Read about the beautiful refurbishments Moboneng Precinct in Johannesburg has endured over 12 decades
Maboneng Precinct: POPArt, a moonlit market and new eateries to try Magician’s show at POPart What marvels, miracles and wizardy I had the pleasure of experiencing yesterday – I went with a friend and her grandchildren to Stuart Lightbody’s matinee magic show Devilish at POPart (a small independent theatre venue in the 12 Decades Hotel […]
Read More »South Africa has excellent theatre which is so often under-recognized ‘Us South Africans’ don’t know how lucky we are with the quality of theatre and the comparative low cost of tickets for what are often world class productions. And Joburg is particularly spoilt for choice, with a range of completely different genres. There is too […]
Read More »Rooftop venues are all the rage in Jozi Which comes first – the chicken or the egg? In the case of the built environment it is surely the buildings which must precede the functional possibilities they offer. So as the supply of high rise inner city developments has increased, so the demand for a venue […]
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 »12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel This is an exciting new developments in the eastern part of downtown Joburg, an area often avoided by tourists. Kate Els in her article in Tourismupdate.co.za writes: Engaging with local artists who mainly operate in the surrounding precinct, the developers of the hotel asked different artists to each design a room that […]
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