One of the six showrooms at the exhibition on the life, work and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Old Granary Building.
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- The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation opened a permanent exhibition at The Old Granary Building in Cape Town on 25 March.
- The thought-provoking exhibition is titled Truth To Power: Desmond Tutu and the Churches in the Struggle Against Apartheid.
- It is curated in partnership with the Apartheid Museum and celebrates the life and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has opened a permanent exhibition at The Old Granary Building in Cape Town on 25 March.
The thought-provoking exhibition is titled Truth To Power: Desmond Tutu and the Churches in the Struggle Against Apartheid and is curated in partnership with the Apartheid Museum.
According to a press release by the foundation, the state-of-the-art exhibition celebrates the life and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu.
The exhibition is housed at the Old Granary Building, the home of the Foundation and the Tutu IP Trust and forms part of the Foundation’s Knowledge Legacy Programme.
“Despite the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate’s profound impact on South Africa and the world, there has been no single permanent exhibit solely dedicated to Archbishop Tutu. The exhibition begins to acknowledge his massive contribution and serve as a basis for addressing the distinct deficit in school and university curricula of material about this global icon’s multi-faceted life and legacy,” reads the press release.
“We need to have the courage to speak out against injustice, just as the Arch did. In South Africa, we are seeing deeply troubling trends, such as the resurgence of xenophobia, attacks on whistle-blowers, as well as a relentless assault on our democracy due to rampant corruption. We are also living in unprecedented times where a pandemic has exposed the deep inequalities that continue to plague our global landscape.”
– Foundation chairperson, Niclas Kjellström-Matseke.
“Our young democracy has not had the chance to fully heal. Healing is not an act of turning a blind eye to the issues, but acknowledging and confronting them in a constructive and peaceful manner. Healing requires introspection, it requires us to learn from the past so that we do not end up making the same mistakes. Learning is part of healing and that is part of what this exhibition hopes to do,” he added.
The exhibition maps the Arch’s legacy through six different themes:
- Apartheid Education: The Most Evil Act of All
- The Struggle in the Church: Fighting a False Gospel
- Faith in Action: The Campaign for Sanctions
- Protest and Peace-Making: In the Streets and Stadiums
- Unfinished Business: Tutu, Truth and Reconciliation
- TU+TU = Freedom – Speaking truth for global justice
There is also a special room celebrating the special relationship between the Arch and his wife and anchor, Leah Nomalizo Tutu, and another dedicated to his relationship with President Nelson Mandela.
The Truth To Power exhibition is officially open to the public for self-guided tours.
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