JHF Annual Report – December 2024
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Johannesburg Art Gallery in Crisis – Latest updates
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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Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries Completes restoration of Ash Walls
After many months of hard work, the Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries (FOJC) has completed their restoration of the Ash Walls at Braamfontein Cemeteries, which were heartlessly vandalised in mid-2023. Sincere thanks go out to the entire FOJC team, Joburg City Parks, and everyone who supported this enormous project by donating their time and/or money. We
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Letter of Demand issued over Johannesburg Art Gallery
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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City Library Re-opening – latest Updates
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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Handover of JCL Petition to The City
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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COJ Responds to ‘Re-open the Library’ Petition
Following our successful protest action and the launch of our petition to ‘Re-open the City Library’, the City of Johannesburg issued a media release. See our initial response below, followed by the full text of the COJ’s statement. We have also included the responses to questions posed by the legislature about the library on the
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Public Protest – Re-open Our Library!
CALL TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC PROTEST: RE-OPEN OUR LIBRARY! The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance, is holding a public protest calling on the City of Johannesburg and it’s implementing agency, the Johannesburg Development Agency, to “Re-open Our Library”. The public protest will be held outside the Johannesburg City Library
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JHF in the Media
Here’s a collection of interviews and articles relating to the JHF and its work. Enjoy! www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-15-rissik-street-post-office-historic-landmarks-rise-decline-and-crumbling-struggle-for-revival Podcast Party with Jack Motlanthe – 24 September 2024 Rosebank and Killarney Gazette – Orange Grove Waterfall: 13 September 2024 Gareth Cliff Show – 4 September 2024 (interview begins at 01.30.00) Building Joburg on MixFM (JHF Heritage Weekend) –