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Mapungubwe Commemorates Museum Day

By Mulovhedzi Lufuno and Ramotshela Karabo

Mapungubwe Commemorates Museum Day

Museums play a crucial role in preserving local culture, interpreting and displaying objects of artistic, cultural or scientific significance for study and education. The theme for International Museums Day 2022 is “The power of museums”.

Mapungubwe SET division commemorated this day on 18 May 2022 with the objective of raising awareness about the fact that museums are an important means of cultural exchange and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace amongst people.

To celebrate this day Mapungubwe SET visited Fulufhelo Special School located at the Thulamela Municipality in Thohoyandou. The Grade 6 and 7 learners formed part of the event. Karabo Ramotshela, Assistant Curator at Mapungubwe, addressed the learners about the importance of International Museums Day and how to embrace museums.

Lufuno Mulovhedzi, Interpretation Officer, presented a lesson about the history of Mapungubwe. A temporary exhibition was set up to display artefacts that were discovered at various archaeological sites for learners to touch and feel genuine artefacts.