Museums and Buildings (Category) - 137 posts

I visited the Voortrekker Monument on 16 December, the Day of Reconciliation, a public holiday that used to be called the Day of the Vow.

I spent a Friday walking around downtown Joburg, taking photos with Gerald Garner. It was one of my favorite days this year.

The Joburg Heritage Foundation recently hosted a tour of the "Ruins of Rose Road" in Upper Houghton. The tour was everything I hope for and more.

The Carlton Hotel was once the glitziest hotel in Joburg. It's now been closed for two decades. Recently I managed to sneak a few pictures in the lobby.

On Sunday morning I watched Joburg's Bank of Lisbon Building implode, 14 months after the building was decimated in a massive fire.

JoburgPlaces is running several tours and experiences centered around the concept of migration. I participated in two of them and they got me thinking.

The Rand Club, one of Joburg's oldest buildings, has undergone many transformations. The most recent one has made it much more accessible to the public.

In my quest to cover all of Joburg's hidden places, I sometimes neglect the unhidden places. Mandela House, a museum on Vilakazi Street, is one such place.

Rand Steam, a historic site in Richmond, was nearly destroyed by developers. The new shopping centre there incorporates elements of the site's history.

I recently ran 54 floors from the bottom to the top of Ponte City, the tallest residential building in Africa (at the time I wrote this post in April 2019).

I found myself not cycling on a cycle ride through Alexandra Township. I had a great time visiting some old favoriates and also discovering new places.

The Long March to Freedom, 100 bronze statues honoring SA's freedom fighters, moved to Maropeng. Join me on a Jozi art walk about how the statues are made.