Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter will be in Liverpool next week to give her blessing to a new memorial to the anti-apartheid icon. Mandela’s granddaughter Tukwini will join Dr Makaziwe ‘Maki’ Mandela for the three-day visit taking place from Monday to Wednesday (11 – 13 February). The pair’s first engagement will see them ... Read More...
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Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter will visit Liverpool next year when work is set to start on a tribute to the revolutionary icon. Dr Makaziwe ‘Maki’ Mandela will be joined by the former president’s granddaughter Tukwini Mandela to give her seal of approval to a permanent memorial in Princes Park. The Mandela8 installation ... Read More...
Plans have been submitted to build a permanent Nelson Mandela memorial in Liverpool’s Princes Park. If approved, a new bridge and an art installation will be developed in the Toxteth space to “celebrate and commemorate Mandela’s outstanding achievements globally and his resonance for the people of L8”. The art installation, which would ... Read More...
Plans to install a permanent £250,000 Nelson Mandela memorial in Liverpool’s Princes Park have been backed by a global organisation. A tribute could be created on the lake island within the park in 2018 to tie in with what would have been Mandela’s 100th birthday. The Nelson Mandela Memorial Campaign (Mandela8) would ... Read More...
Plans to build a memorial to Nelson Mandela in Princes Park are part of a raft of new proposals to improve some of South Liverpool’s most well-known parks. The Nelson Mandela Memorial Campaign (Mandela8) wants to create a tribute on the lake island at Princes Park to tie in with what ... Read More...
An exhibition celebrating black role models and icons has been announced for the International Slavery Museum. Afro Supa Hero will offer an insight into the experiences of an African Caribbean boy growing up in London during the 1960s and 70s. Running from 13 May – 11 December 2016, the exhibition aims to ... Read More...