Victoria and Albert Museum

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Beaufort West

Beaufort West

At the half-way point along South Africa's great highway - the N1 running from Cape Town to Johannesburg - lies the small town of Beaufort West. With …

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Event - Dare to Dream - Visual Culture of Campaigns, Protests and Civil Rights 1955-1985

Fri 23 August 2013 18:30

SPECIAL EVENT: Explore power and militancy through posters, photographs, clothes, music, film and the word on the street.

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