The National Museum is celebrating Youth Month 2023 with an array of activities. The Museum’s launched its annual Free State Young Artists Competition. Temporary exhibitions were on display at both National Museum and Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
The National Museum participated in the Youth Career Expo in Creative Industries which was held at PACOFS on 15 June 2023. Learners from schools in Mangaung and out of school youth participated in the career day. They had the opportunity to learn about different career opportunities within creative industries.
On 19 May, the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, opened the South African pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Italy. Among the exhibits is a replica of an engraved rock from the Rock Art Collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein.
Image: Minister Zizi Kodwa signs with Dr Edwin Mohatlane (deputy chair) and Sharon Snell (CEO) of the National Museum
The National Museum attended a meeting with new minister, Zizi Kodwa at Artscape in Cape Town on 2 June 2023. The minister signed the Shareholder Compact with the National Museum. The Shareholders Compact is a Memorandum of Understanding between the DSAC and the National Museum which sets out what is expected between both parties in terms of the planned deliverables for Financial Year 2023/24.
The 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 will host the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 in celebration of Youth Month. The competition will be open to all school learners from 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 old.
As part of 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 which is celebrated by many across the world and which forms the largest global platform for environmental outreach, the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 calls for artworks on the theme of “𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”.