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Durban, South Africa July 2016 – July 2017

African Voices

A Museum of HIV Memory and Learning

An innovative collection of human responses to a virus

Why an HIV Museum?

• Currently no such museum exists making this project innovative,

new and timely.

• It creates a space to pay tribute to those who suffered as well as

celebrate those who continue to live with HIV.

• It is a learning opportunity for a new generation.
• In addition, it is a reminder that there is still much to do if we are

to reach the 90:90:90 targets set by UNAIDS for 2030.

Why initiate this Museum in South Africa / Africa?

• The story of HIV in Africa is one of epic proportions that deserves

to be told in a manner that is authentic, elegant, sensitive and holistic.

• This museum creates an opportunity to document a critical and

defining chapter in our collective African history.

• It will create a dynamic, creative space for learning, dialogue and

reflection on what we have overcome as an African continent.

• Having AIDS2016 back on South African shores provides the

perfect momentum for the creation of this Museum.

LOCATION

KwaMuhle Museum Durban Home of

African Voices

– The Museum of HIV Memory and Learning

The KwaMuhle Museum is located in the heart of the Durban

CBD, a few minutes walk from:

• AIDS2016 at Durban ICC
• AIDS2016 Exhibition Hall
• AIDS2016 Global Village
• Directly opposite the AIDS2016 Conference parking

KwaMuhle Museum

AIDS2016

AIDS2 S2016 6 parking ng

KwaMuhle Museum

AIDS2016

AIDS2016 Global Village & Exhibition Centre

AIDS2016 public parking

Inside KwaMuhle

Two large adjoining spaces will host the Africa Voices Museum (July 2016 – July 2017)

KwaMuhle space includes

• Exhibition space
• Quadrangle
• Cinema style seminar room

These space will be utilised for the ‘African Voices’ edu-programme including workshop, discussion programme and film screenings

African Voices content, layout and navigation logic

• African Voices will be a interactive, participative, multi-sensory learning

experience.

• Visitors will be encouraged to undertake a learning journey by way of age

appropriate creative activities using a variety of user-friendly digital devices.

• Visitors will be able to add their ‘voice’ to the African Voices collection.

Specially designed activities will enable all visitors to share their messages and memories in the form of text, recorded voice, drawings and photographs.

This participative environment be facilitated by:

• Dedicated learning ambassadors.
• Facilitated community and scientific workshops.
• An exhibition blog, interactive digital portals and social media sites
• Educational handouts.
• Satellite sites for activation such as the Global Village & Rivertown.

Key aspects of the African Voices Curatorial Design

Driving Traffic to African Voices Museum

Marketing to drive traffic to and through the ‘African Voices’ Museum is critical. This will be achieved in a variety of ways, which may include:

• Extensive print, digital and broadcast marketing and publicity to the South

African public.

• Listing in the official AIDS2016 and the eThekwini Cultural Programmes.
• Guided tours through African Voices Museum.
• Daily free, pre-organised workshops by NGOs within the Museum space.
• Daily film festival throughout AIDS2016 and pre-Conference events.
• Pop-up food stalls to attract morning & late afternoon visitors to AIDS2016.
• A Global Village Satellite site (see details on next slide)

Driving Traffic to African Voices Museum continued

The Global Village Satellite Collection Hub

• We have applied for a marketing and archival

Collection Hub for the African Voices project within the AIDS2016 Global Village. We have also flagged this as a priority stall with the organisers!

• Its goal will be to market and attract delegates &

the NGO community to the Museum space.

• This space will focusing on the construction of a

large-scale public art piece - “Light of Hope”.

• Delegates & visitors will be encouraged to

symbolically add their voices to this piece daily by attaching coloured acryllic beads in various colours to the plastic leaves.

• Once complete the “Light of Hope” will be moved

to KwaMuhle and installed as a African Voices Museum centre-piece and lasting reminder of AIDS2016.

How can you participate in the African Voices Museum?

• Offer to donate, loan or share artifacts, artworks, archival material,

documentary photography, audio and visual material for inclusion in the African Voices collection.

• Share your stories - help to tell the story of HIV in your family, community or

province.

• Facilitate a community or scientific workshop within the Museum complex.
• Share your expertise and advice – we are looking for ‘knowledge

ambassadors’ to engage with us on the development of the Museum content.

• Facilitate a visit to the Museum for your organisation, community group or for

a group of learners from an educational institution.

Contact us as soon as possible to indicate the manner in which you would like to participate: Bren Brophy; Curator, African Voices – The Museum of HIV Memory and Learning C: 083 673 4569 T: 031 825 2877 E: brendurban@gmail.com

African Voices

A Museum of HIV Memory and Learning

An innovative collection of human responses to a virus

A partnership project with:

• Avacarehealth
• AIDS2016 Legacy Task Team
• AIDS2016 Local Support Committee

(incl Provincial & Local Govt & Civ Soc)

• eThekwini Municipality
• KwaMuhle Local History Museum
• info4africa
• Civil Society Stakeholders