Past Exhibitions
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Friends 50th Celebration Exhibition
01 November 2025 TO 31 May 2026
PASSION, PATRONAGE & THE PUBLIC: 1975 - 2025 AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF THE FRIENDS’ SUPPORT OF ARTWORK ACQUISITION FOR THE ART MUSEUM COLLECTION To celebrate 50 years of supporting the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, the Friends of the Art Museum are hosting a jubilee exhibiti...
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SUM NIL
07 February 2026 TO 18 May 2026
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is currently hosting the exhibition Sum Nil by Gqeberha-based artist Taryn Jade in contribution to her Master’s in Visual Art at Nelson Mandela University. The exhibition is taking place in the Arts Hall of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. The Ar...
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Behind-the-scenes Tours
05 January 2026 TO 31 March 2026
We’re delighted to host walkabouts of our exhibitions on show, as well as behind-the-scenes tours of the Art Museum’s permanent collection. Please call 041 506 2000 or whatsapp us on 079 4900 690 to book a guided tour or a behind-the-scenes tour on weekdays between the times of 10am and 3pm. Booking...
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Unpopular Opinion
22 March 2025 TO 11 October 2025
"The subject that’s unspeakable, doesn’t have words, it exceeds language…. You are not just painting or making work about the empirical changes that you witness, but actually the psychological changes.” (Penny Siopis, 2021) This exhibition reflects the power of art to engage with difficult and chall...
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Still life
18 May 2025 TO 06 September 2025
On the 18th of May museums around the world celebrated International Museums Day. The theme for 2025 was "The future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities”. We decided to focus on the words "Rapidly changing”. Technology has a massive impact on the speed with which we live our lives. We have se...
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Unsettled
07 September 2024 TO 07 June 2025
The Nelson Mandela University Visual Arts Department hosted the South African Visual Art Historians annual conference in September 2024. The theme for the conference was UNSETTLED: Re Collective Memories and Histories of South Africa. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum has selected works ref...
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Lithuba Lakho: This is your chance
20 February 2025 TO 03 May 2025
LITHUBA LAKHO: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE Supporting Eastern Cape Visual Creatives The Eastern Cape Development Corporation and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited artists and crafters to submit works for the exhibition, LI...
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Who's who & what's new
30 November 2024 TO 02 March 2025
Artists residing in the Nelson Mandela Bay area were invited to submit an artwork for an exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. The "Who’s Who and What’s New?" is a group exhibition run by the Art Museum and designed to celebrate and promote the diversity of art produced in Nelson...
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Lithuba Lakho selection venues
04 February 2025 TO 07 February 2025
Lithuba Lakho: This is your chance If you missed the digital selection call-out then you can attend one of the in-person selections next week. The Eastern Cape Development Corporation and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum ...
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Behind the scenes
27 May 2024 TO 01 February 2025
This exhibition, "Behind the Scenes" presents what happens behind the scenes at the Art Museum in the acquisition, documentation and conservation departments. All the Artworks on display in this exhibition are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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Printing perspectives
17 August 2024 TO 09 November 2024
The exhibition, "Printing perspectives" explores the diverse art of printmaking and aims to celebrate, challenge, and expand our perception and enjoyment of this art form. All the Artworks on display are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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ARTEC 104th Annual Art Exhibition
15 June 2024 TO 17 August 2024
Landscapes, Landmarks: Make your mark The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is hosting EPSAC/ARTEC's 104th Annual Art Exhibition Pop in to view these stunning artworks of local artists. Eastern Cape artists were invited to participate by EPSAC/ARTEC. Event: An exhibition opening will be held on...
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In the eye of the beholder
07 October 2023 TO 03 August 2024
Public collections are important reflections of society and provide an opportunity for each generation to add their unique voices and viewpoints to an ongoing appreciation of art. The art collection of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality tells the story of art in the Eastern Cape and South Africa mo...
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Ubumbano Unite exhibition
16 March 2024 TO 25 May 2024
Ubumbano/Unite Exhibition Artcollab studio and Keiskamma Art Project collaboration The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is hosting a collaborative project and exhibition by the Keiskamma Art Project and Artcollab Studio. The project brings attention through the voices of artists to the impact ...
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Master beadwork exhibition
24 June 2023 TO 18 May 2024
The Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited professional experienced Beaders living in the Nelson Mandela Bay area to be part of a great initiative that focused on traditional Eastern Cape beads. Selection took place on the 4 May 2023 and the crafters were judged ...
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FRIENDS Highlights
26 October 2023 TO 09 March 2024
The Friends of the Art Museum is a Public Benefit organisation that has supported the Art Museum for over 50 years. One of the many ways that the Friends organisation supports the Art Museum is by raising funding for the purchases of new artworks for the collection. Highlights from Friends of the Ar...
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What's your story
25 August 2023 TO 07 October 2023
The Friends of the Art Museum and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum collaborated on a youth art project, What’s your Story? Over 40 young artists from the Nelson Mandela Bay area attended a walkabout of the exhibition currently on show at the Art Museum, titled "The art and legacy of George...
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The Art & Legacy of George Pemba: A contemporary response
17 June 2023 TO 23 September 2023
The Art & Legacy of George Pemba: A contemporary response The Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum commemorated the legacy of George Pemba by inviting contemporary artists to submit artworks for an exhibition. The closing date for the digital submissions was 12 May 202...
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Math-Art
01 August 2023 TO 19 August 2023
The Math Art exhibition The Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) of Nelson Mandela University held a National Math/Art Competition. Beautiful art works linking math and art are on display of learners from all around the country in this exhibition.
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The Art Museum is a meeting place
31 August 2022 TO 15 July 2023
The exhibition pays tribute to the role of the Art Museum and art as a conduit for people, art and ideas to meet. Artworks are from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection. Artworks on display include: Alexander Podlashuc, Alexis Preller, Betsy Burns-Fordyce, Bianca Whitehe...
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IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
22 June 2023 TO 02 July 2023
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY ART COLLECTION The Exhibition is being hosted at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda A selection of artworks was chosen from the City’s Collection and is on show in an exhibition, titled ‘In the eye of the beholder’ as from 22 June until 2 July ...
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IN NATURE
06 February 2023 TO 03 June 2023
The exhibition displays artworks on nature, landscapes, flowers, trees, parks, green spaces. All artworks on display were selected from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Paintings of the City
15 December 2022 TO 25 May 2023
The exhibition displays artistic impressions of the City in the medium of paint. Artworks were selected from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Missionvale: Legacy Art Project
06 December 2022 TO 16 February 2023
The Legacy Art Project was created in memory of the Missionvale Care Centre’s legendary founder, Sr Ethel Normoyle. The project aims to provide a creative outlet for youth to express themselves and to derive an income from the art in order to sustain the Care Centre’s wide range of activities. The p...
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Virtual exhibition program
10 September 2022 TO 31 January 2023
During lockdown, we produced a series of virtual tours of exhibitions to showcase our lockdown exhibitions. We have made virtual tours of exhibitions this year as well. THROUGH OUR EYES click here to view the Virtual exhibition Celebrating 25 years : Journey to South Africa / Journey to America Ther...
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Who's who & What's new
06 December 2022 TO 28 January 2023
The Who’s Who and What’s New? exhibition is a group exhibition that is designed to celebrate and promote the diversity of art produced in the Nelson Mandela Bay area. The exhibition opening was held on the 6 December 2022 at 18:00. The exhibition has no theme and artists old and young, professional ...
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New acquisitions
23 September 2022 TO 28 November 2022
This exhibition celebrated the last five years of new acquisitions to the permanent art collection of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality housed at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. Selected artworks of local artists, from the City's permanent collection is on display. In 2018 and 2019 art...
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Mandela Bay Arts Festival - exhibitions
23 September 2022 TO 01 October 2022
The NMM Art museum is hosting the exhibitions of 3 local artists that were selected by the Mandela Bay Arts festival team. Exhibition title: Ordinary People out of the box Artists: Khaya Ngcangca and Sakhumzi Nyendwana Khaya and Sakhumzi celebrate the lives of ordinary people through the medium of f...
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Celebrating Eastern Cape Art
29 June 2022 TO 13 September 2022
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum invited Eastern Cape artists to submit work for consideration for the Art Collection of the City. The exhibition showcases selected works by artists who work and live (or have worked a...
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MATH-ART
14 July 2022 TO 17 August 2022
The Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) of Nelson Mandela University held a National Math-Art Competition and Exhibition. Beautiful art works linking math and art are on display by learners in grade 7 - 12 from all around the country.
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Highlights from the Collection - Museum is a meeting place
01 December 2021 TO 25 June 2022
The museum is a meeting place... Artworks from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum celebrates the diversity of the collection through a selection of oil paintings, prints, ceramics, Chinese watercolor paintings, traditional Eastern Cape beadwork and contemporary sc...
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Transformational textiles
04 November 2021 TO 31 May 2022
Transformational Textiles explores the theme of textiles through selected new and historical artworks. The internationally acclaimed Keiskamma Guernica loaned from the Red Location Precinct will be on show alongside other textile highlights from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s collectio...
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Opportunity for Eastern Cape Artists
25 January 2022 TO 30 April 2022
CALL FOR ARTWORKS FOR THE ART COLLECTION OF THE CITY The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum are calling for artworks to be submitted for the Art Collection of the City. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY The City is looking for works by a...
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Closure
24 December 2021 TO 03 January 2022
Thank you for your support! Please note that we are closed as from the 24 December 2021 until the 3 January 2022. We will re-open to the public at 9:00 on the 4 January 2022. Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year.
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Making Meaning
18 May 2021 TO 15 November 2021
On 18th May, Museums around the work celebrated International Museums Day. The theme for 2021 is" The future of Museums: Recover and Re-imagine' The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum has used this theme to reflect through selected works from the collection on how art can be a source of hope and...
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Sketchbook 3D: Ceramics
22 June 2021 TO 31 October 2021
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Red Location Art Gallery launched a Sketchbook 3D: Ceramics exhibition. The theme for this years sketchbook edition is "Body and space in the time of COVID-19”. Four artists were selected to attend an 8-week training programme. Their final works are on...
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Celebrating Eastern Cape Art
27 June 2021 TO 16 October 2021
The exhibition showcases selected works by artists who work and live (or have worked and lived) in the Eastern Cape and have made a significant contribution to the art of the region. The selected exhibition includes 28 artists and 44 artworks. In 2020 the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the ...
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Embodied
01 April 2021 TO 06 June 2021
Selected works from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum and the Red Location Art Gallery.
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Life in the time of COVID
12 December 2020 TO 06 June 2021
REFLECTING ON LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID The virtual tour shows a full 360 view of the exhibition and provides special access to performances of poems by the Helenvale poets. click here to view the virtual tour LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID is made up of three components IMAGING THE VOICE: A PHOTO AND PO...
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Imaging The Voice
16 April 2021 TO 30 April 2021
IMAGING THE VOICE is an exhibition of poems and images created by the HELENVALE POETS. The project was funded through the Nelson Mandela Bay Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture small grant programme and combines poetry and photography. Poet, mentor and project leader, Brian Walter, assisted the grou...
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Supporting Eastern Cape Artists
18 December 2020 TO 31 March 2021
A call out for Eastern Cape artists to participate in an exciting exhibition Click here to view the invitation
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Communication disruption
14 September 2020 TO 04 January 2021
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is currently experiencing communication issues due to cable theft. You can contact us on nmm.artmuseum1956@gmail.com or call us on 079 490 0690
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I was an artist’s plaything!
24 September 2020 TO 30 November 2020
A virtual exhibition at www.markwilby.xyz in conjunction with the 14th National Conference of the South African Journal of Art History, 25 - 27 September 2020 An artist’s disillusioned brand strategist seizes the opportunity of an Art Historians Conference to exact revenge on her ex-client and his t...
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OPEN AIR
12 October 2020 TO 20 November 2020
We have spent so much time indoors that the NMM Art Museum exhibition staff decided to reopen with a selection of landscape paintings from the collection.
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PREMONITION AND OTHER VIDEO WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION
14 October 2020 TO 20 November 2020
Three works from the museum’s collection of contemporary video artworks. Brent Meistre’s film, A stranger who came with a book in the crook of his arm (a history) , is presented alongside James Reed’s, Premonition a nd Songezile Churchill Madikida's work, Virus .
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Passage
25 September 2020 TO 09 October 2020
Passage exhibition click here to see the Virtual exhibition S elected works from the Art Museum's permanent collection, take the viewer on unique journeys through the past and present, both real and imaginary. Keith Dietrich retraces colonial and precolonial trade routes through the giant watercolor...
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LITHUBA LAKHO
27 March 2020 TO 05 June 2020
LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY): EASTERN CAPE CRAFT EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION 2020 Virtual exhibition Local Artists from the Eastern Cape were invited to submit works for a selected exhibition titled " Lithuba Lakho 2020 ". The LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY): TOP EASTERN CAPE CRA...
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National lockdown
27 March 2020 TO 16 April 2020
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will be shutting down from 27 March to 16 April 2020 in line with National efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The LITHUBA LAKHO (THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY): TOP EASTERN CAPE CRAFT EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION has been installed and we are very e...
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Journey to South Africa: Struggle & Resistance
04 December 2019 TO 25 March 2020
Through Our Eyes is an annual exhibition coordinated by the RITZ MUSEUM in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In 2018, this annual exhibition turned 25 and local Jacksonville artists were invited to make works in response to the theme "Journey to South Africa: Struggle & Resistance”. The City of Nelson Man...
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Art our Passion - Museum our home
14 September 2019 TO 11 March 2020
Celebrate art from the museum’s collection in an exhibition titled "Art our Passion – Museum our Home”. The exhibition was curated by all members of the Art Museum team. The Art Museum front of house team, admin support team, conservator, framer, educator and Director chose artworks. Next to the sel...
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Through our Eyes: Journey to America
14 November 2019 TO 13 December 2019
"AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ART TO BE EXHIBITED IN THE USA” Local Eastern Cape Artists were invited to submit works for a selected exhibition titled "Through our eyes: Journey to America”. Artworks are for sale. The exhibition opened at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum on 14 November 2019. T...
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SKETCHBOOK 2.0: Visual Art Project
12 October 2019 TO 14 November 2019
Throughout the month of September, young local artists were given the opportunity to strengthen their skills through a developmental art training initiative coordinated by the Red Location Gallery Chief Curator, Uthando Baduza and fully sponsored by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The programme was...
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Spring in Autumn
03 June 2019 TO 27 October 2019
Celebrate the beauty of flowers and landscapes in an exhibition curated from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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Step into my shoes
10 July 2019 TO 27 September 2019
The exhibition includes prints and drawings from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection. Works on display explore African spirituality, celebrate Township life and reflect on socio political issues related to feminism, poverty and liberation. Cyprian Shilakoe, Dumile Feni ...
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SA Art from the Sanlam Art Collection
26 June 2019 TO 30 August 2019
Centennial: A Century of South African Art from the Sanlam Art Collection 1918 – 2018 The Sanlam Art Collection was founded in 1965 and the collection holds more than 2000 items associated with more than 500 South African artists whose works cover more than a century. Sanlam is once again sharing th...
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Math & Art exhibition
27 May 2019 TO 27 June 2019
Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) National Arts competition exhibition Children all over South Africa have been challenged through a national competition by the Nelson Mandela University Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Center to link maths and art creatively. Artworks made by ch...
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Joyful creations
01 April 2019 TO 14 June 2019
A selection of Ceramic Art from the NMM Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Lithuba Lakho 2019
29 March 2019 TO 31 May 2019
This was the fourth installment of the LITHUBA LAKHO (This is your Opportunity): Top Eastern Cape craft exhibition and competition. The exhibition and competition supports the development of top export quality craft from a diverse range of disciplines. Crafters and designers working in the Eastern C...
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Keiskamma Trust Exhibition
10 April 2019 TO 26 May 2019
This exhibition pays tribute to the artistic work done by the Keiskamma Trust. The Trust was set up in the village of Hamburg to promote health and hope through art, music, HIV/AIDS treatment, poverty alleviation projects and education initiatives. The central display on the exhibition at the Art Mu...
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When dust settles - Igshaan Adams
17 April 2019 TO 17 May 2019
The 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art Artist: Igshaan Adams Title: When Dust Settles Medium: Mixed Media This exhibition, presents a multi-sensory large-scale installation, bringing together aspects of sculpture, textiles, found objects, furniture and performance.
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What is contemporary art
03 December 2018 TO 31 March 2019
Artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that show themes and materials used by artists in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are on display.
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Images of the City
03 December 2018 TO 22 March 2019
Photographs from the NMM Art Museum’s permanent collection by photographer Tim Hopwood, Marc Shoul and Rob Duker are on display.
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Fashion exhibition
28 September 2018 TO 15 March 2019
MOTHER TONGUE: THE INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL XHOSA FASHION ON CONTEMPORARY DESIGN Mother Tongue celebrates local fashion and features the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s important collection of traditional Southern Nguni beadwork and textiles alongside selected works by the internationally c...
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Art from the Eastern Cape
06 August 2018 TO 25 November 2018
A selection of top Eastern Cape art from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum to view exhibition space
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Commemorating a Centenary: EPSAC 1918 - ARTEC 2018
17 August 2018 TO 17 September 2018
ADJUSTING THE PICTURE 1918 - 2018: A CENTURY OF ART IN THE CITY An exhibition organized by ARTEC and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum to commemorate the centenary of the Eastern Province Society of Arts and Culture (EPSAC) [now ARTEC]. Artworks on display were loaned from past members and ...
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Here Today, Here Tomorrow
19 April 2018 TO 03 August 2018
An exhibition showing the difference between Conservation and Restoration of Museum objects, specifically Easel Painting, Ceramics and Works on Paper. Artworks are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection. An exhibition opening of the "Here Today, Here Tomorrow” exhibition will be held on Thursday...
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Art Law Exhibition / Mandela is a Meeting place
09 April 2018 TO 28 July 2018
MANDELA IS A MEETING PLACE: ART MUSEUM PROGRAMME The year 2018 will mark a major milestone in the incredible story of Nelson Mandela – his centenary. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum plans to honor his legacy through a series of exhibitions and programs that reflect on values of Mandela an...
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ART/LAW – Reflecting through art on our Human Rights past and present
09 April 2018 TO 28 July 2018
Artworks reflecting past injustice and the current struggles for freedom and democracy will be selected from the Museum’s permanent collection. Selected works will include works where artists have used their work to talk about the state of emergency, Bantu education, the harsh conditions of mine wor...
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Jack Lugg Retrospective
01 March 2018 TO 06 April 2018
A retrospective exhibition celebrating seven decades of work produced by influential Eastern Cape artist Jack Lugg. The illustrated biography of Jack Lugg titled, The House That Jack Built, will be launched and available for sale at the exhibition opening on 28 February 2018. All the artworks on dis...
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Standard Bank Young Artist 2017: Beth Diane Armstrong - in perpetuum
15 February 2018 TO 26 March 2018
Winner: Beth Diane Armstrong Exhibition title: in perpetuum The 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist Award exhibition highlights Beth Diane Armstrong’s use of sculpture to explore different expressions of scale, structure, materiality and space through stainless steel, video and light. The Artist will co...
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The Friendly City
18 December 2017 TO 14 February 2018
See the city through the eyes of artists; this exhibition will contain artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that depict Nelson Mandela Bay. to view exhibition hall
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IN 3D
13 December 2017 TO 02 February 2018
Works showcasing the Art Museum’s collection of three-dimensional works to view the exhibition space
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In Colour
30 October 2017 TO 02 February 2018
Looking at the symbolic use of colour in artworks selected from the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. to view the exhibition hall
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The Art of the Kite
07 December 2017 TO 02 February 2018
Artists in the Bay were challenged to make an artwork in response to the theme of wind, kites, mobiles or flying machines. Any medium was welcome .... mixed media, drawing, painting, photographs, sculpture, ceramics, mobile. Adults and children could enter a work for this fun exhibition. to view the...
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The Way of Water
27 September 2017 TO 30 November 2017
The exhibition hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in celebration of Heritage month, forms part of an international art project that was designed to bring attention to the fragile marine environment which is currently threatened by pollution, excessive fishing, and encroaching human...
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Motherhood
26 June 2017 TO 19 November 2017
Paying tribute to mothers everywhere, this exhibition explores the theme of motherhood through artworks selected from the Art Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition contains artworks which depict the beauty and joy of motherhood alongside works that show the challenges that women face when th...
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Pemba
18 July 2017 TO 06 October 2017
To celebrate the donation of three George Mnyaluza Milwa PEMBA oil paintings to the permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, an exhibition showcasing the museum’s existing collection alongside the new works will be on display. The exhibition has been organized to take plac...
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Palladio and the Modern
17 August 2017 TO 15 September 2017
First year students of the School of Architecture traveling exhibition The successful three traveling exhibitions of 2016 entitled PALLADIO AND THE MODERN, that highlights the universal principles of architecture, were hosted by The Cape Institute for Architecture in April in Cape Town, by the Depar...
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Art Museum is a meeting place
21 May 2017 TO 11 August 2017
The exhibition pays tribute to the role of the art museum as a conduit for people, art and ideas to meet. Artworks are from the Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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The power of drawing
21 February 2017 TO 14 July 2017
We all doodle, in meetings, while on the phone or when we are stuck on a question or assignment. For artists this doodling or drawing is a critical part of the creative process. Sketching and drawing are considered the primary medium through which artists develop their ideas and techniques. Unlike s...
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Remembering the SS Mendi
20 February 2017 TO 08 June 2017
On the 100th year anniversary of the tragic sinking of the SS Mendi, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will open an exhibition of over 200 sketches culminating in an oil triptych produced by local Eastern Cape artist Hillary Graham. This remarkable work reimagines the tragic event in vast s...
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The Vibrant City
12 September 2016 TO 28 April 2017
See the city through the eyes of artists; this exhibition will contain artworks from the Art Museum’s permanent collection that depict Nelson Mandela Bay. The exhibition explores how artists, both past and present, have depicted Nelson Mandela Bay. Works on show include examples from the Art Museum’...
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Just Painting
07 December 2016 TO 03 February 2017
The Friends of the Art Museum in conjunction with the NMM Art Museum presented an exhibition celebrating artistic excellence in the Eastern Cape. Local artists from across the Eastern Cape were invited to make and submit work to this exhibition. Artists selected include: Kader Abdulla, Zelda Alistou...
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Beauty is all around us
10 October 2016 TO 24 November 2016
Looking at how artists draw inspiration from nature this exhibition of works from the permanent collection will display artwork that celebrates our natural heritage. Paintings, prints and ceramics by local and international artists celebrate the natural world through depictions of landscapes, flower...
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YEYETHU SONKE: This belongs to all of us, Highlights of the Collection
22 June 2016 TO 30 September 2016
Celebrating 60 years of collecting This exhibition comprises a selection of artworks that represent important milestones in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s permanent collection. Programme for event on 21 June. The exhibition opened on the Art Museum's 60th anniversary on the 22 June 201...
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Mohau Modisakeng: LEFA LA NTATE
27 July 2016 TO 02 September 2016
Mohau Modisakeng is the recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Arts 2016 award. His photography, films and installation grapple with the conflicting politics of leadership and nationhood, whilst also attempting to unpack the legacy of inequality, capital, labour and extraction of min...
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Transforming the Collection
07 March 2016 TO 15 June 2016
The role that the Art Museum played during Apartheid to promote non-white art and culture. From the Art Museum's Permanent Collection.
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Cultural Boycott to Pan African Dream
16 March 2016 TO 05 June 2016
During Apartheid many artists engaged with politics using art as a medium for protest against the then government. Art continues to play a vital role in the social development of the New South Africa. This exhibition explores the important role that artists played as the social conscious of the coun...
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Elevating the object
07 December 2015 TO 06 March 2016
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum has one of the country’s noteworthy collections of craft. This exhibition will celebrate the museum’s commitment to elevating craft objects into the realm of art. A selection of objects from the Museum’s collection of ceramics, Chinese and other textiles an...
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Building the Collection
09 November 2015 TO 04 March 2016
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60 Benefactors
11 November 2015 TO 26 February 2016
A tribute to important members of the community, organisations and art collectors who donated significant works to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum collection. Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-ts...
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In the Beginning ...
14 October 2015 TO 29 November 2015
Works acquired by the city prior to the opening of the Art Museum including a special display in tribute of Victor Jones, a prominent Architect who donated numerous artworks and bequeathed money towards the development of the Art Museum in Port Elizabeth. Background: On 22 June 2016 the Nelson Mande...
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In the beginning: The early art scene and the Eastern Province Society of the Arts
14 October 2015 TO 04 November 2015
A tribute to the early Port Elizabeth art community. Prominent artist’s works on display include Dorothy Kay and Pickford Marriot. Background: On 22 June 2016 the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will have inspired art lovers for 60 years. To commemorate this momentous milestone the Art Museum...
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60 Years of Collecting: Launch of the 60th Anniversary Programme
14 October 2015 TO 01 November 2015
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Woman's month
14 August 2015 TO 13 September 2015
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum is celebrating Woman’s Month with an exhibition of works by woman artists from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection .
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Celebrating the Baakens Valley
18 May 2015 TO 31 July 2015
The Baakens Valley is a unique natural resource which has significantly shaped the development of our city. The exhibition will celebrate the valley and the artwork that it has inspired. Selected artworks from our permanent collection will show past and present scenes of the valley, the harbour and ...
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Fabric of Existence
05 February 2015 TO 24 July 2015
From delicate embroidered scenes on Chinese textiles to tapestries of Zulu warriors, beaded Southern Nguni garments with coded messages and a large pot made out of animal hide, each work tells its own story through the medium of textile. From the Art Museum's Permanent Collection.
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Song and Dance
28 February 2015 TO 19 July 2015
A celebration of music and dance through fine art; works on display include the Skapu player by Anton Van Wouw alongside a Japanese woodcut print of a woman playing a Shamisen (a traditional Japanese instrument) and the iconic photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg of Miriam Makeba singing that became a Dr...
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Who’s Who and What’s New?
02 April 2015 TO 03 May 2015
This unselected community exhibition is run annually by the Art Museum. From students to both amateur and established artists, this exhibition is a showcase of current art in the Bay. This group exhibition is designed to celebrate and promote the diversity of art produced in Nelson Mandela Bay. It a...
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial
29 October 2014 TO 22 February 2015
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial is the Eastern Cape’s most prestigious art exhibition. Over the last seven years this selected exhibition and award has promoted thirty-five top established artists and new signatures. This year the NMM Art Museum re-launched the Biennial as a cura...
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Lithuba Lakho (This is your Opportunity)
12 December 2014 TO 18 January 2015
Top crafters working in the Eastern Cape Province were invited to enter their best products for this inaugural craft competition and exhibition. This project is designed to promote top export quality craft from a diverse range of disciplines and has been initiated by the Eastern Cape Development Cor...
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LIVING LEGEND EXHIBITION
17 December 2014 TO 18 January 2015
The Municipality led by the Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture Directorate has launched the Nelson Mandela Bay Legacy Programme which will see a series of community events and activities being held throughout the Bay over the next year. Branded as "Nelson Mandela Bay Legacy Projects", each of thes...
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Our City
11 October 2014 TO 03 December 2014
The Baakens Valley is a unique natural resource within Nelson Mandela Bay. Selected artworks show past and present scenes of the valley, the harbour and surrounds. Included on show are works by 19th century artist and explorer, Thomas Baines, as well as contemporary works by Robert Brooks, Betsy For...
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Reflections
28 June 2014 TO 12 October 2014
Art is often described as a mirror on the world. Reflections can also obscure or confuse perceptions or be used to reminisce or muse on the world around us. This exhibition comprises prints, painting, ceramics and mixed media works from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection . Selected artists from t...
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South African Studio Ceramics
13 September 2014 TO 12 October 2014
In the contemporary world of mass production, studio ceramics are a reminder of the magic inherent in hand-crafted tableware. This exhibition focus on functional ceramics and celebrates the beautiful, poetic and sometimes eccentric work produced by South African studio ceramicists. Stunning ceramics...
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For Future Generations
03 April 2014 TO 28 September 2014
Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African Music (ILAM) This exhibit celebrates the extensive contribution by world-renowned musicologist, Hugh Tracey, to the knowledge and preservation of traditional African music. The exhibition was co-ordinated by the International Library of African Mu...
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UNREST
24 July 2014 TO 31 August 2014
The 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for visual arts has been given to Hasan and Husain Essop. Their work draws from everyday life and deals with themes related to community, religion and popular culture.
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Connections
12 May 2014 TO 17 July 2014
A fun and interesting mind map of the connections that exist between art works in the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection. This exhibition will form part of the Art Museum celebrations for this year’s International Museum Day theme "Collections make connections”.
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Journeys
28 May 2014 TO 15 June 2014
A passage through time, moving places or spaces, adapting, changing, metamorphosing, these themes as they relate to the idea of a journey will be expressed in selected works from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection.
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Legacy
05 March 2014 TO 04 May 2014
Legacy (David Walters and Friends): Tribute to Juliet Armstrong David Walters and ‘Friends’ arranged an exhibition that commemorated the life of the late Processor Juliet Armstrong and the impact that the ceramic studios based at the University of Kwa Zulu’s Centre for Visual Art, where she worked f...
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