Stellenbosch Art Galleries
Stellenbosch has art galleries to satisfy all visitors whether they are art connoisseurs or just those who want to see art by local artists through South African history. Themes cover the South African landscape, indigenous people, social commentary and everyday life. Painting styles kept up with those prevalent in Europe that is Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism and Abstract Art.
Please see our events page for exciting current and future exhibitions at Stellenbosch’s various galleries and museums.
The Rupert Museum
About the Art Museum
This is certainly a gallery with one of the finest collections of South African Art and the permanent collection includes artists such as Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern, Pierneef, Jean Welz, Cecil Higgs, Herman van Nasareth, Keith Dietrich, Stanley Pinker, William Kentridge, and Alexis Preller.
A true treasure
Also featured at the Museum are works off Willie Bester, Tony Nkosi, Karel Nel, Penny Siopis, Cecil Skotnes, Otto Klar, Carl Büchner, Francois Krige, Hugo Naudé, Gregoire Boonzaaier, Maurice van Esche, Nel Erasmus, Frans Claerhout, Paul du Toit, Pieter Wenning, Frans Oerder, Walter Battiss, Maud Sumner, Wolf Kibel and more.
Sculptures include those of South Africa’s pioneering sculptor Anton van Wouw, as well as Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae, with European works by leading sculptors such as Käthe Kollwitz and Auguste Rodin. Outside the gallery there are sculptures by well known artist, Dylan Lewis.
The travelling paintings are the thirty-two station panels by Pierneef, commissioned by the South African Railways in 1929.
This gallery will give the visitor a tour through centuries of South African art.
Where
Stellentia Avenue off Dorp Street +27(0)21 888 3344
When
Monday to Friday: 09h30 – 13h00 and 14h00 – 16h00
Saturday: 10h00 – 13h00
Entrance fees
Adults: R20.00 Pensioners: R10.00 Students / Scholars: R10.00
The Sasol Art Museum
About the Art Museum
The University museum was formerly the Bloemhof School for Girls and thanks to a substantial donation by Sasol Ltd. the building was restored and transformed into a cultural centre.
The Sasol Art Museum houses the Stellenbosch University’s permanent collection and the exhibition includes furniture and consumers’ articles of historical value. Maggie Laubser bequeathed her 140 works to the University, which was fully restored in 1989 to 1990. Only a selection is exhibited in this building where she went to school.
A Unique Cultural Centre
The Anthropology Section of the Museum is the holder of an irreplaceable African collection, assembled over years. The Museum also has a number of Cape scenes painted in 1839 by Solomon Caesar Malan, an amateur painter, this Africana-Treasure has a history of its own and makes the museum well worth visiting.
The Stellenbosch University Art Gallery was built in 1854 by renowned architect Carl Otto Hager. It is a satellite of the Sasol Art Museum and operates as a semi- commercial gallery.
Where
52 Van Ryneveld Street
+27(0)21 808 3691
When
Mondays: 10h00 – 16h30
Tuesday – Saturday: 09h00 – 16h00
Entrance fees
Donations as you exit.
De Oude Libertas Gallery
About the Gallery
This charming gallery has a new exhibition every month. In front of the gallery is a sculpture by Adrian Smit, “Monument for the common people”.
Where
C/o Adam Tas & Oude Libertas road +27(0)21 809 7463
When
Monday to Friday: 09h00 – 16h00
Saturdays: 09h00 – 13h00
Die Moederkerk (Dutch Reformed Church)
Well worth a visit is the N.G. Moederkerk – Dutch Reformed Church in Drostdy Street, where all the stained glass windows was designed and executed by the artist Leo Theron, regarded as a pioneer and a master in this field, in South Africa.
Other Galleries
Several galleries exhibit art for sale and have proven to be very popular, especially with overseas visitors, most of these galleries are in Town Central. See our list of galleries.
The Village Museum
About the Museum
Where
18 Ryneveld Street
+27(0)21 887 2948
When
Monday to Saturday: 09h00 – 16h30
Sunday: 10h00 to 13h00
Entrance Fees
Adults: R30.00
Students / Scholars: R5.00
The Toy & Miniature Museum
About the Museum
Where
Market Street (Behind Tourist Information Office)
+27(0)21 887 9433
116 Dorp Street,
When
Monday to Friday: 09h00 – 16h00
Entrance Fees
Adults: R20.00
Children: R10.00
The V.O.C Kruithuis
About the Museum
Where
Bloem Street, Opposite Die Braak
+27(0)21 887 2948
When
Monday to Friday: 09h00 – 16h00
Entrance Fees
Adults: R5.00
The Burgerhuis Museum
About the Museum
Where
C/O Alexander & Bloem Street
+27(0)21 887 0339
When
Monday to Friday: 08h00 – 16h30
Saturday: 09h00 to 16h00
Entrance Fees
No Entrance Fee
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