{"id":7588,"date":"2019-02-21T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=7588"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:38:35","slug":"wonders-of-rock-art-lascaux-and-africa-exhibition-may-2028-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/wonders-of-rock-art-lascaux-and-africa-exhibition-may-2028-january-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wonders of Rock Art: Lascaux and Africa&#8221; Exhibition &#8211; May 2018-January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lascaux-email-signature-1024x496.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lascaux-email-signature-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lascaux-email-signature-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lascaux-email-signature-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lascaux-email-signature.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<em>English version below<\/em>]<br><br>L&#8217;exposition <em>Wonders of Rock Art&nbsp;: Lascaux and Africa<\/em>, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e au Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, inaugur\u00e9e le 17 mai 2018 et close le 20 janvier 2019, est le fruit de la collaboration entre le Service de Coop\u00e9ration et d&#8217;Action Culturelle (SCAC) de l\u2019ambassade de France en Afrique du Sud, l&#8217;IFAS-Culture, l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche, le Rock Art Research Institute (Universit\u00e9 du Witwatersrand), l&#8217;Origins Centre (Universit\u00e9 du Witwatersrand) et le Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#8217;exposition <em>Wonders of Rock Art : Lascaux and Africa<\/em> a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 deux expositions diff\u00e9rentes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>L\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/lascaux-expo.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Exposition Internationale Lascaux<\/em><\/a>,<\/strong> une reproduction itin\u00e9rante de la grotte orn\u00e9e de Lascaux, port\u00e9e par le Conseil D\u00e9partemental de la Dordogne, cr\u00e9\u00e9e avec l\u2019appui du Conseil R\u00e9gional de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine, du Minist\u00e8re de la Culture et de l\u2019Union Europ\u00e9enne. Avant d\u2019\u00eatre expos\u00e9e en Afrique du Sud, elle avait \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e dans onze mus\u00e9es \u00e0 travers le monde depuis 2012, dans des pays tels que le Japon, les \u00c9tats-Unis ou la Chine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>The Dawn of Art<\/strong><\/em>, une exposition cr\u00e9\u00e9e pour l&#8217;occasion et consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019apparition de l\u2019expression graphique et \u00e0 l\u2019art rupestre d&#8217;Afrique australe, offrant un dialogue entre le patrimoine fran\u00e7ais et celui d\u2019Afrique australe. Tammy Hodgskiss-Reynard (Origins Centre), Sam Challis (Rock Art Research Institute), Catherine Namono (Rock Art Research Institute), John Parkington (Universit\u00e9 du Cap), David Pearce (Rock Art Research Institute) et Thomas Vernet-Habasque (IFAS-Recherche) \u00e9taient les conservateur\u00b7ices de cette exposition. <br>La salle <em>The Dawn of Art<\/em> incluait notamment :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Des pi\u00e8ces originales de mobilier peintes ou grav\u00e9es, tir\u00e9es des collections du Rock Art Rresearch Institute (RARI) ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Des pi\u00e8ces originales des fragments de coquille d\u2019\u0153ufs d\u2019autruche grav\u00e9s de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0305440313000654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l&#8217;abri de Diepkloof<\/a>, tir\u00e9es des collections de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Cape Town (UCT) ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Des r\u00e9pliques des \u0153ufs d&#8217;autruche entiers, destin\u00e9s \u00e0 donner une interpr\u00e9tation des objets grav\u00e9s retrouv\u00e9s \u00e0 Diepkloof, r\u00e9alis\u00e9es par Cedric Poggenpoel (UCT) et financ\u00e9es par l\u2019IFAS-Recherche &#8211; ces fac-simil\u00e9s ont ensuit\u00e9 \u00e9t\u00e9 c\u00e9d\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#8217;Origins Centre et au d\u00e9partement d&#8217;arch\u00e9ologie de UCT ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Une reproduction grandeur nature d\u2019un abri sous roche peint ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Une carte de l\u2019art rupestre dans le monde &#8211; propos\u00e9e et financ\u00e9e par l\u2019IFAS-Recherche et r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par le RARI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lascaux-brochure_website2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retrouvez ici la brochure de l&#8217;exposition<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#8217;exposition a \u00e9t\u00e9 accompagn\u00e9e d&#8217;<strong>une s\u00e9rie de quinze conf\u00e9rences tout au long de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e 2018<\/strong>, organis\u00e9es par l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche en partenariat avec l&#8217;Origins Centre, le Rock Art Research Institute (Universit\u00e9 du Witwatersrand) et le Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. Ont \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9s des chercheur\u00b7ses d&#8217;universit\u00e9s sud-africaines, du Zimbabwe, du Mozambique, de Namibie et de France. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/blog\/rock-art-symbolic-expression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retrouvez ici la page d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 ce cycle de conf\u00e9rences<\/a>, ainsi qu&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLca21v0MS9v9PPJ3XmvpyVnxf-O_9J_Do&amp;feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">une s\u00e9rie d&#8217;entretiens r\u00e9alis\u00e9s \u00e0 cette occasion avec des chercheur\u00b7ses du Rock Art Research Institute et disponibles sur notre cha\u00eene YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class='white' style='background:rgba(0,0,0,0); border:solid 0px rgba(0,0,0,0); border-radius:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;'>\n<div id='slider_7595' class='owl-carousel sa_owl_theme owl-pagination-true autohide-arrows' data-slider-id='slider_7595' style='visibility:hidden;'>\n<div id='slider_7595_slide01' class='sa_hover_container' style='padding:5% 5%; 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It was the result of a collaboration between the Cooperation and Cultural Action Department (SCAC) of the French Embassy in South Africa, IFAS-Culture, IFAS-Research, the Rock Art Research Institute (University of the Witwatersrand), the Origins Centre (University of the Witwatersrand), and the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"527\">Wonders of Rock Art: Lascaux and Africa<\/em> exhibition featured two distinct exhibits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"983\"><strong>The <em data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"613\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascaux-expo.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Lascaux Exhibition<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a traveling reproduction of the Lascaux cave, created by the Departmental Council of Dordogne, with the support of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the French Ministry of Culture, and the European Union. Before being exhibited in South Africa, it had been displayed in eleven museums worldwide since 2012, in countries such as Japan, the United States, and China.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1239\"><em data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1005\"><strong>The Dawn of Art<\/strong><\/em>, an exhibition created for the occasion and focused on the emergence of graphic expression and rock art in Southern Africa, offering a dialogue between French and Southern Africa archaeological heritage. This exhibition was curated by <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tammy Hodgskiss-Reynard (Origins Centre), Sam Challis (Rock Art Research Institute), Catherine Namono (Rock Art Research Institute), John Parkington (University of Cape Town), David Pearce (Rock Art Research Institute) and Thomas Vernet-Habasque (IFAS-Recherche)<\/span>. The <em data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1224\">Dawn of Art<\/em> room included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Original pieces of painted or engraved furniture, from the collections of the Rock Art Research Institute (RARI);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original pieces of engraved ostrich eggshell fragments from the Diepkloof shelter, from the collections of the University of Cape Town (UCT);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replicas of whole ostrich eggs, designed to provide an interpretation of the engraved objects found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0305440313000654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at Diepkloof<\/a>, made by Cedric Poggenpoel (UCT) and funded by IFAS-Research \u2013 these facsimiles were later donated to the Origins Centre and the Department of Archaeology of UCT;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A life-size reproduction of a painted rock shelter;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A map of rock art worldwide \u2013 proposed and funded by IFAS-Research and created by RARI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lascaux-brochure_website2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find the exhibition brochure here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition was accompanied by <strong>a series of fifteen lectures throughout 2018<\/strong>, organized by IFAS-Research in partnership with the Origins Centre, the Rock Art Research Institute (University of the Witwatersrand), and the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. 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