A Walk Through History

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. 






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