Art & craft

Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg

For painters and sculptors, an exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery means you've made it in South Africa. more
Zulu-lulu Ceramics, KwaZulu-Natal

A visit to the Zulu-lulu ceramic studio should be on the itinerary of anyone visiting the Midlands, the central area in KwaZulu-Natal province that is known for its arts and crafts. more
Circa on Jellicoe, Johannesburg

As well as being an art gallery, Circa on Jellicoe is a modern, multi-purpose building that also hosts public events and small private functions. more
Museum Africa

Museum Africa, in Johannesburg's Newtown Cultural District, features cultural, historic and artistic exhibits sourced from across Southern Africa. more

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Art of Africa

The artistic heritage of the San is being preserved by a few contemporary San artists at the Art of Africa gallery in Cape Town. more

!Khwa ttu San culture and education centre

Discover the culture and heritage of the San people, renowned for their tracking, rock art, spirituality and egalitarian, eco-sensitive society. more

Touring Cape Town's art galleries

An art-inspired tour of Cape Town will take you from the city centre to small, contemporary art and design spaces in the heart of Woodstock. more

Historic buildings

1Union Building, Pretoria

The iconic building designed by famed architect of the time Sir Herbert Baker, are the seat of South Africa’s government.

2Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town

This star-shaped fortification with its 5 bastions was built by the Dutch settlers between 1666 and 1679 and is recognised as the oldest building in the country.

3Houses of Parliament, Cape Town

The scene of many political landmarks, the Houses of Parliament narrate the story of South Africa from 1885 to the present.

4Groot Constantia, Cape Town

This superb example of Cape Dutch architecture is today a museum located on a working wine farm. Tour the restored homestead and modern wine cellar.

5Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape

The fourth oldest town in South Africa has an unmatched architectural heritage that includes over 220 heritage buildings in Cape Dutch, Karoo and Victorian style.

6Kleinplaasie, Tulbagh, Western Cape

One of the most complete examples of an 18th-19th century Cape Dutch Village in South Africa.

7Bo-Kaap Museum

The oldest homestead in the colourful Bo-Kaap (Malay Quarter) area now holds the Bo-Kaap Museum.

8Sammy Marks Museum, Gauteng

A splendid Victorian mansion owned by Sammy Marks, an entrepreneur who made his fortune in South Africa. The home is now a museum, furnished as it was during his lifetime.

9Dorp Street, Stellenbosch

Has the longest row of historic buildings in the country, No. 116, Voorgelegen, and the old Lutheran Church, built in 1851, among them.

10The Slave Lodge, Cape Town

One of the oldest buildings in Cape Town. constructed in 1679 to house the slaves of the VOC (Dutch East India Company).

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Bead art from Monkeybiz, an organisation that supports South African bead artists.
Wire art heart made in Bela Bela.
The Kim Sacks Gallery in Johannesburg
The Pretoria Art Museum.