Arts, culture and heritage
in the City of Johannesburg
EXHIBITION
You see them all over the city – trolley pushers, collecting items. Now they are the subject of an exhibition.
TENDER
Proposals are sought for the Arts Alive International Festival 2012 – 2014.
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JOHANNESBURG ART GALLERY
Home to some of the continent’s most prized artworks, the Johannesburg Art Gallery is a treasure trove in the middle of the city.
ARTS ALIVEEvery September the city buzzes with a feast of cultural and arts events from jazz to hip hop, drama to comedy, arts and crafts to photography – it’s the Joburg International Arts Alive Festival.
Museum Africa
Explore concepts of identity, or examine life before the discovery of gold – just two of the exhibits at Joburg’s Museum Africa in Newtown.
16 June trail
Walk the path marched by the protesting Soweto students on 16 June 1976, and remember those who gave their lives in the struggle for freedom.
Art in the inner city
Statues and murals greet visitors in the most unexpected corners of the inner city, from the quirky Firewalker structure at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge to the mosaic columns at a downtown taxi rank.
Calendar
- Geology Museum at Museum Africa
February 23, 2012
(African holidays) - The Dutch/Flemish Collection
February 23, 2012
(Johannesburg Art Gallery) - The Dutch/Flemish Collection
February 24, 2012
(Johannesburg Art Gallery) - The Dutch/Flemish Collection
February 25, 2012
(Johannesburg Art Gallery)
SOWETO THEATRE
The Soweto Theatre will be the cultural heartbeat of Jabulani; it will be more than a theatre ... MORE >>
The Soweto Theatre will be the cultural heartbeat of Jabulani; it will be more than a theatre ... MORE >>
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
All the museums and galleries have Friends who offer support in countless ways. You too can help. MORE >>
All the museums and galleries have Friends who offer support in countless ways. You too can help. MORE >>
GUEST COLUMN
The Cold Choice: Operation Hunger: A photography exhibition at Iziko Slave Lodge by Struan Robertson.
MORE >>Heritage corner
Mandela'S SOWETO ROOTS
The tiny home Nelson Mandela shared with his first wife and then with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and his children, has been restored and opened to the public.
City’s melting pot
A temple, a fortress shul and a lovely church – these religious buildings reflect the multi-cultural nature of Johannesburg.
Joburg’s origins
A little over 100 years ago the Johannesburg CBD was a grassland, interspersed with rocky outcrops and one or two farmhouses. Then gold was found in 1886.
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DIRECTORATE OF ARTS, CULTURE & HERITAGE
Part of the Department of Community Development