What to do and see in Gauteng, South Africa: The Best Art Museums

Africa is where our ancestors evolved into human beings; it’s only fitting then that the bustling metropolis of Johannesburg, South Africa, is where the Origins Centre Museum has been established. Conceptualised by a team of academics and designers from Wits University, the museum aims to provide visitors with a unique experience of Africa’s rich, complex heritage. The Museum boasts an extensive collection of rock art from the Wits Rock Art Research Institute (RARI), affording visitors the opportunity to view the earliest images made by humans, found in South Africa. Combining cutting-edge technology with the creative vision of some of South Africa’s foremost artists, the museum’s exhibits take visitors on an extraordinary voyage of discovery, which begins with the origins of humankind in Africa, and then moves through the development of art, symbolism, and technology on the continent. The Origins Centre Museum restores the African continent to its rightful place in history – at the very beginning of mankind’s journey to humanity. We are also home to a vast array of palaeoanthropological, archaeological and genetic materials charting the origins of humankind. These include ancient tools, artefacts of spiritual significance to early humans and examples of the region’s striking rock art. Visitors to our museum can expect to take follow an 80 000-year path in search of the art and culture that has inspired human innovation, as well as delve into the fascinating beliefs of the ancient San, experiencing ritual such as hunting and the trance dance. Audio guides come with the price of admission and are available in six languages – Zulu, Sotho, English, Afrikaans, French and German.

South African artworks blend with worldwide masterpieces in this elegant museum, considered by many to be the best international art collection in the country.

White and black artists are represented at this fine museum, which contains over three thousand works.

THE GEORGE FIVAZ FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY The George Fivaz Fine Art Photography Gallery is situated the great city of Gauteng, South Africa. George opened the gallery as a celebration of his love of photography and photographic art. The images and collections on display consist of a unique selection of social documentary, landscape, and abstract prints as well as a number of mixed media works, and showcases George's own artwork. George's fine art prints offer an excellent opportunity to imbue the spirit Africa into the home, office, healthcare, and hospitality environment. The gallery provides unique artworks that will not be found anywhere else, adding a special ambiance to your interior decorating & design projects. Our art collection ranges from abstract and graphic patterns in nature to intimate, calming, peaceful scenes to grand, inspiring landscapes.

132 Art Gallery is a black-owned Gallery based in Sandhurst, South Africa. We pride ourselves in being authentic in who we are and Passionate about African culture and traditions, the gallery has become a home in which artists, collectors and the public gather as a community to present and celebrate their stories, lives and creative practices in an artistic way within Alice Lane.