Family Archive

The evidence of a life

Objects, documents, press cuttings and photographs from the family's own records sit alongside the artworks. They are not decoration; they are the evidence that gives the museum its authority.

The childhood home at Lobethal — The childhood home at Lobethal
Family photograph · Tladi family archive

Moses Tladi's pipe — Moses Tladi's pipe
Personal object · Tladi family archive

Colonial Banking and Trust Company account book — Colonial Banking and Trust Company account book
Personal document · Tladi family archive

Account-book entries — Account-book entries
Personal document · Tladi family archive

Family press cutting — Family press cutting
Press archive · Tladi family archive

Sunday Times: “The shy gardener who became SA's black Pierneef” — Sunday Times: “The shy gardener who became SA's black Pierneef”
13 December 2015 · Tymon Smith · family press archive