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Arts and culture at Wits

The Wits campus has a wealth of sightseeing and educational opportunities which collectively depict the richness of our history, academic endeavours, diversity of disciplines and social interaction.

There is always something happening at Wits and a vibrant social and cultural life is the norm.

Science enthusiasts can pay a visit to the Origins Centre, the Bleloch Geological Museum, the Life Sciences Museum and Biodiversity Centre or the James Kitching Gallery in the Palaeosciences Centre. The Fossil Vault and underground chamber hold some of the world’s priceless faunal, floral and hominid palaeo treasures.

Students studying in the health sciences may visit the captivating Adler Museum of Medicine compelling, and may also visit the Hunterian Museum of Anatomy or the Museum of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

New, experimental work is always explored at the Wits Theatre complex, side by side with the best professional talent on the continent.

Arts and culture at Wits

The Wits campus has a wealth of sightseeing and educational opportunities which collectively depict the richness of our history, academic endeavours, diversity of disciplines and social interaction.

Origins Centre: Houses Paleoanthropological and Archaeological material, as well the largest rock engraving archive on the continent. Visitors to the Origins Centre follow a path of hominin innovation that began over 2 million years ago.

Wits Theatre: One of the finest performing arts facilities in the country providing support for the mounting of productions and aspects of technical teaching and practical training.

The Adler Museum of Medicine: Preserves the history of the health sciences in southern Africa, and supplements the educational activities of the University, by means of collections, research, teaching, exhibitions and publications.

Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct: Facilitates the incubation of start-ups, the commercialisation of research and the development of high-level digital skills for students, working professionals and unemployed youth.

The Life Sciences Museum: The only natural history museum in Johannesburg. A multifaceted, modern museum with research and teaching laboratories, a large herbarium, and live plants and animals, skeletons, models and preserved specimens.

Wits Art Museum (WAM): Houses 9 000 of the world’s largest and finest collections of African art and is a rich resource for research and training.

Wits University Press is the oldest university press in South Africa and celebrates its centenary in 2022.

Historical Papers Research Archive: One of the most comprehensive public archives in Southern Africa, with over 3400 collections.

The Hans Adler Collection: Adler's wish in donating part of his collection of rare scores, models, albums and instruments was "to inspire future generations of music students and lovers of music".

The Wits Rural Facility is a base for rural-focused research, student training, and community outreach in the Bushbuckridge region of Limpopo, South Africa.

Situated about 50km from Johannesburg, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site is a remarkable 47 000 hectare destination that tells the story of humanity through the discovery of ancient fossils.

The Anthropology Museum showcases exhibitions, screenings, soundscapes, and installations.

Fassler Gallery was named in honour of John Fassler, head of the department of architecture at Wits from 1948-1968.

View at Pullen Farm copyright Gavin Snow

Pullen Nature Reserve is a Wits facility that offers space for workshops, research, writing retreats, fieldwork and general recreation.

Orchestra performing at Linder Auditorium

Linder Auditorium is a prominent concert and cultural venue widely recognised for its acoustic merits. It is situated at the Education Campus in Parktown.