OPENING OF LIVING LEGEND EXHIBITION
HONOURING EXECUTIVE MAYOR, MR BENSON FIHLA
The Municipality led by the Sports, Recreation, Arts and
Culture Directorate has launched the Nelson Mandela Bay Legacy Programme which
will see a series of community events and activities being held throughout the
Bay over the next year.
Branded as "Nelson Mandela Bay Legacy Projects",
each of these willreinforce and contribute to the values espoused and
exemplified by Nelson Mandela, namely freedom, diversity, unity, justice, hope,
human dignity, humanity, love and nation-building. As part of this these Legacy
Projects, we will be honouring the Executive Mayor, "Oom Ben” as a ‘Living
Legend’ for his immeasurable contribution to the struggle for the liberation of
our people.
This exhibition, "The Life and Times of Benson Fihla”
will preview at the Gala Dinner that will be held at the Feathermarket Hall. It
will be followed by a public opening at the Nelson Mandela Art Museum on the 17thof
December. The exhibition will run until the 18thJanuary 2015.
Invitationand
details of the exhibition opening:
Date: 17 December 2014
Time: 14h00 for 14h30
Venue: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive
Central Port Elizabeth
Anyone interested in attending the opening can send RSVP
(acceptance only) to the NMM Art Museum, Tel: 041 506 2000, email:artmuseum@mandelametro.gov.za
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