Deputy President Paul Mashatile will officiate the 2025 Heritage Day celebrations on September 24, 2025, at Bridgeton Sport Grounds in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Western Cape. The event is organized in collaboration with the national Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Western Cape Provincial Government.
This year’s Heritage Month is celebrated under the theme “Re‑imagine Our Heritage Institutions for a New Era.” The focus will be on leveraging heritage as a foundation for building a dynamic, socially responsive, and economically inclusive future. Discussions will explore how society, through culture, continues to evolve in response to social, economic, and technological challenges. Museums will be highlighted as custodians of memory and knowledge, and as institutions capable of leading a shift toward a more innovative and community‑engaged heritage sector.
According to the Presidency, museums need to reposition themselves as spaces of relevance, innovation, and community engagement. Deputy President Mashatile emphasized that South Africa’s heritage sector plays a vital role in healing communities and preventing the recurrence of past injustices. He noted a growing need to re‑evaluate how heritage is understood and accessed by citizens, in line with the
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