History of art department

National museum

2020

I was privileged to open the museum five years ago and continue to take a personal interest in its work. In our view it is working hard to give substance to its vision of becoming “a living museum … that embraces development and inspires people through education, culture and tourism”.

We would encourage and value any assistance which you are in a position to give to the museum.

Nelson Mandela Museum is a not-for-profit institution established by the government of South Africa as part of a portfolio of legacy projects that seek to transform the heritage landscape from our apartheid past. At the same time, it is a resource for promoting economic

development through tourism in an impoverished region of the country. This is the region in which I was born and grew up.

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The Museum archive

Works of art

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Exhibition highlights

Currently on view

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STILL LIFE WITH JAR, CUP AND APPLES

Paul Cézanne, 1877

History of the Museum

New Readings

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1910
1910
History of the Museum

The Archive

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1982
1982
Moving in

New home

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2002
2002
Art & Science

Events

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WE LOVE NELSON MANDELA

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