Local museums in the Langeberg and Breede Valley are dusting themselves off to welcome visitors to enjoy something exciting.
Worcester Museum, at Kleinplasie on the R60 (Robertson road), has big plans underway for this year’s Museum Day, which is marked internationally, hoping to welcome many visitors there.
This day has been held every year since 1977 to celebrate the importance of these institutions.
The purpose of International Museum Day is to raise awareness of museums as important resources of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding and cooperation.
It is celebrated on or around 18 May every year.
More and more museums around the world are participating in international Museum Day.
In 2019, more than 37 000 museums in approximately 158 countries participated in the event.
Each year also has a specific theme. This year’s is “Museums – sustainability and well-being”, and will be celebrated on Thursday 18 May.
Worcester Museum at Kleinplasie will offer various traditional museum activities to visitors and the famous donkeys, who now have names thanks to Standard, can also be visited.
Currently, its two large resident tortoises are the proud parents of lots of little ones that hatched a few months ago.
The turtle parents are in need of names and the community is welcome to assist.
Entries for names for the two, one male and one female, can be sent to cwmuseumvriende@gmail.com.
Naomi Theron of Breede Valley Tourism told Standard the programme “starts at 09:30 with a special opening by the Western Cape Regional Manager, Emile Badenhorst.
“Tea and coffee will be offered at 11:00 the Worcester Museum Friends Annual General Meeting will be held.
“Demonstrations are presented by the museum staff and dancing and music are planned for the day.
“The visitors can later enjoy a delicious meal at the museum restaurant.”
The Robertson Museum promises to announce its plans soon.
