Vukani Collection Museum
Postal address: P O Box 40
Eshowe
3815
| Street address: Old Post Office Building
Osborne Street |
City: Eshowe Province: KwaZulu Natal Postal code: 3815 Country: South Africa
Phone: (0354) 75274 Fax: (0354) 41215
email: gem@geology.und.ac.za
Contact: Corinne Mather Position: Curator
Description
The Vukani Zulu Cultural Museum was created in 1991, using the personal collection of Rev Kjell Lofroth and Mrs Bertha Lofroth as its core. Rev and Mrs Lofroth with their friend, Baba Elliot Dludla, were the driving force behind the Vukani Association, which almost single-handedly created a new market for the crafters of Zululand.
Today, the museum has built on this outstanding work and has an international reputation as a repository of some the most exquisite Zulu craft, including the largest known collections of the work of the late Nesta Nala and the late Reuben Ndwandwe. The impact is breathtaking as the eye is drawn from the plain, functional items of yesteryear to the magnificent artistic expressions of today. Through this wide range, the museum walks the line between an ethnological centre and an art gallery.
(Source: www.eshoweguide.co.za)
Category: Museum Keywords: Art; Culture; History
Ref ID: 149
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