Iziko South African National Gallery

Iziko South African National Gallery
Iziko South African National Gallery
Iziko South African National Gallery is located in Cape Town
Iziko South African National Gallery
Location within central Cape Town
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Established3 November 1930; 94 years ago (3 November 1930) (built 1914–1930)
LocationGovernment Avenue, Company's Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates33°55′44.34″S 18°25′1.83″E / 33.9289833°S 18.4171750°E / -33.9289833; 18.4171750
TypeArt Museum
DirectorRiason Naidoo
Websiteiziko.org.za/museums/south-african-national-gallery
Governing bodyCouncil of Iziko Museums of South Africa

The Iziko South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. It became part of the Iziko collection of museums – as managed by the Department of Arts and Culture – in 2001. It then became an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture. Its collection consists largely of Dutch, French and British works from the 17th to the 19th century. This includes lithographs, etchings and some early 20th-century British paintings. Contemporary art work displayed in the gallery is selected from many of South Africa's communities and the gallery houses an authoritative collection of sculpture and beadwork.