Wits Art Museum
Braamfontein
4.5(1,426)Why families love it
Monthly craft sessions, weekly tours
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Easily one of the best cultural spots in Johannesburg. The layout is incredibly intuitive, leading you effortlessly from massive, loud contemporary installations on the main floors down into the dense, intricate historical archives in the lower levels. The lighting is precise, the staff leaves you to your thoughts, and the curation is always top-tier. Essential viewing.
It was my first time going and I had a pleasurable experience, the workers here are friendly, the place is aestheticly pleasing and clean. Beautiful artwork too, highly recommend yall to check it out
Friendly welcome. Neighborhood sa little sketchy as warned by my Uber driver. Gallery wasn’t too big which made the exhibit intimate and quite personal. Enjoyed learning about Esther. And the current small exhibition on works on paper was well done. Overall a great place to visit. And it’s free!
Interesting little art museum. The exhibitions are changed every few months so you can go again and again. It’s small enough to just drop in during a lunch break. Staff is very helpful and entrance is free.
The Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg is a shining diamond in the stinking garbage of Johannesburg's CBD. Even the journey there is an experience for masochists. You have to navigate around massive potholes, endure the apocalyptic facades of a once-prosperous city, and a police force that would rather form selfie formations in front of parking spaces than let you park. So, around the corner and into the gauntlet of ominous "parking attendants." They, by the way, are offended if you so much as hand over 20 Rand. But inside, you'll find Paul Weinberg's miracle. "Between the Cracks" is a brilliantly photographed journey through five decades of South Africa. All in black and white, thus visually intensely poetic and harrowingly real. A moment of greatness in a place of neglect. You'll want more of it, but please find it elsewhere. 4 out of 5 stars because even art lovers aren't in the mood for a Mad Max-like journey to and from the airport.
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