The commemorations of the 30th anniversary of Madiba's return from prison continue with the return of the official 'Mandela, My Life' exhibition at Mandela Square, Sandton City, Johannesburg.
2020 marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela returned to his people after 27 years of incarceration. This moment provides a unique opportunity for people around the world to reflect on the gains of freedom and examine to what extent the fruits of that freedom have been enjoyed by all. The Nelson Mandela Foundation will use this time to promote Madiba’s legacy, seek to encourage dialogue on critical social issues and foreground constitutionalism as an energy for transformation.
There will be an exclusive media walkabout of the exhibition where you will be provided with a press pack which includes the release, a free catalogue and other material to assist you to cover the exhibition:
Media Exclusive Walkabout
Date: Wednesday 19 February
Time: 14h00 - 15h00
Venue: Nelson Mandela Square
You are also invited to cover the exclusive, VIP launch of the exhibition:
Exhibition Launch Details
Date: 20 February 2020
Time: 18h00 for 18h30 - 19h15
Venue: Pappas on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, Upper Level
MANDELA My Life: The Official Exhibition, is a world-class exhibition on Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life, in collaboration with The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Richmark Holdings. A century on from his birth, this exhibition poetically and emotively explores the personal and public life of one of the most influential men in modern history.
A rich selection of rare personal artefacts, film footage and documents, combined with newly created audio-visual pieces form the heart of the exhibition and offer an insight into the world that shaped Mandela’s life and journey.
This journey is guided by the names that he was given throughout his lifetime, each a chapter representing an important moment in his growth and identity, and the history of political resistance and change in South Africa. These names have incredible multi‐layered meanings, encompassing depth of culture, of character and of resistance. The names he carried were integral to the man he was, and the times that he received them defined his future. Just as he collected life lessons, he collected names, which he carried with him until his passing and live on in his legacy.
This official exhibition commemorates, illuminates and most importantly shares Nelson Mandela’s living legacy with the world.
*The public is invited to experience the exhibition from the 21 February to 20 July 2020. Tickets are available from www.MandelaMyLifeExhibition.co....
Please RVSP to attend the exclusive Media Walkabout and/or the official launch of the exhibition with Lee Davies at LeeD@NelsonMandela.org.
For media enquiries, please contact the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s spokesperson, Luzuko Koti, at (+27) 082 994 0349 or at LuzukoK@NelsonMandela.org.