Katharine Mackenzie (front) Curator tour of the award-winning Nelson Mandela in the Cape Town City Hall. Katharine McKenzie leads this tour. She met Mandela and was a behind-the-scenes participant in South Africa’s constitutional negotiations. Katharine was a central figure in the exhibition's strategy, research and curation. Some say it is better than visiting Robben Island. It was...
With over 1 000 camellias, Vergelegen is an International Camellia Garden of Excellence; it is the only one in Africa. Alistair, our guide who lives close by, helped propagate some of them. Camellias flower in Cape Town's winter and will be the culmination of this highly enjoyable tour.
Behind the scenes at this treasure trove of original documents stretching back from the mid-1600s to the present. Join us for a tour of the Western Cape Archive, followed by a brief presentation on how best to use this phenomenal, free resource. Our host and leader is Helen Joannides, who oversees public programmes and outreach...
