It will be held at the historical Langgebou of the Moederkerk.
The theme is 'Cultural history of churches' and 'Churches: any aspect of religion, church history or church architecture'. There will also be a number of open sessions where other themes will be addressed.
The topics on the programme include:
- Natie de Swardt: Neo-Gotiese Kerkargitektuur van die Tuinroete.
- Rev Oriel Alby: Local, regional and national archives.
- Allen Duff: NG Moederkerk, George: Val van die toring en die klok.
- Prof. Matilda Burden: 'Die hemel is so mooi': 'n ondersoek na enkele geestelike volksliedere uit die Suid-Kaap.
- Kobus du Preez: NG kerkgebou op Fouriesburg: 'n protestantse relikwiehouer.
- Lila Komnick: An overview of the historical art and photographic collections of the Parliament of South Africa.
- Sigi Howes: 'Teach a child …' - The role of the Dutch Reformed Church in the development of education at the Cape: 1658-1910.
- Astrid Schwenke: Internasionale kontekstualisering van die Voortrekkermonument en historiese marmerfries - invloede, vergelykings en ooreenkomste.
- Dr. Anton van Vollenhoven: Die in-vloed van wanpersepsies ten opsigte die geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika op grondeise: Die Baphalane Ba Ramokoka-grondeis as gevallestudie.
- Wanda Verster: Die verhouding tussen die kerk-ontwerpe van Gerard Moerdijk en dié van argitekte Louw en Louw.
- Khathutshlo Lithole: The art of breaking the ancestral worship codes to accommodate the Dutch Reformed Church creed in the Zoutpansberg Synode in Limpopo Province.
- Ms Loudine Philip: Politics, national identity and the survival of popular memory of minority cultural groups in post-colonial South Africa.
- Prof Fred van Staden: An overview of South African precious metal jewellery making.
- Claudia Gouws: Vestiging langs die Vaalrivier in die omgewing van die Vredefort-koepel.
- Juan Klee: 'Thaba RAU, die bergspits-RAU is bereik': P J Meyer se aandeel in die stigting van die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, 1955-1968.
- Prof Walter Peters: Contra Mundum, NGK Welkom-Wes, 1963-65.
- Pauw Steyl: Kultuur op die poskar - Outeniqualand.
For more information and cost of registration phone Linda Labuschagne, principal museum researcher at the George Museum, on 044 873 5343.
