1. The District Six Museum

3. 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. 

4. From “Hands Off!” to “Hands On”

5. A Profile
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.

6. The District Six Museum
Mobilised land issues since 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

7. 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
A community in charge of its own interpretation.

8. Intersections and layers
A combination of these functions probably makes for good community heritage work. At the centre of it all is Memory and an engagement with history.

9. Coming Home I

10. People Matter

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

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

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

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

15. Marking the landscape

16. District Six Memorial Park
The Memorial Park promises to be a barometer of our success, in showing how far we have come, and how far we have still to travel together.

17. 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

18. A National Heritage Site in 2005

19. 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

20. 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.

21. Community Complex

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

23. 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

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

25. 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
Civil society is the crucible of citizenship.

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

27. 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

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

29. 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

30. Vision 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

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