Oppenheimers save African art from crumbling Johannesburg Art Gallery
Rare collection finds a refuge in Oppenheimers’ Brenthurst Library
22 June 2023 - 05:00
A collection of rare and valuable Southern African artefacts has been moved from the Johannesburg Art Gallery to the Brenthurst Library in Parktown for safekeeping. The library is a private repository for Africana, built in 1984 with funding by mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer.
The collection was brought from the UK in the mid-1980s and entrusted to the Joburg gallery on permanent loan...
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