The Heritage Portal Newsletter #8 2022
“In Memoriam” - Significance of the photograph during the mourning process
This books fills a gap on church architecture
The Sunnyside Spook House
Notices
Rare first edition of this early South African photographic masterpiece
A must see 120-year-old Victorian Beauty
The Incredible Museums of the West Coast
Invitation to nominate potential heritage resources in the Western Cape
Can anyone help us find out more about the history and architecture of this house?
Restoration Opportunity Bedford
Andrew Mlangeni Blue Plaque
Events
Explore the Market Theatre - 5 March 2022
Wits History Workshop Seminar Schedule - March to April 2022
Rand Revolt Centenary – Memorial Unveiling and Braamfontein Cemetery Tour
How History Enriches Travel Writing - 17 March 2022
Definitive Dube - Doctors, Directors and Detainees - 19 March 2022
The significance of the Shadow Boxing Sculpture - 23 March 2022
New Preparatory School for St John's College - 02 April 2022
In other news
Controversial property deal stands in the way of turning Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre into a Nobel Laureates Peace Park
New Amazon Headquarters Sparks Feud Among Indigenous South Africans (New York Times)
‘Cultural catastrophe’: Ukrainians fear for art and monuments amid onslaught
Light at the end of a very long and dark tunnel for Wynberg residents
Blockhouse Robben Island Artefacts
Young artist brings gang reality to Leeuwenhof
The Black Death Wasn’t as Deadly as Previously Thought, Research Suggests
‘A brutalist hanging gardens of Babylon’ – the maddening, miraculous Barbican hits 40
25 heritage sites in danger, according to the World Monuments Fund
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – stunning TV that is suddenly unmissable
Geochemist’s research to unlock secrets of earliest human evolution