{"product_id":"south-africa-gauteng-wits-art-museum","title":"Wits Art Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou visit Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg to see its collection of over twelve thousand African artworks, from classical to contemporary. The museum is on the corner of Bertha and Jorissen streets in Braamfontein, near Nelson Mandela Bridge. The collection includes beadwork, drums, headrests, wooden sculpture, ceremonial sticks, masks, basketry, wirework, and textiles from southern, West, and Central Africa, with smaller holdings from East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaintings by Irma Stern, Walter Battiss, Maggie Laubser, and Gladys Mgudlandlu are part of the historical South African art collection. The museum also holds works by Gerard Sekoto, Sydney Kumalo, and Edoardo Villa. Contemporary art includes pieces by William Kentridge, David Koloane, and Sam Nhlengethwa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe C.J. Petrow Library within the museum focuses on African and southern African art and artists. The Neil Goedhals Archive includes artworks, works in progress, found objects, biographical material, and ephemera from the artist's collection. The Standard Bank African Art Collection, established in 1978, has over five thousand objects from across the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe museum is part of the Wits University Cultural Precinct and is accessible by car, Rea Vaya bus, Metrobus, and Gautrain. It is closed on Sundays and public holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51932353790172,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/8256\/8156\/files\/wits-art-museum-art-museum-bertha-st-johannesburg-south-africa-01.webp?v=1783198362","url":"https:\/\/murmurgo.com\/products\/south-africa-gauteng-wits-art-museum","provider":"Murmurgo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}