The Pretoria Art Museum

The Pretoria Art Museum is located in Arcadia Park, Pretoria in South Africa and occupies an entire city block.  The collection of art began in the 1930’s but it was in 1932 it grew in size when Lady Michaelis gave a large number of artworks to the city council after the death of her husband, Sir Max Michaelis.  The collection mainly consisted of 17th century work and was then housed in the town hall.

In 1954 The Pretoria City Council decided that a building was needed to house the art collection as it had grown in size over the years, aside from its original collections of South African art by Henk Pierneef, Pieter Wenning, Frans Oerder, Anton van Wouw and Irma Stern, the collection now also included international work from Europe and the USA.

Building began in 1962 and the museum finally opened its doors in 1964.  If you ever have the chance to visit this gallery you will see some unique pieces and some wonderful examples of frames that display the artwork.

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Nairobi National Museum

The Nairobi National Museum is the main and one of the largest galleries under the umbrella of the National Museums of Kenya.

This gallery is located on Museum Hill, and is renowned for the way it showcases the heritage of Kenya.  This is achieved by the use of four distinctive themes these are:

  • Kenya’s Culture.
  • Nature.
  • History.
  • Contemporary Art.

Aside from the museum where you will see some truly stunning and authentic african art and framework there are other attractions within the compound which are unique and what sets this gallery apart from any other these include a Snake Park and Botanical Gardens as well as a State of the Art Auditorium that occasionally hosts concerts, film shows and other events.  There is also a commercial wing where you can experience dining and shopping.

The National Bardo Museum

The National Bardo Museum is located in the suburbs of Le Bardo, Tunisia, it is one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region and the second most important museum on the African continent.

The building that houses this museum was once a 15th century palace and has been home to this museum since 1888.  There are some truly unique collections on display here, some that have some unique and stunning framework and others that are beautiful in their own right.

The Bardo brings together one of the finest and largest collections of Roman mosaics in the world along with a stunning collection marble statues that represent the gods and Roman Emperors, one of the most iconic pieces here is a marble bust of Aphrodite.  There are also a range of other artwork, artefacts and antiques from Ancient Greece and the Islamic Period. The museum also displays objects ranging from pre-historical artifacts to modern jewelry.

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Rwanda Art Museum

Located in Kanombe and approximately 4 kilometers from Kigali International Airport is where this museum can be found.  Originally called the Presidential Palace Museum. In May 2018 it changed its name to The Rwanda Art Museum.

The Rwanda Art Museum displays contemporary art by Rwandan and International artists.  There is a permanent collection that is housed here but the museum also has many temporary exhibitions here too.  There are some truly beautiful pieces on display here and they are all framed in some beautiful but simple contemporary frames.

At The Rwanda Art Museum there is also something unique that you can see here at this heritage site, the flight debris from the FALCON 50’s presidential jet that went down on 6th April 1994.

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