Culture & education

Cape Town ready to host Africa's leading art fair

This year’s edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, the premier platform for contemporary art from Africa and beyond,…

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Best Cape Town walking tours

Walking tours are one of the best ways to get to know the culturally rich Cape Town CBD. Here are three tours that offer value…

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Art project uplifts urban landscape in Cape Town CBD

A striking bollard art project by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District in the heart of the Mother City’s CBD…

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First Thursdays' buzz reboots Cape Town CBD night-time economy

Cape Town’s night-time economy is on the rebound post-Covid, and is being boosted by First Thursdays – when Capetonians come…

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Cape Town CBD's best bookish haunts

There’s a lot on offer for bookish types and avid readers in the Cape Town CBD, from iconic, destination book shops to novel…

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Have you Scene It? New video platform boosts Cape Town's cultural and creative sectors

An innovative new Cape Town video platform is giving creatives a showcase for their talent – and businesses an opportunity…

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Operalia set to boost Cape Town CBD creative economy

Cape Town’s creative economy and reputation as a global events destination for the arts will be boosted when it hosts Plácido…

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In a class of its own: Cape Town's Mandela exhibition

The award-winning exhibition at the Cape Town City Hall honouring Nelson Mandela’s legacy is garnering recognition for…

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Former Fugard now a vibrant cultural hub

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the former Fugard Theatre complex has been transformed into a vibrant multi-functional…

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Company's Garden war memorial to honour black soldiers

“One man, one grave” is the concept behind a large-scale, significant new war memorial to be erected in the Company's Garden to…

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Food, glorious food: How Cape Town is shaped by its resilient food system

To understand cities, and bring about a healthier, more resilient, and just food system, we need to understand the web of…

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Mesmerising mosaics set to enliven Cape Town CBD

An innovative street art project is set to boost tourism in the Cape Town Central City and create meaningful interactions while…

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Cape Town CBD's art economy on the mend

Cape Town’s art economy is back with a bang after two devastating pandemic years, reaffirming Cape Town’s status as Africa’s…

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Wall art enlivens downtown Cape Town

Cape Town’s trendy Bree Street has been enhanced with 10 vibrant murals thanks to a creative initiative that promotes the work…

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Artscape's five-decade journey

As it celebrates its golden jubilee, Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre Centre has embarked on a poignant journey “from inhumanness…

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Laura Robinson's 10 choice CBD spaces & places

Laura Robinson directs the all-important work of the Cape Town Heritage Trust from an idyllic cottage on the edge of the…

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First Thursdays: The word on the street

First Thursdays, an initiative started in 2012 by Thursdays Projects, has become an institution in the Cape Town CBD,…

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Creative Cape Town

Creativity abounds in Cape Town. In our 2020 autumn issue of City Views, we looked at the four pillars of innovation – design,…

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A passion for painting

A unique, joint exhibition by mother-son duo Pascale and Claude Chandler recently delighted Cape Town Central City gallery-…

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Cape Town's energising public art

Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. The extraordinary variety on offer in the Cape Town…

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The power of public art

Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. Certainly, the extraordinary variety on offer in the…

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Cape Town's art & design adventure

Art and design aficionados from around the globe are descending on Cape Town to attend two world-renowned events, the…

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Cape Town's powerful public art

Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. Certainly, the extraordinary variety on offer in the…

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Infecting the city

Art is set to take centre stage once again in downtown Cape Town in the form of Infecting the City, a public arts festival that…

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Artscape's Marlene le Roux: A real mensch

Marlene le Roux might be small in stature but she is big in heart and soul. She is also big on ideas and executing them, and…

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