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Current Exhibitions Don’t miss our exciting current exhibitions at WAM.

Overtime: representations, values and imagined futures of 'classical African Art' with Puleng Plessie

Don’t miss our exciting upcoming events Catch the latest events and exhibitions at the Wits Art Museum.

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Where to find us WAM is on the corner of Bertha (extension of Jan Smuts Avenue) and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

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School, university and public tours Arrange a school visit or tour for tertiary and other adult groups.

Opening hours and contact details WAM is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 - 16:00. For more info, contact 011 717 1358 or 011 717 1365. Alternatively email info.wam@wits.ac.za. Reminder: WAM is closed on public holidays including Wednesday 9 August 2023. We will be open on Thursday 10 August 2023 as usual.

WAM Café vida e caffè’ is Portuguese for ‘life and coffee’. It’s really that simple - no coffee, no life; no life, no coffee. The story began in 2001, inspired by the street cafés of Portugal, infused with the infectious energy of the people of Africa, we continue to serve up life & coffee, every day. Currently Trading: Monday to Friday 7h00 to 16h00. Saturday and Sunday: Closed.

Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts Open Tuesday to Friday, 10h00-16h00, by appointment only. For general and research visits, contact Rosalind Cleaver at rosalind.cleaver@wits.ac.za. For school tours contact info.wam@wits.ac.za.

Research resources and collections WAM's holdings have enormous research value for academics, artists and educators, as well as those working in the arts, culture and heritage fields.