FREE ex Roeland Street Jail inmates’ talk

Retired judge Albie Sachs, Mr James April, and Adv Joel Krige share their memories of being imprisoned at Roeland Street jail because of their anti-apartheid protests. Author, activist and journalist, Dr Zubeida Jaffer, is the moderator. This unique event is free to join online. It is appropriate that it takes place on the day before...

Free

Artist Dylan Lewis’ tour of his garden

Dylan Lewis gives one of the most profound, yet accessible and enjoyable, art tours I have ever been on. It adds a whole new dimension to the beautiful garden he created. The garden is close to Stellenbosch but feels remote, and has uninterrupted views to the mountains and countryside (and on a clear day way...

R850

Salt River street art, past & present

With over 100 murals, Salt River is the place to be if you like street art. The variety is huge - gigantic, tiny, political, pretty, old and new. This tour is a hit, whatever your age or art taste. Different parts of this neighbourhood was home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five...

R400

Cape Grace art dinner

  Beautifully curated and recently completed, the contemporary art and design collection at the Cape Grace Hotel is exceptional. This special evening, guided by me (Kate), offers a rare opportunity to engage with the collection and enjoy one of the best fine dining experiences in town. Our tour includes exclusive access to areas not normally...

R1 – R800

Salt River and its street art

With over 100 murals, Salt River is the place to be if you like street art. The variety is huge - gigantic, tiny, political, pretty, old and new. This tour is a hit, whatever your age or art taste. Different parts of this neighbourhood was home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five...

R400

T’art Cape Grace tea and art

Beautifully curated and recently completed, the contemporary South African art and design at the Cape Grace Hotel is exceptional. This special afternoon is a rare opportunity to engage with the art and enjoy one of the best fine dining teas in town. The tour is guided by both Emma Vandermerwe, Director and Head Curator of...

R900 – R1200

Groote Schuur mansion museum

This will be curator Dr Rayda Becker’s last tour of Groote Schuur house museum for Culture Connect, as it will soon be closing for much needed repair. After buying the estate in 1893 Cecil John Rhodes commissioned the young architect Herbert Baker to renovate and convert the house into a Cape Dutch Revival style home...

R450

Vergelegen’s gardens and history

Vergelegen Lourensford Road, Somerset West I Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

With over 1 000 camellias, Vergelegen is an International Camellia Garden of Excellence; it is the only one in Africa. Alistair, our guide who lives close by, helped propagate some of them. Camellias flower in Cape Town's winter and will be the culmination of this highly enjoyable tour. A full time tourist guide, Alistair is...

R400

National Gallery Motherhood

Tour by curator, Andrea Lewis, who has been working on this brilliant exhibition for many months. For this special tour, she will be joined by a few of the exhibiting artists, including Leah Hawker and Claudette Schreuders (last image below). Motherhood: Paradox and Duality, has work by over 70 artists, exploring different aspects to mothering. All...

Taste the Mother City

Food walk exploring central Cape Town’s informal and formal economies. Traditional African to artisan-driven culinary destinations, the variety is deliciously wide. The cafes and stalls we visit are started and run by people dedicated to producing the best possible – just like Dennis Molewa, leader of our tour. Our aim is to establish, in an...

R750

Salt River street art (postponed)

With over 100 murals, Salt River is the place to be if you like street art. The variety is huge - gigantic, tiny, political, pretty, old and new. This tour is a hit, whatever your age or art taste. Different parts of this neighbourhood was home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five...

R400

Dr van Graan’s Art Deco walk

Mullers Optometrist 104 Longmarket St, Cape Town

Our popular Art Deco walk, led by heritage architect Dr André van Graan, is back by request - South Africa’s first skyscrapers to architectural detailing in shop and office facades. As you may have noticed, Art Deco is enjoying an international revival. It is the centenary of the influential Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et...

R450