| The Carnegie Art Gallery, is a public Art Museum
situated in the CBD of Newcastle, adjacent to the Municipal Gardens. Its
collection includes contemporary paintings, sculptures, ceramics, fibre
art, beadwork, weaving and wooden carvings by critically acclaimed and recognised
South African artists. A unique and valuable collection of African Art &
Zulu material cultural objects has also been accumulated. |
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| It holds regular temporary
exhibitions and has an active outreach programme and it organises workshops
on a variety of practical craft skills. Isiphethu is an
example of its success in this field and the embroidered works by members
of this group are sold through the Gallery Shop. |
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| The shop has a wide variety of other items for sale including
Zulu beadwork, gemstones, object d’art, traditional Zulu beer pots
and items made from waste materials such as telephone wire and papier mache. |
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The building was built in l915 as
a Library with funds from the Carnegie Corporation. It is in the classic
Edwardian/Georgian style and all the original features have been retained.
It is a declared National Monument and is situated in a historical part
of Newcastle.
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Visiting
hours
Tuesday to Friday 0900 – 1700;
Saturday 0900 – 1200.
Closed Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays.
Tel: 034 3287622. |
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