by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2021 | Database Listed buildings Stellenbosch, G: Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation: Newsletters
Article by Artefacts.co.za The earliest deeds for Meerlust are signed by Simon van der Stel and dated 1693. These lands extended much further than the present farm, and there were grazing rights as far afield as Saldanha Bay. The original T-shaped house of plastered...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2021 | Essays & Opinions, Forum, News
How did the influence of networked media on the contestation of heritage develop from specific cases like #RhodesMustFall to current processes of “Woke Iconoclasm” and “Cancel Culture”, and what can be expected next? Introduction: Iconoclasm then and now For...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Apr 29, 2021 | Essays & Opinions, Forum, I: Lectures, Articles and Essays, News
Karoo as Canvas: Assessing the shifts in artistic interpretation and portrayal of the Karoo landscape through a biographical exploration of South African artists inspired by this vast arid interior, including the effects thereof on local identity and activity trends....
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Nov 12, 2020 | Forum, News
It was 1991 when I first stepped into the Department of Planning of Stellenbosch Municipality in their offices in Plein Street. A few offices, a ledger room crammed full of files and a few dedicated town planners and building inspectors formed the whole Department of...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Nov 12, 2020 | Essays & Opinions, Forum, News
Janine Loubser is an urban planner from Cape Town currently completing a Masters in Spatial Heritage at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. She has also been serving on the board of the Young Urbanists community since 2018. Intrigued by diverse contexts, her interest...
