by 2summers | May 21, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
The Johannesburg City Library, a beautiful, historic, and essential building in downtown Joburg, has been mysteriously closed for the past three years. The entrance to the Johannesburg City Library in November 2016, the last time I went inside and blogged about it. I...
by 2summers | Nov 21, 2016 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
I keep reading articles about gentrification in downtown Johannesburg. These articles — usually written by foreign journalists, or Capetonians — proclaim the city of Joburg remains blighted, crime-ridden, and poverty-stricken with the exception of a few...