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Free access to Iziko on December 1Iziko Museums of Cape Town11/27/2009 08:12:12 
On World Aids and Emancipation Day on December 1 Iziko Museums of Cape Town will grant the public free access to all its sites. On 1 December, the public is invited to join Iziko staff at the Iziko Castle of Good Hope for a guided tour of the Not Alone exhibition, attend an interactive performance workshop at Rust and Vreugd, as well as attend talks about HIV/Aids and Human Trafficking at the Iziko Slave Lodge. As part of the Activate initiative a free interactive performance workshop entitled Christine's Room will be conducted at Iziko Rust and Vreugd, 78 Buitenkant Street from 12:30. The programme is presented by Myer Taub and the Rooster Collective in collaboration with MonkeyBiz. The public are also invited to join Iziko staff for a talk on HIV/AIDS by Dr Leess, HIV/AIDS Department (UWC) 10:40 - 11:20 at the Iziko Slave Lodge, as well as a talk on Human Trafficking by Matipa Mwamuka (Trafficking Coordinator from ANEX CDW) 11:30 - 12:30 at the Iziko Slave Lodge. Not Alone, an international project of ‘Make Art/Stop Aids', is a travelling exhibition currently hosted at the Iziko Castle of Good Hope, and puts the spotlight on the importance of access to treatment, through the power of art. The exhibition highlights the far-reaching consequences of the AIDS epidemic and promotes the importance of access to treatment. One of the iconic works on exhibition is Daniel Goldstein and John Kapellas' Medicine Man, a sculpture made up of over 300 medicine bottles and syringes used by the two American artists, who have lived HIV-positive for over twenty years, and their partners and friends, many of whom are no longer alive. There will be a guided tour of this highly acclaimed exhibition at 9:30 at the Iziko Castle of Good Hope. Strengths & Convictions: The life and times of the South African Peace Prize Laureates Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, FW de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, is a testimony of the laureates' trials, tribulations and triumphs, and pays homage to their wisdom and foresight, which culminated in the peaceful emancipation from a then strife-torn South Africa. This exhibition celebrating the lives of these remarkable men is hosted at the Iziko National Gallery, and features photography and video documenting their lives and times, as well as artwork by contemporary South African artists. The exhibition is curated by Gavin Gavin Jantjes. In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared 1 December, World Aids Day. The World Aids Day 2009 theme "Universal Access and Human Rights" has been chosen to address the critical need to protect human rights and attain access for all HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. South Africa is commemorating this day under 3 Key Messages (I am responsible, We are responsible, South Africa is taking responsibility) aimed at encouraging everyone in our country - individuals, communities, businesses and government to take personal and collective responsibility to stop new HIV infections, provide care and support to those living with HIV and to ensure access to treatment for all people in need. On this day in 1834, hundreds of slaves - men, women and children were emancipated ... but not freed. They remained apprenticed to their former owners without pay. It was only on the 1 December 1838 that they were truly freed. Today, although no longer legal, slavery continues to exist in different forms. It is upon this international declaration that Iziko Museums of Cape Town will join the rest of the country and international community to commemorate Word Aids Day & Emancipation Day. This commemorative day has historic roots and ongoing consequences. Enquiries can be directed to Sthembele Harmans on 021 481 3812, e-mail sharmans@iziko.org.za and Sibulele Tyhomfa on 021 464 3283, e-mail styhomfa@iziko.org.za. Editor's Note: Iziko Museums of Cape Town is a non-profit organisation partially funded by the National Department of Arts and Culture. Funding support from individual, corporate and donor sponsors enables the organisation to ensure the widest possible public access to Iziko Museums of Cape Town collections and sites. Plans in the pipeline include the imminent 2009 opening of the Iziko Social History Centre, to be located at the former National Mutual Building on Church Square, Cape Town. The twelve Iziko Museums, each with their own history and character, are: - Natural History: Iziko South African Museum; Iziko Planetarium - Art History: Iziko South African National Gallery; Iziko Michaelis Collection - Social History: Iziko Slave Lodge; Iziko at the Castle of Good Hope; Iziko Groot Constantia; Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum; Iziko Koopmans-De Wet House; Iziko Bertram House; Iziko Rust en Vreugd; Iziko Maritime Centre Visit the website www.iziko.org.za or call the general enquires number on 021 481 3800. Entrance to Iziko Museums is free to children under 16 - and free to everyone on certain commemorative days, except for the Castle of Good Hope. Compiled by Melody Kleinsmith Communications Coordinator mkleinsmith@iziko.org.za 021 464 3284 On behalf of: Office of the CEO Iziko Museums of Cape Town Web site: http://www.iziko.org.za
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