16 December 2020 @10:00
Entrance to the Javett-UP is free on the day! (Limited entry so bookings are essential! Email bookings@javettup.art)
10:00 | Documentary Film: 52 Steps to Democracy by Steven Motena (Javett-UP Auditorium)
10: 30 | Historical Guided Tour (Javett-UP Gallery Spaces)
Housed in Javett-UP’s collections are artworks that are imbued with breath-taking historical events and stories that give a unique perspective on South Africa’s rich history. On 16 December, Javett-UP will host a screening of Steven Motena’s, 52 Steps to Democracy, a 20 minute historical documentary which addresses and questions themes around and towards liberation in South African History.
This documentary will be followed by a historically based guided tour of carefully selected artworks in the collection. The tour will follow a narrative based walk through history, commencing with the effects of colonization on South Africa and ending with the current state of the country.