Over the past month or so, the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and Friends of JAG (JHF/FOJ) have noted a number of social media posts and press statements from the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and the City of Joburg (COJ) regarding the relocation of artworks from the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG). In the interests of clarity, JHF/FOJ […]
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The Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA) is holding its 24th annual symposium in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, from the 13th to the 16th of October. It’s going to be a fascinating and enlightening three days, and all interested parties are invited to attend. See below for an outline of the programme as well as a registration
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For months now, the JHF has been monitoring the dire situation at the Metro Centre (also known as the Civic Centre) in Braamfontein. The entire facility, used to house thousands of municipal workers, has been closed since a transformer fire in September 2023. This sudden shuttering of a vital resource has had several severe knock-on
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Dennis Adams died on Monday, 21st April 2025. A true heritage stalwart, friend and comrade of many years. In 1986, Den worked on the ‘Johannesburg 100’ committee selecting the 100 items which reflected the City’s rise from gold diggings to modern metropolis. He also took many of the photographs used in The Star’s Care Campaign,
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As we all know, the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is currently facing multiple crises that have put both the building and art collection at great risk. The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and the Friends of JAG (FOJAG) have managed to engage with the City of Johannesburg (COJ) on several occasions but have not been able to
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As many will know, conditions at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) have been deteriorating for years. The beautiful 100-year-old JAG building, designed by Edwin Lutyens, has not been maintained (or poorly repaired) resulting in multiple severe water leaks – especially during heavy rainfall. Not only has this water ingress has caused significant damage to the
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We are gratified to note that the City of Johannesburg (COJ) Department of Community Development has released a media statement promising to get the Johannesburg City Library (JCL) partially re-opened within 6 months. We appreciate the authorities’ new-found sense of urgency in getting this invaluable public resource re-opened for the greater good of the inner
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Following our successful protest action outside the Johannesburg City Library (JCL) on 18 May 2024, we arranged a meeting with the City of Johannesburg (COJ) Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Community Development, Cllr L Magwentshu, to hand over the petition and collected signatures. This engagement took place on 12 June 2024. We would
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