Nelson Mandela Museum Brochure by Nelsonmandelamuseum

Nelson Mandela Museum is a notfor-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 t h r o u g h o u t t o u r i s m i n a n impoverished region of the country This is a region in which I was born andgrewup.

I was privileged to open the museum ﬁve years ago and continuetotakepersonalinterestin 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, cultureandtourism”.

We would encourage and value any assistance which you are in a positiontogivetothemuseum.

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M a n d e l a a n d L u t h u i : I n Conversation: is an exhibition that br ngs the interactions and just to be a static collection but a living memorial to his values and vision. It was to inspire and enrich all who visit it, serve as a catalyst for development not just for the peopleofMthathabutagatewayto the ncredible unassuming combination of breath tak ng coastline, precipitous and craggy cliff faces wild and solated beaches qu et bays and green vegetation hills that rush headlong into deeply etched river valleys of the Wild Coast The Wild Coast extends between the Mtamvuna River in the north and the Great Kei RivertotheSouth. This constantly evolving legacy is located in Mthatha, with its two main sites: The Nelson Mandela YouthandHeritageCentreinQunu, and the Bhunga Bu ld ng n Mthatha The Museum offers a memorab e cu tura experience that gives insights into the life of Nelson Mandela, with guided tours and a her tage that fo ows h s footprints The Museum is more than a place; it is an experience..... Nelson Mandela Museum Youth and Her tage Centre

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& The refurbishment of the museum between 2011and 2016 ed to the establishment of a brary that will exists as an integral part of the organization. TheLibraryisassignedtoacquire, organ se prov de access to information and knowledge to its patrons. The Library is estab shed to continue promoting the life and times of Nelson Mandela through lifelong learning. The Museum s L brary collection is not only mited to a speciﬁc subject however; it has a diverse rich collection.

between the Sliding Stone found a t t h e N e l s o n Mandela Museum Youth and Heritage Centre Open Air Exhibition n Mvezo a b rth place of Rholihlahla NelsonMandela

MUSEUM Mthatha further boost of Mthatha Dam located within the radius of e ght kilometre upstream of the town. Mthatha became the leading administrative centre of the area, hav ng both an Anglican and Catholic cathedral. Mthatha further boost of a sandstone Town built around1908. A branch of the University of Fort Hare was established in the town, and after the "independence" of the then Transkei in 1977 it became the University of Transkei, which has sincebeenintegratedintotheWalter Sisu u Un vers ty for Techno ogy andScience. The campus is a base for the reg on s ﬁrst community rad o station known as the University of Transke Community Radio FM [ U C R F M w h i c h s t a r t e d broadcast ng in 1996 The town further a second community radio station called Ingwane Community radio station The stat on has become a sign ﬁcant community broadcaster

The Ne son Mandela Museum Youth and Heritage Centre was built in Qunu to serve as a catalyst for econom c and training development through educational and leadership programme aimed at the preservation of democratic va ues art and craft and deve opment projects for the upliftment of the youth within the O.R. Tambo District Municipality andSouthAfrica.

Due to geographical location of this facility the Youth and Heritage Centre is a must see attraction.

h r o u g h a c o m p i l a t o n o f ABOUT THE MUSEUM Mqhekezweni Great Place-Aplace where Nelson Mandela was groomed under the leadership of Regent Jongintaba after his father passed onMonth of March

BUILDING OFFERING Ne son Mandela Museum is a schedule three (3) public nstitution and upholds and complies with all principles and objectives out ined by the constitution and various acts of the Republic of South Africa. The Museum is legislated under the Cultural Inst tutions Act 119 of 1998 of the Republ c of South Africa. The Department of Sport, Art and Culture took Nelson Mande a s words to heart and p edged funding for the Nelson Mandela Museum as part of its series of national legacy projects that honour South Africa s liberationheroes. The Museum is more than a place; t is an experience that al ows visitors to follow the footprints of a man whose long walk to freedom began in the foothills that rise from the banks of the Mbhashe River His journey took him back to the village of Qunu where he put down roots and grew ta l and strong After the passing-on of his father the young Rholihlah a Nelson M a n d e a w e n t t o s t a y a t Mqhekezweni Great Place where he listened and learned from the elders' stories of battles for their land. It is at the Great Place where he atta ned his leadership qualities. Nelson Mandela insisted it was not Afr ca Native Mission Church in Qunu where Rholih ahla was Christened AREAS OF INTERESTS IN MTHATHA Mthatha i s t h e main town of the King S a b a t a Dalindyebo o c a Municipality u n d e r O R Tambo District Municipality in the E a s t e r n C a p e prov nce of South Afr ca The town has an a rport previously known by the name K D Matanzima Airport named after the former home and leader Ka ser Matanzima. Bhunga Building where Ne son Mandela Museum exhibits Nelson Mandela s g fts audios and v sua clips is one of heritage buildings built in 1927. The famous Bhunga building was once used as the seat of the United Transke Territories Genera Council the seat of the Transke Legislative Assembly and the seat of theRepublicofTranskeiParliament.

CENTRE, Nelson Mandela Museum Bhunga building site serves as an administrative building and a place to showcase Gifts of the Nation Exhibition- this is a collection of gifts donated to Nelson Mandela by South Africans and Internationalcommunity NELSON MANDELA MUSEUM LIBRARY Department of Sport,Arts and Culture an agency of the Department of Sport, an agency of the

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photographs and quotations from writings – all of which gives this exhibition v tal and nspiring insights. United Transkei Territories General Council, the seat of the Transkei Legislative Assembly and the seat of the Repub ic of Transkei Parliament After the demise of apartheid and ntegrat on of Bhunga bui d ng located n the heart of Mthatha in the King SabataDalindyeboMunicipality Bhunga Building was built in 1927 and later became the seat of the h e w a s c h r i s t e n e d a n d a residential place where he lies and buried t further boosts of accommodat on facilit es that includes executive rooms, chalets, conference centres restaurant din ng hall sports ha l ab ut on facil ties sporting ﬁe ds and exhibitionshalls. The multidimensional youth and heritage centre of the museum is undergoing a condit on based maintenance inc uding building e ectrica civil works and upgrading of sewer system. The renovations of the site will be approximatelyatanamountofR30 million. The closure of the site has created job opportunities for the local community of Qunu and surroundings. homelands nto a new South Africa the bu ding was later converted into a museum that is housing a collection of Ne son Mandelasgifts. BHUNGA

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The centre boosts of a sliding stone where Rholihlahla used to p ay with h s peers ruins of a rondavels where he was named Nelson on his ﬁrst day at school, not far from the centre there is a family grave site, a church where QUNU

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

THE MEANING OF MANDELA EXHIBITION

Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with David Turnley has handed over this intriguing exhibition to the Nelson Mandela Museum to form part of its trave ling exhibitions around the country The photographic exhib t on produced by David Turnley an acclaimed photographer who captured South Africa s strugglebetween1985and1994.

Th s accla med photographic exhibit on captures various moments of the struggle in South Afr ca and his thoughts and reﬂections such as various portraits of Nelson Mandela and his family Political violence and police reactions; times of a necklace; the delight on a poverty-stricken girl's face at her father s ant cs; the contrast of a priv eged wh te schoolboy and the two black womenpassingbyhim.

Walter and Albertina Sisulu:

QUILT EXHIBITION

The quilt exhibition is a result of Nelson Mandela M u s e u m a n d t h e Michigan State University Museum ong standing partnersh p that dates back to the times of Nelson Mandela himself. In tribute to Nelson Mandela and in support and advocacy for the principles to which he was devoted artists around the wor d would make quilt items with different designsandmeanings.

v e r s a t i o n s o n t h e r observations. It also includes their associate's own observations on variousissues. equality

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The exhibition speciﬁcally features quilts that were made in 2013 and 2014 and were curated by Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network in assoc at on w th quilt art sts across South Africa. The exhibition was produced from the 2014 published Michigan State University s catalogue book and launched at the Nelson Mandela Museum on18July2020.

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FREEDOMEXHIBITION

Freedom Exhibition is a pictorial exhibition developed out of interviews conducted in Mthatha and Qunu by the Fi m students

Centennial year w th the people of South Africa The exhib tion was produced by Winchester University and curated by Nelson Mandela Museum through its partnership with the university It was launched on 18 July2020atthemuseum

Parenting a Nat on exhibition a donation from Nelson Mandela Foundation explores pr vate and political lives of the Sisulu family during the apartheid struggle. The exh b tion gives viewers an ndepth understanding of their role in the emancipation of South Africa, as well as of their deep love and abiding affection for one another Mandela s summing up of the coup e s also highlighted “One cannot talk about Walter without

A l b e r t i n a – t h e y w e r e a n indomitableteam,”hesaid. Theirs was “a unity of such deep friendsh p and mutual respect a personal and political partnership that transcended and survived all hardships and persecution”. Walter and Albertina met at the General Hospital in 1941, where the latter was a nurse. Their extraord nary love story traversed 59 years. They married in 1944, with Mandela as best man, and went on to have ﬁve children.

The Mandela Photographic Exhibition is an exhibition launched in 2010 to celebrate ten years of Nelson Mandela Museum twenty years of Nelson Mandela's freedom and the hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup celebrationstookplaceinSouthAfrica.

TheexhibitionlooksatNelsonMandelaasa: SonoftheSoil Ÿ ChampionofDemocracy MandelaaBeaconofHope SpiritofStruggle FatherofaNation InternationalStatesman Interested institutions can call 047 501 9500 or email info@nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za

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Museum hosts a myriad of educationa programmes in the f o r m o f o c a l y o u t h a n d international youth camps. These campsareeducationalinnatureas they are in sync with the curriculum of the department of education. The learners in these camps are also introduced to leadership programmes where they are taught about ethical accountable and responsib e leadership. This is done with the assistance by personnel from the Nelson Mandela Un versity The camp is also an arena for the learners to engage in debates that encourage them to become innovative independent and critical th nkers who offer solutions to soc etal cha lenges andproblems. T h e m u s e u m a l s o h a s a partnership with Anne Frank Haus in Lower Saxony County Germany This partnership affords ﬁve (5) South African earners se ected from different provinces an opportunity to travel to Germany for the International Youth Work Camp. The camp is attended by countriesthatsharesimilarhistory with South Africa The camp promotes social cohesion, racial and cultural tolerance as learners I N C O N V E R S AT I O N : NELSON MANDELA AND CHIEF ALBERT LUTHULI EXHIBITION A collaboration between the Nelson Mandela Museum and Luthu Museum in Stanger the Nelson Mandela and Albert Luthu i in Conversation exhibition celebrates FOR MADIBA WITH LOVE” EXHIBITION ‘Dear Mr Mandela Dear Mrs Parks Children s letter: Globa L e s s o n s e x h i b t i o n s a collaborative effort between Nelson Mandela Museum and Michigan State Univers ty Museum The exhibition launched in 2008 at the NelsonMandelaMuseum. The exhibition showcases letters wr tten by hundreds of ch ldren around the world to Mrs. Parks and Mr Mandela illustrating values and goals shared by two leaders born from different continents. It further raises greater public understanding of the parallels in the struggles for

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from diverse social-cultural and politica backgrounds gather together for the camp. National s o c i a s m h u m a n r i g h t s democracy and other current issuesarediscussed. OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES The outbreak of the COV D 19 Pandemic in 2020 forced us to be maginat ve and nnovative to achieve our goals of servicing and engaging with our stakeholders. As physical contact was limited, we were forced to engage using digital platforms. E-legacy online classroom to engage with learners was developed Learners are engaged in topics on South African history and the values of Nelson Mandela Learners also competed in our educational essay competitions and made their oral presentations through digital means such as Zoom and MicrosoftTeams.Theseplatforms also assist the students in bridging the digital divide even for the learners who are from the m a rg i n a i s e d s p a c e s a n d periphery in our communities. To realise this, the learners in these competitionswindigitaldevicesto utiliseatschool. NELSON MANDELA MUSEUM TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS Nelson Mandela Museum provides museums and libraries around South Africa an opportunity to loan its travelling exhibitions for a duration of six months The highly acclaimed Ne son Mandela Museum travelling exhibitionsare: PHYSICALADDRESS: CornerNelsonMandelaDrive&OwenStreet BhungaBuilding Mthatha 5099 POSTALADDRESS: POBOX52808 Mthatha 5099 Telephone : 047 5019500 Fax : 047 5323345 Email : info@nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za Website : www.nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za OPENINGDAYSANDTIME Monday–Friday: 09h00-16h00 (exceptforGoodFridayandWorkersDayon1stMay) Saturday: 09h00- 13h00 Sunday Closed, only opens for pre-booked tour the legacy of these two South African struggle legends and Nobel PrizeLaureates. The exhibition comprises more than just a collection of pictures. It is a compilation of persona exchanges between the two leaders featur ng broader c o n

and justice in the United States and South Africa through thelettersofchildren.

18TH JULY- DEDICATING 67 MINUTES TO THE COMMUNITY IN COMMEMORATION OF NELSON MANDELA'S SELFLESS COMMITMENT TO THE STRUGGLE Mandela Commemoration 67 minutes for Mandela NGOLO HIGHBURY NORTH CREST JOE SLOVO MTHATHA DAM MTHATHARIVER LUCHABA NATIONAL PARK KAPLAN SOUTHRIDGE PARK LYNDALE EASTERN CAPE AIRPORT N2 N2 N R 61 VULINDELA N2 GOLF COURSE SIDWADWA AMENDU NGANGELIZWE MANDELAMUSEUM SHOPPING COMPLEX NTAKWENDELA HILLCREST MANDELA PARK CHRIS HANI MTHATHA R 61 BUTTERWORTH MOUTH FRERE PORT ST JOHNS QUEENST OWN MANDELA VISITS OUTDOOR EXHIBITION IN MVEZO

DEAR MR. MANDELA …. DEAR MRS. PARKS” CHILDREN'S

LETTERS:

GLOBAL EXHIBITION

T h e M e a n n g o f M a n d e l a exh bition explores Ne son Mandelas life through six themes – character comrade leader, p r i s o n e r n e g o t a t o r a n d statesman Each theme is presented through texts the footage rare photographs original objects notes on Nelson Mandelas hand writing and silk screens. The exhibition was produced in collaboration with the Apartheid Museum Nelson Mandela Foundat on and Department of Education. It was opened in 2008 at Apartheid Museum as part of thecelebrationofNelsonMandela 90th birthday In 2009 was instal ed as the permanent exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Museum. It shows the human values that underpin the man. He was a man unafraid of debate or criticism, a man whose upbringing in the rural areaforgedandformedhim.

VISITS THE NELSON MANDELA MUSEUM YOUTH & HERITAGE CENTRE IN QUNU.

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A NATION TRAVELLING EXHHIBITION

always seems impossible until it's done.” PARENTING

The Museum accepts after-hour bookings made in advance.