The following application pertains to the proposed Maintenance Management Plan for the Robben Island Museum and associated maintenance works, located on Robben Island, farm nr. 1436, within the jurisdiction of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape Province in accordance with Section 27(18) of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999. Robben Island has a long history in South Africa as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. The island has history from the precolonial era, the earliest travellers to South Africa, the Dutch occupation period, the British occupation period, the military period, apartheid period and currently as a museum, National Heritage Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Overview of Content:
The Multipurpose Learning Centre and Administration Block is the former Medium Security Prison and warders’ mess hall and was constructed at various stages between 1931 and 1991. Today it is a learning centre and has accommodation facilities as well as a library. The building has a functional architectural aesthetic typical of prison buildings from its period and forms part of the greater prison infrastructure of the Island. The buildings do not have scientific and technological significance nor does it have spiritual and linguistic significance. The proposed activities aligns with the statutory provisions intended to protect and conserve South Africa's national heritage resources.
The purpose of this application is for the proposed Maintenance Management Plan for the Robben Island Museum and associated maintenance works on the Multipurpose Learning Centre and Administration Block with the following building reference numbers: B163 – B168. The following supporting documents were reviewed in assessing this application:
- 01 RIM MMP_Heritage Report_Rev 7.pdf
- 02 Appendix A_RIM Map.pdf
- 03 Appendix B_RIM MMP Condition Assessment Report_ Rev B July 2024.pdf
- 04 Grouping 3_Corrective Maintenance.xlsx
- 05 Appendix B_RIM MMP TERMS OF REFERENCE.pdf
- 06 Appendix C_Public Consultation Report.pdf
- 07 Appendix D_Grouping 3 Photographic Documentation.pdf
- Preventative Maintenance_Group 3.xlsx
- RIM MMP_Broll letter of authority.pdf
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