All conference attendees were invited to a celebration of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies at the District Six Museum, held during the evening of the
first day of the conference. Shown here (from left) are Paul Langa, Interim Director of the Robben Island Museum and Robben Island Museum Council member; Ahmed Kathrada, an ex-political prisoner of Robben Island and Chairperson of the Robben Island Museum Council; and Deidre Prins, Manager of Education at the Robben Island Museum. At left is the memory cloth, which is part of the District Six Museum's
permanent exhibition.

Photo by Anne Walker

Ciraj Rassool of the University of the Western Cape is currently serving as Director of the Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies. The programme is a collaboration between the University of Cape Town, the University of the Western Cape, and the Robben Island Museum and also works with other institutions of public culture.

Photo by Anne Walker

Valmont Layne, Director of the District Six Museum and a former Institutions of Public Culture Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and Corinne Kratz, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship.

Photo by Anne Walker

Deirdre Prins, Manager of Education at the Robben Island Museum; Noel Solani, a former Institutions of Public Culture Student Fellow who is currently Deputy Director in the Higher Education Branch, Policy and Development Support Directorate of the Department of Education in South Africa; and Corinne Kratz, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of
Public Scholarship.

Photo by Anne Walker

Jos Thorne and Luvuyo Dondolo, former Institutions of Public Culture Student Fellows and Anne Walker, Center for the Study of Public Scholarship Program Coordinator.

Photo by Joanne Parsons