The Irma Stern Museum at The Firs in Cape Town indefinitely closed its doors to visitors on October 31 following the conclusion of the University of Cape Town UCT and the Irma Stern Trusts partnership to manage and operate the museum.
According to an update from Octobers UCT Council ordinary meeting, both parties jointly terminated the agreement for operational reasons.
It was indeed a sad moment when we bid farewell to the Irma Stern Museum, which was established at the property known as The Firs in terms of a memorandum of agreement between UCT and the Irma Stern Trust now administered by Nedgroup Trust in 1969. The property is owned by UCT and the artworks and other items are owned by the Trust, said Norman Arendse , Chair of the UCT Council.
