Current exhibitions

Promise – a contemporary art exhibition

Promise – a contemporary art exhibition

  • Date: May 21, 2013 to Jun 21, 2013

Promise a contemporary art exhibition by Raél Jero Salley, in association with the University of Cape Town’s Africa Month, presents new artworks that draw from past, and present events in South Africa’s visual archive.

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Umhlaba 1913-2013 Commemorating the 1913 Land Act

Umhlaba 1913-2013 Commemorating the 1913 Land Act

  • Date: Mar 25, 2013 to Jul 28, 2013

The Land Act of 1913, and associated legislation that was to follow during the apartheid period, had a devastating effect on the country and on the lives of millions of black South Africans. This photographic exhibition...


Permanent exhibitions

Sir Abe Bailey Bequest

Sir Abe Bailey Bequest

  • Date: Dec 13, 2011 to Dec 13, 2011

Numbering over 400 items including paintings, prints and drawings, the Sir Abe Bailey Bequest is the largest bequest held at the SA National Gallery to this day. It also constitutes one of the largest collections of...