Dear Visitor Please be advised that the Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum will be closed Today, 20 August 2024, due to a power maintenance affecting the entire area. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Iziko Management

'KE LIHA PENE - I lay down my pen' 🖋️🎨 Explore Samuele Makoanyane’s extraordinary ceramic sculptures in an innovative 3D virtual exhibition! Be amazed as technology brings his masterpieces to life, revealing untold stories. Visit here: bit.ly/SamueleMakoany… #WomensMonth

Iziko Museums of South Africa & National Library of South Africa , with Pan South African Language Board celebrate Women’s Month with a memorial lecture on Nontsizi Mgqwetho, a notable Xhosa poet & activist. Join us to honor her life and legacy. RSVP: bit.ly/WomensMonth_Me…

Honouring Nontsizi Mgqwetho, Iziko Museums & National Library of South Africa, in collaboration with Pan South African Language Board, host a Memorial Lecture celebrating women in literacy this #WomensMonth. Dr Bongani Ndlovu reminds us of the power of our heritage. #WomensMonth2024 #NontsiziMgqwetho

Age is just a number! Activist Ms Mavis Mthandeki defied the odds by learning photography later in life and is now a qualified photographer and published author. Her inspiring journey proves it's never too late to pursue your passions. #WomensMonth2024 #NontsiziMgqwetho

From Langa Township, Zolani Balekwa Artivist performed a beautiful performance. Your words showcase the amazing young talent emerging from townships. Thank you for inspiring us all! #WomensMonth2024 #NontsiziMgqwetho

Precious Bikitsha unveiling the legacy of Nontsizi Mgqwetho. With over 100 poems, including ‘MAYIBUY'AFRIKA,’ Mgqwetho’s work still resonates deeply. Bikitsha dedicated her Master's research to Mgqwetho's life. #WomensMonth2024 #NontsiziMgqwetho

Visit the Koopmans-de Wet House, the oldest house museum in South Africa! Furnished as a late 18th-century Cape family home, it features top Cape furniture, silver, and ceramics. Learn about Marie Koopmans-de Wet's legacy of helping orphans and widows during the SA War

Yesterday, during the memorial lecture honoring Nontsizi Mgqwetho, we heard from Miss Marilizi Roos, a National Library of South Africa beneficiary. She writes romance to empower women and penned 12 eBooks during the pandemic self-translating from Afrikaans to English. #WomensMonth2024 #NontsiziMgqwetho

#TBT To when we bid farewell to Dr Esther Mahlangu's iconic BMW Art Car as it departed from the Iziko South African National Gallery. The BMW Art Car was a highlight of the Retrospective Exhibition, ‘Then I Knew I Was Good At Painting.’ 🚗🎨 #WomensMonth2024 #EstherMahlangu

#DYK your DNA carries your family's history? 🌍🔬 Discover more about your ancestry at the 'Humanity' exhibition at Iziko South African Museum. Learn more: bit.ly/Iziko_Humanity

Anna de Koningh, daughter of the freed slave Angela of Bengal, made history as the first woman of mixed descent to own a wine farm in South Africa when she inherited Groot Constantia from her husband Olof Bergh. Discover her story bit.ly/Iziko_Slavery #WineLegacy #WomensMonth

Catch the film screening of ‘Ukuqhawuka kwe Camagu’ at Iziko South African Museum! ⏲️10:00 - 13:00 A powerful story of a young woman navigating her ancestral calling in a Christian family. #Heritage2024 #IzikoMuseums #FilmScreening #SouthAfricanStories

Travel from space and back this weekend with the Iziko Planetarium! 🚀🔭🪐 Experience Africa's top digital planetarium with 360° cinema and virtual space voyages. 🌌 #SpaceJourney #CapeTown #WeekendFun

Celebrate Heritage Month at the Iziko South African Museum! Explore ‘Talking Heads’ exhibition and uncover the 1000-year-old Lydenburg Heads and artifacts from early farming communities. Discover the history of rites of passage! bit.ly/Iziko_TalkingH… #HeritageMonth2024

‘My naam is Februarie: Identities Rooted in Slavery’ at Iziko Slave Lodge highlights the forgotten history of slavery in SA. Learn how enslaved people were stripped of their names and renamed by the month they arrived. View the story of 'September' here: bit.ly/MyNaam_Septemb…

September is Heritage Month! Celebrate with Iziko Museums of South Africa and enjoy free entry to selected museums. Explore South Africa’s rich cultural traditions and heritage! 📷: Dean Saville #HeritageMonth2024

#ThenAndNow Built around 1839, Bertram House Museum is the last standing English Georgian-style red-brick home in #CapeTown. Visit Bertram House Museum exhibitions ‘Y350: Old Memorials in New Times’ & ‘U406: Pavilion Prototype’ to see how historical monuments are viewed today.

In September 2024, Cape Town's night sky promises a stunning show! Look out for bright planets, key constellations, and the Milky Way. Best stargazing: around the New Moon on September 7th. Download your Sky Map here: bit.ly/Iziko_SkyMap #SkyMap #Skywatching #Astronomy