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South African Voices - Towards a Museum of HIV Memory and Learning

South African Voices - Towards a Museum of HIV Memory and Learning

Date: 2016-06-10
Opening to the public from July 2016, South African Voices: Towards a Museum of HIV Memory and Learning is a collection of artefacts, artistic, historic and photographic items that pay tribute to people affected by HIV.

South African Voices is a partnership project between eThekwini Municipality, Avacarehealth and info4africa. It will be situated at KwaMuhle Local History Museum, on Bram Fischer Road. This is adjacent to the AIDS2016 Conference parking.

The collected items pay tribute to those who suffered and succumbed, and those who live with HIV every day in South Africa.

"Created as a legacy project of AIDS2016, South African Voices documents a critical and defining chapter in our collective history in South Africa. It offers all people space to celebrate the achievements and reflect on the journey we have taken from the dark days of denialism and calls to "Break the Silence" at AIDS2000, to having the largest HIV treatment programme in the world," says project director, info4africa's Debbie Heustice.

"Drawing from the experiences of a wide variety of stakeholders engaged in HIV-related health care in South Africa, South African Voices strives to tell the story of our South African HIV history in a manner that is authentic, elegant, sensitive and holistic," says curator Bren Brophy.

Visitors of the South African Voices will be encouraged to share their lived experiences of HIV with the museum by contributing their stories as well as donating archival and contemporary materials. Beyond AIDS2016, South African Voices will continue to be a dynamic, creative and equitable space for learning, dialogue and reflection.