The role of museums in serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public in conserving their history and cultures. By collecting artefacts and other objects of artistic, cultural and historic importance, the general public has been able to trace their cultures, let alone their history and that of others. In a two part series, we visit South African museums that portray the triumph of the human spirit through the journey of the liberation of the majority in South Africa.
How have the museums in your country told the stories of the past?

The role of museums in serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public in conserving their history and cultures. By collecting artefacts and other objects of artistic, cultural and historic importance, the general public has been able to trace their cultures, let alone their history and that of others. In a two part series, we visit South African museums that portray the triumph of the human spirit through the journey of the liberation of the majority in South Africa.<br>How have the museums in your country told the stories of the past?

“Our Heritage is a program that seeks to promote and accommodate the debates regarding the preservation of our rich natural and cultural heritage, which is so often threatened by ignorance or avarice. Africa needs to champion its own cause by sustaining the indigenous knowledge systems that exist within the African people themselves. We will also engage intellectuals who will build on scientific facts.”

“Our Heritage is a program that seeks to promote and accommodate the debates regarding the preservation of our rich natural and cultural heritage, which is so often threatened by ignorance or avarice.