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Making Peace is an exhibition detailing the legacies of both Chief Albert Luthuli and former State President Nelson Mandela. The exhibition itself is hosted by Albany Museum together with the Nelson Mandela Museum in Umthatha. It is part of the tourism and heritage month. It is a travelling exhibition which was initially launched by Mr Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States of America. The exhibition explores the relationship between the two Noble Prize winners, ANC stalwarts and former Presidents through pictures and text. The official opening is at Albany History Museum on 21 September 2009 at 17h30.
Women's Day, 09 August 2009, marks the 15th year anniversary, 15 years of democracy, and 15 years of dedicated service to the museum by two outstanding women. The Museum is proud to have had Ms M. Glanville 1882 to 1888, and Dr Lita Webley, 1999 - 2008 as the only women directors in the history of the Museum spanning over 154 years.
The Museum is calling on everyone to kindly donate items, e.g. Toys, Clothes, writing material, blankets, garden tools, etc. … for two needy farm schools children and parents: Manleys Flats and Wilson's Party The Museum will spend 67 minutes on each school on the 24 July 2009 in honour of our former State President Nelson Mandela's MANDELA DAY. Please kindly deposit all items in our Education Department by Wednesday 22nd July @ 16H45
See press release. For further details, please contact: The Albany Museum continues to provide space for various artists during the National Arts Festival. To get to know who is doing what, where and when, read… or contact: Zach Taljaard at: 046 - 622 2312 / E-mail: J.Taljaard@ru.ac.za Press Release: AM welcomes the new Manager
The Albany History Museum will be hosting an exhibition celebrating the links between the Grahamstown and Toronto Cathedrals from the 16 February to the 14 March 2009. The exhibition, "Tales of Two Cathedrals" is initiated by the Cathedral of Michael and St. George, in Grahamstown. Notable speakers include Ebenezer St Mark Ntlali, Bishop of Grahamstown, and Rachel Johnson, daughter of the Bishop of Toronto. The opening will be on the 14 February 2009 at 11h00. According to the Grahamstown Cathedral website, "The exhibition has several facets: one is the story of how the link came about and has been sustained. Another facet depicts similarities in architecture (the cathedrals are both Neo-Gothic in style and were built at about the same time) and in furnishings. Then there is a 'history line' that highlights some comparable events in the histories of our two countries, cities and cathedrals" Zach Taljaard, the museum's exhibition officer, has been highly praised for his artistic skills in seeing that every piece is exhibited.
The Education Department's Mobile Museum has been boosted after Rotary Foundation, through the Rotary Club of Grahamstown Sunset (D - 9320), donated a Toyota panel van. The handing-over of the keys took place at Andrean Club on 10 November 2008. Advocate Les Roberts, Cecil Nonqane, Marijke Cosser and Nozipho Madinda represented the museum.
Marijke Cosser told the our online news team that "This service hopes to reach farm schools at distances of some 60 miles from Grahamstown - also our local township schools who are hindered from visiting the Museum due to financial constraints". "It will have a lot of travelling to do as we extend our Mobile Museum services. You can imagine that this vehicle arriving will indeed be a very happy sight for learners, as many of our learners have not even been able to leave their farms to see real Museum objects", concluded Cosser. Madinda, the facilitator, will now be able to show learners teaching exhibition boxes which are then interpreted by her. The panel van, once completed, will bear the logos of the sponsors. It will also have "REACHING YOUR SCHOOL on doors" signage.  The Education Department completed another successful focus week on traditional meals, particularly by rural-based amaXhosa, on 15 - 23 September 2008. Nozipho Madinda, the Education Officer, demonstrated to hundreds of learners who attended how AmaXhosa make their food, and how they dress.
Delicious traditional meals such as umgqusho, umvubo, isigwamba, and ulusu, which left many asking for more, were served to learners and teachers.
Madinda said that "learning more about our culture is relevant, especially during this heritage and tourism month of September". She dressed differently each day in a colourful amaXhosa outfit.
Madinda was assisted by Phumlani Cimi from the herbarium. Cimi taught the learners about relationship of amaXhosa culture and plants.
The Education Department, under the leadership of Marijke Cosser, wishes to thank the following team that has been helpful in ensuring the success of the AmaXhosa Foodways:
Nomhamhi Moleli, Bonny Tana, Bulelwa Sontshantsha, Bulelwa Mtuze and Liziwe Nkwinti.
Janique Peters, a Grade 11 learner from Hoërskool P J Olivier in Grahamstown, joined the Albany Museum as part of a week-long (15 - 19 September) Grade 11 work experience programme organized by the school. The school wishes that the Grade 11 pupils will become focused on their work, goal-oriented, and conscious of how their attitudes, behaviour and dress affect their acceptability to an employer and clients. He was exposed to the various departments and behind the scenes activities. Peters adhered to the rules and conditions presented to him. As a result, he was loyal and obedient to everyone. He received no remuneration. Timbuktu Script & Scholarship is an exhibition of manuscripts from the holdings of the Ahmed Baba Institute (IHERI-AB) in Timbuktu, Mali. The manuscripts are evidence of an African written and intellectual traditions dating back hundreds of years. Displaying several styles of fine Arabic calligraphy, the most beautiful examples have gold illumination and finely tooled leather covers. The exhibition is a joint project between Iziko Museums of Cape Town and the Department of Arts and Culture, and is part of a larger Presidential Project between South Africa and Mali on the preservation of the manuscripts and the construction of a new library in Timbuktu to house the collection of the Ahmed Baba Institute. The exhibition opens in the Granary at the Castle of Good Hope in August 2008, and then travels to the Albany Museum for its opening on the 9th of September 2008 until the 15th of September, where it travels to other national venues. The aim of the exhibition is to reclaim the scholarship and written legacy of Africa by celebrating the manuscripts as cultural treasures of Africa, in line with the African Renaissance. For further information regarding the Timbuktu Manuscripts Exhibition, please contact Catherine Lambley at (046) 622 2312 or C.Lambley@ru.ac.za. The Walking Tall Education Project will be presenting a performance of Thobela's Story at the Albany Museum in the Rennie Room at 15H30 on Wednesday, 30 June 2008. The show is run under the auspices of an NGO called PAST - the Palaeontological Scientific Trust, which is dedicate to funding research and study in the Palaeo Science in South Africa. The project falls under the outreach programme for primary and secondary schools. The project has been running for 6 years, and it has been performed in Gauteng for the most part. However, the project has attended festivals in Grahamstown as well as in Pretoria, Durban, and Cape Town. The show has also performed in Namibia, Belgium Kenya and Sweden. Last year, after a review by our governmental partners, the Department if Science and Technology (DST), the project was asked to broaden its scope to other provinces in South Africa. Dr Billy de Klerk from the Albany Museum has been instrumental in providing resources and assistance in getting the show up and running in the Eastern Cape. The show is an educational theatre piece which combines the disciplines of science and theatre to inspire learners about evolution and the astounding fossil heritage which exists in South Africa. It uses physical theatre as a core and elucidates a range of species from stromatolites to Homo Erectus, and it highlights two dinosaurs specific to South Africa. Humuor and simple story line are used to provide a package of information to the learners. The show will be running in the Eastern Cape for at least the rest of this year. For more information, please contact: Dr Billy de Klerk at 046 - 622 2312 or e-mail him at: B.deklerk@ru.ac.za Festival Exhibition Highlights The Albany Museum Complex hosts a number of exhibitions during the 2008 National Arts Festival
General Contact details: Somerset Street, Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa Tel: (046) 622 2312 / Fax: (046) 622 2398 E-mail:PRO 
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