Healing Spaces - Children’s Memorial Institute
Sat Sep 28, 14:00 - Sat Sep 28, 16:30
Transwerke Creative Hub
ABOUT
Following a suggestion from the Johannesburg branch of the National Council of Women in 1919, the Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children was built as a tribute to those killed in World War One.
Designed by architects Cowin, Powers & Ellis in 1923, it’s a beautiful example of Joburg’s architecture following the First World War, and the rooms ring with echoes of the past - listen closely and you may even hear the footsteps of infamous poisoner Daisy de Melker, who worked here as a nurse for several years.
So, join your expert guides Kgao Mashego and Ed Coogan for an unmissable tour of what is now the Children’s Memorial Institute - a thriving institution for children with special needs and disabilities. Along the way, we’ll experience the CMI’s new Zen Garden and other stimulating therapy spaces. Coffee and snacks will be available from the Sunflower Cafe (for your own account).
A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to the Children’s Memorial Institute.
Please note: secure parking is available in the Constitution Hill parkade off Joubert Street, Braampark. The meeting place is outside the former Queen Victoria Hospital (now Transwerke Creative Hub) on Sam Hancock Street, at the bottom of the Con Hill Complex.