Thursday, September 25, 2014

Minister Mbombo takes the IsiShweshwe Traveling exhibition to Lwandle

Oscar Thomas
25 September 2014

Today Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will be launching the IsiShweshwe Traveling exhibition at the Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum as part of the 2014 Heritage Month celebrations.

The exhibition celebrates the beauty of isiShweshwe clothes, from street wear to costumes which carry deep cultural significance.

Spokesperson for Minister Mbombo Siviwe Gwarube said the exhibition consists of 10 panels and 12 dolls dressed in isiShweshwe fabric in nine different designs.

Gwarube said it traces the history of isiShweshwe, and its indigo print cloth predecessors, and celebrates the richness of the ways that it is used in contemporary dress in South Africa. 

“Minister Mbombo will be taking this exhibition to the people of Lwandle and it will make its way across the province in different museums Gwarube added.

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