 Entrance of Johannesburg Art Gallery | |
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| Established | 1910 |
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| Location | Klein and King George streets, Joubert Park, Johannesburg |
| Coordinates | 26°11′49″S 28°02′50″E / 26.197039°S 28.047104°E |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Curator | Khwezi Gule |
| Website | friendsofjag |
The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. Recent reports indicate that the Gallery is potentially facing a spiral of rapid decline or institutional destruction. A civil society group and volunteer organisation called Friends of JAG has been formed to help ensure "the Johannesburg Art Gallery can maintain its collection of Picassos and Rodins, Sekotos and Pierneefs."[1]This deterioration has continued unabated since the collapse of a roofing section in 2017 due to poor maintenance. According to reports, the accelerated decline is due to 'inaction, corruption and theft' in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. The gallery collection is larger than that of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town.[8]
The building, which was completed in 1915, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with Robert Howden working as supervising architect, and consists of 15 exhibition halls and sculpture gardens. It houses collections of 17th-century Dutch paintings, 18th- and 19th-century British and European art, 19th-century South African works, a large contemporary collection of 20th-century local and international art, and a print cabinet containing works from the 15th century to the present.
- ^ Keun, Eben. "Friends of JAG". Friends of Jag. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Electoral Commission, Independent. "Election Results". IEC Election Results. IEC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Patrick, Alex. "Art attack: Damaged, leaking Joburg Art Gallery displays empty cabinets and bare walls". News24. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Kayser-Echeozonjoku, Belinda. "DA blocked from oversight at Joburg Art Gallery". DA. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Talevi, Giulietta. "How inaction, corruption and theft in the City of Joburg are destroying Africa's most valuable art collection". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Associated, Press. "A top African art gallery struggles to keep its footing".
- ^ Krishna, Swapna. "A Leaky Roof Has Forced the Johannesburg Art Gallery to Temporarily Close". Smithsonian Mag. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "An artistic treasure house in the middle of Joburg". City of Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2016.