[TOP STORY] Shock closure of Irma Stern Museum raises heritage protection questions

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‘What went wrong here is not so much the concerns about the financial model, but the fact that the public and the greater art industry weren’t taken into confidence to try and assist in finding alternative ways to keep the museum open,’ says Frank Kilbourn, chairperson of Strauss & Company.
5 Nov 2025 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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