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What makes Rosebank special? What makes Rosebank so different from say, for example, Sandton. Sandton’s leisure and shopping area is focused on the huge enclosed megamall of Sandton City and the central space of Mandela Square modelled on an Italian piazza. Rosebank however has a greater variety of smaller malls linked by open air areas each […]
Read More »Neighbourgoods Market – newest kid on the block in Braamfontein Following on Jonathan Liebmann’s development of the Maboneng precinct in the south east of Joburg, with its flagship space Arts on Main, Braamfontein is also being revitalized. Nechama Brodie in her article entitled Regenerate Behaviour: Making the City Sexy, in this week’s Mail and Guardian, writes […]
Read More »Joburg Walking Tours becoming ever more popular Mainstreetwalks launches 17 September 2011 with Art and Justice Tour 18 September – Public Art walk with Guest Artist Marcus Neustetter . Mainstreetwalks is a concept that encourages people to rediscover the inner City and ultimately Johannesburg. The best way to explore these spaces, like any other city […]
Read More »Johannesburg shopping festival The Johannesburg Shopping Festival (JSF) is designed to promote the city’s status as the African continent’s premier destination for retail and wholesale shopping. In 2011 the JSF will take place from 17 to 25 September in several different places: Rosebank the Inner City of Johannesburg Bryanston Organic & Nature Market Woodmead. by
Read More »One day’s cultural itinerary in Joburg – 12 hours non-stop! If you can face the freezing weather you can have yourself a cultural feast day on Saturday 30th July. 10 am: Catch Phillemon Hlungwane’s walkabout of his exhibition at Everard Read Gallery Rosebank (Jellicoe Ave) Now for your 11 o’clock fill ….. which will you […]
Read More »Maboneng Precinct continues to expand In 2008 Managing Diretctor and developer Jonathan Liebmann purchased the old DF Corlett Construction offices and warehouses and worked with architect Enrico Daffonchio on converting them into the space that is now Arts on Main – a mix of galleries, [Goodman Gallery, David Krut, Seipel, Goethe Institut] private artist studios, […]
Read More »Sandboarding the mine dumps More from Adi Goeller’s great weekly Newsletter: Fifty Two – weekly things to do and see in Joburg Below from his latest newsletter no 39 This week’s pick: Sandboarding the Gold Mines Genre: Pure rush What: Johannesburg’s gold mining days produced man-made mountains of soft yellow sand – these wildly recognised […]
Read More »Adler Museum of Medicine Take a step back in time and explore the history of medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology and pharmacy through the ages at the Adler Museum of Medicine located at Wits Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown. History of the Museum The Museum was established in 1962 by Dr Cyril and Mrs Esther Adler […]
Read More »AZA 2010 After a week way to busy with SPRING FEVER of maintenance here at Liz at Lancaster (watch this space), I woke up a bit late to the amazing events surrounding SA’s first architecture mega-event AZA 2010 which runs in Johannesburg from September 21 to 28. Intending to bring architecture back to the public domain there […]
Read More »Collector’s Treasury: huge second hand bookstore. With thanks to Adi@fiftytwo.co.za yet again. Collector’s Treasury is one of my FAVOURITE places BUT be warned … take a ball of string with you because like Theseus in the minotaur’s cave, you might get lost in the maze of book-lined passages !! Genre: Book store bizarre What: Paperbacks, […]
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