by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Aug 19, 2020 | Essays & Opinions, Forum, I: Lectures, Articles and Essays, News
Marilyn Martin, an honorary research associate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art gives her informed opinion on the French government’s plans to restore the spire or flèche of the Notre Dame. Her insight also scaffolds the way in which we can think about heritage in...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 18, 2020 | News
We live in an extraordinary time and must focus on our environment and fellow human beings. But even in extraordinary times, ordinary life goes on. You can read the small news items that follow within the context of these new and continuously changing circumstances....
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Paul Roos Gymnasium received a blue plaque when they recently celebrated the school’s 154th birthday. A blue plaque reminds the passer-by that something noteworthy and historically significant happened at that specific spot. In the case of Paul Roos the blue plaque...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Elaine Aucamp, a well-known, colourful figure in Stellenbosch, passed away in January this year. She was actively involved and committed to the preservation of Stellenbosch’s cultural heritage. As a founding member of the Stellenbosch Interest Group, she also...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Stellenbosch lost her oldest two oak trees in the storm that hit the town on the 18th of January 2020. One oak was uprooted and blown over, while the Emergency Team of the Municipality cut off the top halve of the other oak, which stood further down Ryneveld street....
