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Enhancing Cultural Heritage: The District Six Museum's Role in Education and Community Development

The District Six Museum has evolved from a volunteer-led initiative in 1994 to a prominent community museum with a team of 25 staff by 2005. Enabling policies have supported its contributions to human rights education, influencing curricula and engaging over 60,000 visitors in 2003. It serves as a national symbol of forced removals and ongoing land issues. With a budget of R5 million and notable awards, it stands out for its grassroots character and community programs. The museum fosters partnerships for urban regeneration and is pivotal for cultural heritage in South Africa.

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Enhancing Cultural Heritage: The District Six Museum's Role in Education and Community Development

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  1. The District Six Museum 1994 - 2005

  2. Enabling Policy Framework • Contributions to human rights education/influence on the curriculum • suggest a variation on the declared institution model • request 2/3 funding from local, provincial and national govt and continue to raise 1/3 or more thro fundraising.

  3. From “Hands Off!” to “Hands On”

  4. A Profile • 60 000 visitors in 2003 • Has grown from a volunteers organisation in 1994 to 25 staff in 2005 • Annual Budget of R5 million. • R1 million self- generated. Can improve.

  5. The District Six Museum • Mobilised land issues since 1988. 10 Years old in 2004 • A national and international reputation (Prince Claus Award, Arts and Culture Trust, Architects Award, Khula Award) • Most celebrated community museum in the country

  6. District Six Museum Strengths • Linked to civic/ land movement • Recognition of memory and History • Custom designed • Self articulated • Grassroots character • Local, national and international character • Research and intellectual focus

  7. Intersections and layers

  8. Coming Home I

  9. People Matter

  10. Youth Programmes • National Heritage Ambassadors • Reimagine Carnival and Homecoming Festival • Youth Club • Archeology Kit • Memory Boxes

  11. Public Programmes • Public Education • Open Days • Exhibition openings • Lectures, film screenings • Reunions and gatherings

  12. Performance Programming • Music Heritage Projects • District Six Museum Band • Reminiscence Theatre • Reimagining Carnival

  13. Supporting Business Development • Business plan development • Crafts and products • New Tours • Skills Development • Music CD • Publications

  14. Marking the landscape

  15. District Six Memorial Park

  16. A National Heritage of Forced Removals • A National Symbol of Forced Removals and the disposession of land. • Restitution • museums as vehicles of development • arts and culture as vehicles of development • Sites of conscience • Human Rights work

  17. A National Heritage Site in 2005

  18. Coming Home II • 2000 returnee families will contribute to urban regeneration • In 2003 the first 24 houses were built. • Another 100 returnees have been named

  19. Coming Home III • The First nine families are now entrenched in new homes. A new community is forming. • Another 15 received symbolic keys on Friday 11 February 2005.

  20. Community Complex

  21. Building Cultural Assets • Homecoming Centre • Education space • Conservation space • Exhibition space • Local craft innovation, eg. Carnival • Community Theatre • Commercial shopfront

  22. Indicators for Success • Redevelopment of District Six • City Bowl Improvement Initiatives • Base for Cape Township Tour • Provincial Tourism Magnet • Nomination as National Heritage Site • Strong Museum Networks, eg. SAMA, International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience

  23. Community Musuem Advocacy • Tramway Road • Protea Village (Kirstenbosch) • Manenberg People’s Centre • Langa Heritage Museum • Ndabeni • South End • East Bank • Sophiatown • Cato Manor • Paternoster

  24. Challenges for Emerging Sector • Strengthen local knowledge base • Integrate community concerns and needs • Build defences against tourist gaze • Build self-articulation • Build partnerships from independent position

  25. Leveraging Support and Partnerships • Potential for partnership with national government • A contribition to the National Estate • High visibility • International profile

  26. Challenges for sustainability • Reduce reliance on foreign donors • Ad hoc state support • No National, Provincial or Metropolitan policy framework for community museums and heritage • Need enabling framework for Community Museums

  27. An Emerging Sector • Emergence linked to social transformation • Projects reclaiming citizenship through history • Coincides with growing tourism opportunities/ dependence • Needs intellectual and other capacities

  28. Optimistic Future Scenario • Stronger independent sector • Links to local civil society • Mobilising memory for civic dialogue and action • Tourism as positive spinoff effect • Strong enabling environment

  29. A forward looking institution mobilising memory for the future A National Heritage Site Museum Inviting new partnerships A city of people, not races An international site of conscience Vision

  30. Summary • An enabling policy framework for community museum with a national brief • Not a burden to the state

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