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This gorgeous sculpture park marks an evolutionary advancement for South African creative arts. Leading local and international sculptors, painters and conceptual artists take up secluded residencies or display their work for public perusal in the 1500-sq-metre private property. The goal is no less than to ‘advance Africa’s place in the global contemporary arts’.

Check the website for special events held here such as concerts and festivals. In 2017 it hosted the Nirox Words (http://niroxwords.com) spoken word festival.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Constitutional Court on Constitution Hill.

    Constitution Hill

    21.45 MILES

    Do not leave Jo'burg without visiting Constitution Hill. One of South Africa's most important historical sites, the deeply moving and inspirational…

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    Apartheid Museum

    22.41 MILES

    The Apartheid Museum illustrates the rise and fall of South Africa’s era of segregation and oppression, and is an absolute must-see. It uses a broad…

  • Freedom Park in Pretoria, South Africa.

    Freedom Park

    29.1 MILES

    This stunning park and museum honours fallen South Africans in all major conflicts and adopts an integrated approach to African history. It is a place of…

  • Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa.

    Sterkfontein Caves

    4.09 MILES

    One of the most significant archaeological sites in the world, Sterkfontein Caves include a permanent hominid exhibit and a walkway down into the…

  • Exterior of the Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum in Soweto.

    Hector Pieterson Museum

    19.02 MILES

    This powerful museum, named after the 12-year-old boy shot dead during the student protests in Soweto on 16 June 1976, illuminates the role of Sowetan…

  • Maropeng

    Maropeng

    7.45 MILES

    Partly housed in a building that looks like a giant grassy mound on one side and shiny modern steel on the other, Maropeng is an all-in-one information…

  • Constitutional Court

    Constitutional Court

    21.44 MILES

    Inaugurated in 2004, with its design based on the African concept of 'justice under a tree', the Constitutional Court is a very real symbol of modern…

  • Liliesleaf Farm

    Liliesleaf Farm

    17.28 MILES

    A highlight of Jo'burg's northern suburbs is Liliesleaf Farm. This was the secret headquarters of the ANC (African National Congress) from 1961 until a…

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