Events

New exhibition @ WAM: '1976 at 50' on Tuesday 19 May 2026 @ 18:00 for 18:30

Don't forget to join us at WAM for the opening of ‘1976 at 50’ on Tuesday 19 May 2026 @ 18:00 for 18:30. The event will include short addresses by filmmakers Kevin Harris and Paul Laufer, and by Wits Emeritus Professor Yunus Ballim. We look forward to welcoming you to this special evening of art and reflection. 16 June 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising and presents an important opportunity to reflect on the events of that time and their impact on our lives today. Wits Art Museum presents two bodies of work as part of this reflection, a short film by independent South African filmmaker Kevin Harris, and a photographic essay by cinematographer Paul Laufer, the Chief Photographer in 1976 for Wits Student newspaper.