Oliewenhuis Art Museum is pleased to present The Co-Incidence of Circumstances, a solo exhibition by Wessel van Huyssteen, featuring a decade of work that explores landscape, materiality, and the marks of power on our environment. The exhibition runs from 6 November 2025 until 8 February 2026.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is proud to present PREKARIA, a solo exhibition by Kilmany-Jo Liversage, on show in the Main Building, from 9 October until 23 November 2025.
Kilmany-Jo Liversage creates portraits that sit at the blurry boundary between fine art and urban art. Adopting the urban art language allows her to update, renew and challenge the conventions of painting, though her rendering of female subjects is inspired by Renaissance era portraiture.
This Heritage month the National Museum and its satellites not only reflects on and celebrates the rich tapestry of cultures that make our country so beautiful and diverse, but also the invaluable role of museums, galleries and heritage sites in the preservation and promotion of our heritage.
On July 16th, our team from the Archaeology and Design departments at the National Museum joined Emil Johan von Maltitz for a field visit to Mierfontein Farm near De Wetsdorp. Johan took us to a place he remembered from his youth—where he once
Oliewenhuis Art Museum is celebrating National Women’s Day on Saturday, 9 August 2025, as a reminder of the important contributions women make to society, as well as a time to ponder the advances in women’s rights. This annual public holiday commemorates an eventful day in South Africa’s history – 9 August 1956, when around 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest certain proposed amendments to the pass laws or Urban Areas Act of 1950, showing immense courage and strength.