Morija Fun Day at the Museum

On May 1st 2014, Morija Museum & Archives (MMA) held a Fun Day for children and teenagers living in Morija. Schools in the town were invited to participate, and students were given free reign to prepare any performance of their choice. Young people of all ages, from under 5s to young adults, gathered to watchContinue reading “Morija Fun Day at the Museum”

New creative team to lead Morija Arts & Cultural Festival

Originally posted on Morija.co.ls In mid-February 2014, we announced that Mr. Thabo Leanya, who served as Director of the Morija Arts & Cultural Festival since 2009, has taken up a senior post in the Department of Culture in Maseru. We wish him well in this new post and trust that he will continue to workContinue reading “New creative team to lead Morija Arts & Cultural Festival”

Cinema in the garden

Also posted on Morija.co.ls By Lineo Segoete Morija Arts and Cultural Festival 2013 held among it’s programs, a mini film festival called “Thru a Lens”. It was hosted in collaboration with Sesotho Media and Development and highlighted films by Basotho filmmakers; Tumelo Matobako, Kaizer Matsumunyane, Thabiso Mohapeloa and Philip Leteka. The project was a phenomenalContinue reading “Cinema in the garden”

The Forgotten Kingdom in Morija

As the sun sets on Saturday March 15, 2014 the amphitheatre at Morija Museum and Archives will host a screening of The Forgotten Kingdom (TFK), a feature film shot in Lesotho and South Africa. The event will be free and open to the public. Join us and see if you can recognise which scenes were filmed inContinue reading “The Forgotten Kingdom in Morija”

Bring art to life

By Lineo Segoete  “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” ~ Maya Angelou How did you picture the scariest monster when you were a child, the *kholumolumo for example? How did you imagine the animals in the fairytales you were read or told? How did you picture yourself within thoseContinue reading “Bring art to life”