The collection prepares for a new home – Issued jointly by the UCT Communication and Marketing Department and the Irma Stern Trust The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Irma Stern™ Trust have jointly agreed to conclude their long-standing partnership to manage and operate the Irma Stern Museum. This transition will see the relocation of the Irma Stern Trust Collection from The Firs – Stern’s historic home and the current site of the museum. This moment marks not an ending but a renewal. For 56 years, the museum has been a cherished cultural landmark, welcoming generations of members of the UCT community as

A selection of Irma Stern's work is being shown in the exhibition "Irma Stern. A modern artist between Berlin and Cape Town" at the Brücke Museum in Berlin from 13 July to 2 November 2025. The Irma Stern™ Trust has loaned 14 artworks – ten oil paintings, three works on paper and the Congo Journal – to the Museum for the exhibition. The loan of these paintings is quite fitting, as Irma Stern studied in Berlin and had several important exhibitions in the German capital. Furthermore, the loan of these artworks is in terms of Irma Stern's wishes as stated in her Will, which called for the promotion of fine art, both within and outside South