Sedick Slamang, a specialist Bo-Kaap guide will be leading this tour, a first for Culture Connect. He is the nephew of late Dr Achmat Davids, doyen of Cape Malay Studies, who received the National Order of Ikhamanga by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Sedick's knowledge of the Bo-Kaap's history is coupled with his personal stories about living...
Each year Cape Town's annual art fair slightly changes - for 2024 it will be slightly bigger. Let me help you navigate it on the first day it opens. We start with a quick overview and background outside the Fair's main entrance in the CTICC at 10h45 - doors open at 11am. We'll visit the...
A winner - huge and varied street art, starting at Hope Distillery with a complementary gin and tonic! Salt River has the best street art in the Mother City. Style, size and subject range enormously. The area is full of history and is changing all the time, especially with massive property development. It was one...
Enjoy learning about the harbour, past and present, with author, educationist and maritime historian, Brian Ingpen. Being on the water in a small boat, chartered exclusively for this tour, is so enjoyable and gives a new perspective on Cape Town. Brian has loved visiting the Waterfront since he was a child living in Pinelands. He...
This new, different kind of exhibition has been created by Molly Anderson. It is at 6 Spin Street in the heart of Cape Town. Archival photographs, texts and art-objects gesture to the many histories of Woodstock Beach, and invite us to look more curiously at what is around us. What stories can we read from...
Classic must-sees are mixed with hidden gems. Repurposed historic buildings, architectural landmarks, hidden away art spaces, new developments...we'll see the good, bad, ugly and beautiful. I point out places of significance and interest – Castle of Good Hope, District 6, Old Granary (now the Tutu Foundation), Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals, Groote Kerk and slave history...
A treasure trove of original documents stretching back from the mid 1600s to the present. Join us for a tour of the Western Cape Archive, followed by a brief presentation of how best to use this phenomenal, free resource. Our host and leader is Helen Joannides who is in charge of public programmes and outreach...
Salt River, with over 100 murals, is the best place to see street art in the Mother City. From gigantic to tiny, political to pretty - the variety is huge. Different areas in Salt River were the location of the annual International Public Art Festival for five years 2017-2021 (I was a guide for 2021)....
The range and calibre of retail architecture is wide and generally under-appreciated in Cape Town's city centre. Architects include Harrods of London's designer, Louis Blanc, to Cape Town's pioneering modernist, Max Policansky. This new tour is led by Brett McDougall. His retailing career includes senior positions at Massmart, Builders Warehouse and SPAR. Brett is passionate...
Two very different approaches to repurposing Cape Town's heritage. The Barracks on Cape Town's Bree Street makes it clear what is old and what is new. In Battery Park at the V&A Waterfront the old parts of the fort are carefully incorporated with the new; some of the heritage is easy to miss. John Wilson-Harris...
Based by the Company's Garden and Anglican cathedral, Cape Town's National Library was founded in 1818. The State Library, founded in 1887, in Pretoria is also the National Library. There are two campuses. They both receive a gratis copy of every book, serial, newspaper, government publication or other printed item published in South Africa. In...
The weather forecast is rain, so book your own for another time soon or scroll below for my next public ones. From gigantic to tiny, political to pretty - the variety of murals is huge in Salt River. Home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five years 2017-2021 (I am one of their...
