Durban Art Gallery
Durban, kwazulu-natal
Address
Second Floor, City Hall, Anton Lembede Street, Durban, kwazulu-natal, 4001
Opening Hours
he Durban Art Gallery was founded in 1892 and exhibits cover carvings, clay pots and beadwork, as well as the works of artists like Andrew Verster and Penny Siopis. The museum hosts a collection as diverse as the population of the region.
The Durban Art Gallery showcases artwork dating as far back as the 15th century right up to the present, which are on show on a rotational basis. The diversity at this art gallery in Durban (eThekwini) makes for an accurate representation of the many histories of the KwaZulu-Natal region.
The museum was created when Cathcart William Methven, a harbour engineer at the time, gave one of his paintings to the town council in 1892. Since then, various donations and purchases were made to build up the collection. The collection was boosted in 1920 when Colonel R.H. Whitwell, an art connoisseur and philanthropist, presented over 400 works to the Gallery.