Events

Walkabout and Performance at WAM: Rainbow Nation Comics presents YOUNG NELSON: Renewal/Rejuvenation

Join us this Saturday, 22 November 2025 at 12:00 for the final artist-led walkabout with artists Phemelo and Omphile Dibodu of the exhibition Rainbow Nation Comics presents YOUNG NELSON: Renewal/Rejuvenation. Their walkabout includes a performance that’s sure to energise and captivate. Don’t miss this last opportunity to hear directly from the artists as they share reflections and unique insights into the exhibition before it closes. Come and engage, ask questions, and enjoy the performance. Parking for the walkabout is available in the garage beneath the museum. Museum hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 16:00 Entrance is free and all are welcome For more information on the show and museum please email Kutlwano.Mokgojwa@wits.ac.za

New exhibition at WAM: Intersections: Bill Ainslie and the Johannesburg Art Foundation

You are invited to join WAM at the opening of Intersections: Bill Ainslie and the Johannesburg Art Foundation on Tuesday 25 November 2025 @ 18:00 for 18:30. The exhibition, curated by Wilhelm van Rensburg, Senior Art Specialist and Head Curator at Strauss & Co, and Kagiso Pat Mautloa, artist and Johannesburg Art Foundation affiliate, celebrates the legacy of this influential artist and the equally influential foundation that he established. Parking for the opening event is available in the garage beneath the museum. Museum hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 16:00 Entrance is free and all are welcome Exhibition dates: 25 November 2025 – 20 March 2026 For more information on the show and museum please email Julia.Charlton@wits.ac.za