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O p 2 0 Ju lie 1977 is die N asio n ale M useum se e e rste eeu o p feestelik e w y se afg eslu it. Di6 v errig tin g e h e t plaasgevind 6 y d ie h isto riese E e rste R aadsaal in S t. G e o rg e ss tra a t w aarin die M u seu m 100 ja a r g eled e g e d e b u te e r h et. In sy v e rw e lk o m in g sw o o rd h e t p ro f. R. van P le tz e n , V o o rs itte r van d ie R a ad van d ie M u se u m h u ld e g eb rin g “ aan d a a rd ie klein g ro ep ie m a n n e o n d e r V o o rsitte rss k a p van H o o fre g te r F.W . R e itz w a t o p 20 Ju lie 18 7 7 m e t fe itlik net d ie m o e d van hul o o rtu ig in g en g e jo o f in d ie to e k o m s o o rg eg aan h e t t o t a ie stig tin g van die N asio n ale M u se u m ” . P ro f. van P le tz e n h e t o o k d ie a g te rg ro n d g esk ets van d ie R a a d se volge- h o u e pogings o m d ie E erste R a ad saal w a t t o t 1915 as M useum d ie n s g e d o e n h e t te v e rk ry en o n d e r m eer gesS: “ T y a e n s ’n v erg ad erin g van d ie R aad van d ie N asionale M u seu m o p 19 N o v e m b e r 1971 h e t d ie D ire k te u r van d ie M useum ’n p le id o o i g elew er vir d ie v e rk ry g in g , b ew arin g en b e h o u d van d ie E e rste R a ad saal as in teg rate d eel van d ie M useum o m d it s o d o e n d e u it d ie v e rg etelh eid te o n tr u k en as le w e n d e h isto riese m o n u m e n t te ru g te plaas in o n s v o lk sh u ish o u - d in g . D ie R a a d w as e e n p a rig te n g u n ste van h ie rd ie v o o rste l. O n d e rh a n d e lin e e h e t d a d e lik
N a d ie o p e n in g van d ie E erste Raadsaal besig tig S y E d ele A .L . S c h le b u sc h , M in is te r van O pen- bare W erke (regs), p ro fe s so r R . van P le tze n , V o o rs itte r van d ie R aad van die M u se u m (lin k s) en d ie D ir e k te u r m nr. H a n n es O b erh o lzer, van d ie u itg e sta ld e s t u k k e w a t d ie g e b r u ik van h ierd ie saal as e e rste N .G .-K e rk in B lo e m fo n te in u itb e e ld . y Iksblad
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b eg in , o o rtu ig in g sw e rk m o e s o p v ersk eie v lak k e g e a o e n w o r d m aar stru ik e lb lo k k e w as d a a r ge- noeg. D it h e t u ite in d e lik ’n voile vier ja a r ge- neem v o o rd a t d ie g ro en lig vir h ie rd ie p ro je k h e ld e r en d u id e lik k o n b ra n d . D an k sy fin an siele en a n d e r b y d ra e s d e u r v rien d e van d ie M useum , d ie sa m e w e rk in g van d ie S tre e k v e rte e n w o o r- d ig er en p e rso n e e l van d ie D e p a rte m e n t van O p e n b a re W erke en d ie b aie h a rd e en geftispi- re e rd e en to e g e w y d e w erk van d ie p erso n ee l van die N asio n ale M u seu m is die a an v an k lik e ideaal m e t die re sto u ra sie en h e rin g e b ru ik - n em in g van h ie rd ie g eb o u so o s w a t d i t ty d e n s d ie 1 9 /1 v e rg ad erin g van d ie R aad gevisualiseer is, n o u b e re ik \
Die a m p te lik e h e rin g e b ru ik n e m in g van d ie ge- re s to u re e rd e E e rste R aadsaal en o p e n in g van die u itsta llin g s is w aarg en eem d e u r S y E dele A .L . S c h le b u s c h , M in ister van O p e n b a re W erke. In sy to e s p ra a k h e t d ie M in iste r n insiggew ende
o orsig gegee van re sto u ra sie w e rk aan S taatsge- b o u e w a a rb y sy D e p a rte m e n t b e tro k k e is — die K ruger S te rfh u is in C laren s, S w itz e rla n d is o o k in h ierd ie k a te g o rie . A an d ie re sto u ra sie van die o u P re sid en sie in B lo e m fo n te in is R 190 0 0 0 ,0 0 re e d s b e s te e en d ie to ta le k o s te w o rd op R 6 0 0 0 0 0 ,0 0 g esk at. D ie k o ste b e ra m in g vir d ie o u P o s k a n to o r o p K ro o n sta d se h e rste l Kom op R 6 2 0 0 0 ,0 0 te sta an .
Die M in ister h e t v o o rts ’n o o rsig gegee van die h isto rie se g e b e u rte n isse w a t in en o m d ie R aad- saaltjie plaasgevind h e t so o s o o k u itg e b e e ld is in d ie u itstallin g s.
A an d ie e in d e van sy to e s p ra a k h e t M in ister S c h le b u sc h ’n so n w y ste r ( fo to lin k s) o n th u l te r h e rd e n k in g van d ie h o n d e rd s te v erjaarsd ag van d ie M u seu m en h e rin g e b ru ik n e m in g van die E e rste R a ad saal as in te g re re n d e d eel van die N asio n ale M u seu m .
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D ie M u se u m h e t s e l f d ie restourasie van d ie R aadsaal o n d e m e e m . D ie v e rw y d e rin g van d ie o o rh o o fs e d rade en v e iv a n g w g van d ie pale m e t o u ty d s e lam ppaaltjxes bring n g r o o t v e r b e te n n g m e e aan d ie v o o r k o m s van d ie g e b o u .
D ie M u se u m h e t tn b ie rd ie b is to n e s e g e b o u ge- d e b u te e r en w a s daaritt g eh u isves to t 1915. in daardie ja a r b e t d tt d ie m id d els te g e d e e lte van d ie h u id ig e g e b o u e k o m p le k s te A liw a lstra a t 36 b e tr e k .
Daar h e t d u s 62 ja a r v e rlo o p a lvo ren s d ie R a a d saal m e t s y sysale, w a t in 1885 en 1891 vir m u s e u m d o e le in d e s a angebou is e n in tu sse n on- d e r m e e r as k a n to r e , n d a n ss k o o l en o n tsp a n - m ngsaal g e b r u ik is, w e e r a m p te lik d e e l van die N asionale M u se u m g e w o rd h et.
M iddel L in k s:
D ie s tu u r m a n van d ie V ryburgers van B lo e m fo n te in dr. C. B rin k (regs) sk e n k die vlag van die R e p u b h e k van d ie O ra n je -V rysta a t aan d ie
J O .P. D ire k text r van die M u se u m 'n ' Vlag van die R .S .A is o o k d e u r d ie V ryb u rg ers g e s k e n k B e id e vlae is o p d ie o p en in g sd a g g e h y s en sal in d ie to e k o m s o p d a e van b e so n d e re b is to n e s e b e te k e n is b y a te R aadsaal w a p p e r F rie n d J.O .P . L in k s:
D ie o o p slu it-se r e m o m e van d ie E erste Raadsaal is w aargeneem d e u r m e v I S c h le b u s c h , egge- n o te van d ie M in is te r van O p en b a re Werke.
Regs:
J o h a n R e y n e k e , k u n ste n a a r van d ie M u se u m besig m e t d ie m o d e lle n n g van ’n b o rs b e e ld van M a jo o r H e n r y D ouglas W arden, E erste B n ts e R e s id e n t in T ransoranje en s tig te r van B lo e m f o n t e i n in 1846. D ie v o lto o id e b e e ld is o p uit-
stalling in d ie E erste Raadsaal.
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D ie R aadsaal as N a sio n a le M u s e u m o m s tre e k s 1 9 0 0 e n na restourasie in 1977. D ie p la n k v lo e r en p la fo n w a t op v e rso ek van d ie M u seu m ra a d in die Raadsaal eein sta llee r is, is in 19 2 9 verw y- d e r to e d ie g e b o u op aandrang van R e g ter J a c o b d e V iluers o p g e k n a p is. D ie uitsta llin g s w a t tans in d ie E erste Raadsaal bestgttg kan w o r d b e e ld d ie g e b ru ik van d ie g e b o u u it as sk o o l, k e r k en verva d erp le k van d ie W etgew en- d e R a a d van d ie O ranjerivier S o e w e r e in ite it en d ie V ry sta a tse V olksraad.
M iddel Regs:
A u d r e y van E ed en , k u n s te n a re s van d ie M u se u m 'bestg m e t a fro n d in g sw e r k aan d ie relief- k a a r t van B lo e m fo n te in 1851
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O p een van d ie u itsta llin g sp a n ele in d ie sysaal w o r d d ie verbaal u itg e b e e ld van d ie stig te r van B lo e m fo n te in , M a jo o r H e n r y D ouglas W arden.
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D ie R a ad van d ie N asio n ale M useum b e d a n k eraag d ie v o lg en d e p e rso n e en in stan sies vir FinansiSle en a n d e r b y d ra e s to t h ierd ie p ro je k . T h e C o u n c il o f th e N a tio n a l M u seu m w ish e s to th a n k th e fo llo w in g p e rso n s an d in sta n c e s fo r c o n tr ib u tio n s in cash o r k in d to w a rd s th is p ro je c t.
Die S tre e k v e rte e n w o o rd ig e r en P e rso n e e l, De- p a r te m e n t O p e n b a re W erke
D ie S tre e k d ire k te u r en P e rso n e e l, D e p a rte m e n t Pos- en T e le k o m m u n ik a sie w e s e
D ie S ta d sra a d van B lo e m fo n te in -B arclays N asio n ale -B ank -B pk. M nr. J. B o lt, E .E . B o lt & S eu n s
C a ltex -O lie S.A . (E d m s) B pk. C o riu m C h em icals C o ro b ric k V ry sta a t B pk. D ie O u M utual Sarel d e B ru in , A rg itek D r. R . R a u te n b a c h M nr. H. K o rru b el geld en lam p p ale geld plaveisel en son-w y s te r geld w ater-d ig tin g geld geld p la n n e en advies geld vryw illige d ie n ste vl ae geld geld D ie V ry b u rg e rs van B lo e m fo n te in -P rim e re S k o o l, F ic k sb u rg — S e k o n d e re S k o o l, C lo co lan — S e k o n d e re S k o o l H e n d rik P o tg ie te r, R e d d e rs b u rg — geld S e k o n d e re M eisieskool O ran je,
B lo e m fo n te in — geld S e k o n d e re S k o o l, Z a stro n — geld S e n tra le V o lk sk o o l, K ro o n sta d — geld Die V ry s ta a ts e K o p erb lase rs
Die k o o r van d ie P rim e re S k o o l G re y K ollege D ie k w e k e ry van d ie D e p a rte m e n t O p e n b a re W erke D ie K o m m a n d e m e n t O .V .S . — sto e le , ta fe ls en D ie S .A . S poorw eS A cro w E n g in e e rs E d m s. B pk. Die p e rso n e e l van d ie M useum
ten te — seile — p y p e — u itm u n te n d e d ie n ste V O O R B L A D : D ie spesiale d a tu m s te m p e l w at c y d en s d ie eeu feesv ierin g van die M u seu m o p 2 0 Ju lie 1 9 7 7 by die E erste R a ad saal in g e b ru ik g en eem is en p e rm a n e n t ald a a r in g eb ru ik b ly . C O V E R :
T h e special d a te sta m p b ro u g h t in to use a t th e F irs t R a ad saal o n th e c e n te n a ry o f th e N a tio n a l M useum o n 20 Ju ly 1 9 7 7 an d w hich wDl re m a in in p e rm a n e n t use.
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Skakel asseb licf B lo e m fo n te in 7 9 6 0 9 in d ien u w eet w aar die M u seu m eniee van d ie volgende item s kan b e k o m :
* ’n S tel o u ty d s e iv o o rsp o e le tjie s w at g e b ru ik is o m k a n t te klos * |n P e rd e v a sm a a k y ste r — van die so o rt w at langs s tra te in g e p la n t was vir h ierd ie doel * O u ty d se a d v e rte n sie b o rd e van em alje — en em m el so o s die o u m en se gese h e t — so o s die w at o n d e r m e e r M a z a w a tte e te e en A tla n tic p e tro l g e a d v e rte e r h e t * ’n E g te n a a m b o rd van ’n o u ty d s e sk o e n m a k e rsb e sig h e id •D ie ram e van o u ty d se w in k elv en sters, veral d ie w at m e t k o p e r beslaan is.
J.O JP. L in k s:
D ie ro o i p o s b u s w a t so w a t v y ftig ja a r la n k v o o r d ie E e rste Raadsaal d ie n s g e d o e n b e t e n la ter v e r w y d e r is, is o p v e rso ek van d ie M u se u m d e u r d ie D e p a r te m e n t Pos- e n T e le k o m m u n ik a s ie w e se g e re sto u re e r en in d ie n s teruggeplaas. le ts in tere ssa n ts o m tr e n t d ie p o s b u s i s a i e b e w o o r- d in g O R A N G E V R IG S T A A T w a t daarop ver- s k y n . ’n A fie ld in g w a t m e n s d a a ru it m a a k is d a t ie m a n d d e s ty d s b y die g ie te r y in E n g ela n d w aar d ie p o s b u s g e m a a k is, n ie k o n glo d a t d it O R A N J E V R IJ S T A A T m o e s lees nie en to e d ie b e w o o rd in g verengels b et.
J.O JP. M id d el:
P rof. P. I. N ie n a b e r (lin k s), D ir e k te u r van d ie N a sio n a le A fr ik a a n se L e tte r k u n d ig e M u se u m s k e n k s y p e r so o n lik e e k s e m p la a r van d ie “Trap d e r J e u v a ” (1 8 5 0 ) aan die D ir e k te u r van die N asionale M u se u m m n r. H a n n es O b e r b o lze r vir u itsta llin g in d ie E erste Raadsaal.
Regs:
G e d e e lte s van d ie u itsta lp a n e le w a a ro p d ie E erste Raadsaal as vergaderplek van d ie V r y staatse V o lksra a d en die sa m estellin g van die V rysta a tse vlag en w a p e n u itg e b e e ld w o r d .
H a n d m a d e Lace
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lican C h u rch fo r m p a rt o f a n e w d isp la y in th eall fo r h isto rica l c o stu m e . T h is lace w a s re c e n tly fo u n d b y th e V ery R e v e re n d A .H . Cross, D ean o f th e C n u rch in B lo e m fo n te in , in a b o x b e h in d th e altar in th e C athedral.
O n th e a c c o m p a n y in g p h o to g ra p h a church m e m b e r M iss P. M arshall, M rs M im i P re to n u s o f th e M u se u m a n d th e D ean d isp la y a m ag n ific e n t p ie c e o f D evo n sh ire lace, w h ic h is o v e r 1 0 0 y e a rs o ld a n d is va lu ed a t R 4 0 0 0 . T h e c lo th c o n sists o f b o b b in lace a n d n e e d le p o in t — even th e tu lle is h a n d m a d e — a n d w a s a p p a re n t~ ly m a d e b y a tea m o f w o rkste rs.
A m o n g o th e r p ie c e s o f lace th e r e is an e x c e p tio n a lly b e a u tifu l h a n d k e r c h ie f o f b o b b in lace a n d n e e d le p o in t w o r th R 100.
T h e C h u rch w a n ts to sell th e lace a n d it is h o p e d th a t so m e o rg a n iza tio n o r p e rso n in B lo e m fo n te in w ill p u rc h a se it and d o n a te it to th e M u se u m .