonia: The Bram
Fischer Story” – by Sharon Fass
Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Bram Fischer (1908-1975) was the grandson of a Prime Minister and the
son of a Judge President, yet he threw in his lot with those struggling
against Apartheid. He defended the accused in the 1956-1961 Treason
Trial and the 1963 Rivonia Trial.

IZIKO 26
Film Screening “The Elephant that Led from the front: Anton Lembede” -
by Nirvana Singh & Steve Mokwena (48min)
Date: Thursday, 28 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
Anton Lembede was one of the founders of the African National Congress
Youth League (ANCYL) and a proponent of the philosophy of Africanism.

IZIKO 27
CEDARBERG RETREAT – led by Dr Roger Smith, Dr Sarah Wurz and Dr Simon
van Noort
Date: Thursday, 28 February – 2 March 2008
Time: 17h00
Fee: R800 [Max 30 participants]
Venue: Travellers’ Rest, northern Cedarberg
The Cedarberg rocks were laid down under the sea 400 million years ago.
200 million years later, these rocks form the Cedarberg Mountains. Join
Iziko’s scientists for four days, getting to know the rocks, fossils,
insects, birds, plants and rock paintings of the Cedarberg.

IZIKO 28
Film Screening “Heart of Whiteness” – by Rehad Desai
Date: Friday, 29 February 2008
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko TH Barry Lecture Theatre
A road movie that shows how South Africa’s past lives on in the social
geography of the present.

IZIKO 29
Poetry Evening “Ansela van de Caab” – Diana Ferrus
Date: Friday, 29 February 2008
Time: 17h30 – 19h30
Fee: Free
Venue: Iziko Slave Lodge Museum
Diana Ferrus performs poetry from her new CD, with musical accompaniment
by Victor Fredericks and Charles Louw. Ansela van de Caab was a slave
woman who lived in the Slave Lodge in the 1680's.


SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment in advance
is required to secure a booking.

Registration opens on 3 December 2007, at the South African Museum,
Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, between 09h00 – 15h00, Monday –
Friday. Postal registrations received after 3 December 2007 will be
processed in strict date order. No telephone registrations are allowed.

EFT payments:

Iziko’s banking details are as follows:
Account name: Iziko Museums of Cape Town
Bank: Standard Bank Branch: Cape Town
Account number: 07 00 99 081
Branch number: 020009
Please use “Summer School” as the reference when making payment and fax
proof of payment.

Registration forms
Please contact Wandile Goozen Kasibe on 021 481 3804/13 or via email:
to find out how to get hold of a form. Forms
are available at Iziko SA Museum reception or can be downloaded from the
Iziko website.
Note: Please use a separate form for each person enrolling.

Registration in person
Please do not leave cash without receiving a receipt for payment as the
receipt is proof of your acceptance to the course. You may also register
at the door if your course is not fully subscribed on the day. Credit
card facilities are not available.

Registration by post
Post the completed registration form, together with payment by cheque or
crossed postal order (payable to Iziko Museums of Cape Town) to: Iziko
Summer School Programme (attention Wandile Kasibe), PO Box 61, Cape
Town, 8000.

Cancellation of courses and refunds

Refunds will only be granted:

* If the course is cancelled due to insufficient enrolment
* In cases of proven illness, accident or bona fide emergencies.

Fees will be refunded within 30 days.
Please note: no refunds will be made after 1 March 2008.

Accessibility and Museum parking
Iziko SA Museum is accessible to people with disabilities. Limited
parking is available on the Museum grounds.

Transport
No transport for excursions is provided.

Excursions
All participants are required to sign an indemnity form.

Refreshments
Refreshments will be available at the SA Museum activities.
Note: It is advisable to confirm acceptance to registration prior to
commencement of your courses. Students MUST provide proof of registration.

For bookings and further information:
Contact: Wandile Goozen Kasibe
Tel: 021 481 3804/13 Fax: 021 481 3991
Email:
Website: http://www.iziko.org.za

Films are screened courtesy of the Cape Provincial Library, Uhuru
Productions, Idol Pictures, Steve Biko Foundation, Quilombo Films and M-NET.

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