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Johannesburg Art Gallery


Postal address:
PO Box 23561 Joubert Park Johannesburg 2044
Street address:
Corner Klein and King George Streets

Area: Joubert Park
City: Johannesburg
Province: Gauteng
Postal code: 2044
Country: South Africa

Phone: 011 7253130



Description

The gallery was first established in 1910, operating from the premises of what is today`s Wits University. The collection was subsequently moved to Joubert Park where it remains to this day. The building housing the museum was first designed by Edwin Lutyens, a renowned British architect, in 1911, but it was not until 1915 that construction on the site was completed under the supervision of Robert Howden, a South African architect. Side wings were added to the building some time in 1940. The building was further extended in 1986, when the north wing was upgraded and renovated.

(Source: www.joburg.org.za)






Category: Museum
Keywords: Art
Ref ID: 6

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