All the Exhibition Events on at the Wits Art Museum

The Wits Art Museum is a leading university art museum in Johannesburg, dedicated to showcasing African art. The collection includes over 18,000 African artworks showcasing African artwork ranging from historic to contemporary, and the museum has an active exhibition and education programme. Here’s everything you need to know about the exhibition and walkabout schedule.

What’s on at the Wits Art Museum

What We Do Not See

What We Do Not See is an exhibition that remembers David Goldblatt in what would have been his 95th year, and explores the idea of home – the structures, places, cultures and relationships that we live within – in and around Johannesburg.

In addition to Goldblatt, the exhibition brings together a group of nine mainly Johannesburg- based photographers: Gulshan Khan, Jabulani Dhlamini, Jo Ractliffe, Jodi Bieber, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, Madoda Mkhobeni, Mark Lewis, Sabelo Mlangeni and Tshepiso Mazibuko.

Exhibition curated by Brenda Goldblatt and Fiona Rankin-Smith and supported by the David Goldblatt Legacy Trust.

Cost: Free entry

When: Running from 4 August to 24 October 2026 during the Art Museum’s opening hours, which are: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Where: Wits Art Museum, University of the Witwatersrand, Cnr Jorissen and Bertha St, Johannesburg

(Un)charted Territories

(Un)charted Territories, currently showing in the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the exhibition, sharing fresh insights and new perspectives.

The exhibition reimagines the artist’s book as a unique cartographic instrument. Moving beyond traditional geography, these works transform the map from a tool of control into a dynamic space for encounter and discovery.

The exhibition highlights diverse books that use physical maps, layered folds, and cartographic symbols to visually translate abstract concepts

Cost: Free entry

When: Running until 23 September 2026 during the Art Museum’s opening hours, which are: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Where: Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts at the Wits Art Museum, University of the Witwatersrand, Cnr Jorissen and Bertha St, Johannesburg

Wits Art Museum Hentie van der Merwe's Na De Jongh (Farm in the Cederberg) After De Jongh (Farm in the Cederberg). Oil paint on offset lithograph | What's on in Joburg — Na De Jongh (Farm in the Cederberg) / After De Jongh (Farm in the Cederberg). Oil paint on offset lithograph

Hentie van der Merwe’s After de Jongh

After de Jongh explores Hentie van der Merwe’s relationship with personal identity, cultural inheritance, and the enduring presence of history through painting.

Drawing inspiration from Bloekomlaan (Avenue of Gum Trees) by the Dutch-born South African painter Tinus de Jongh (1885 – 1942), Hentie van der Merwe revisits an image deeply embedded in Afrikaner visual culture and collective memory.

Cost: Free entry

When: Opens on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at 6pm for 6.30pm. Thereafter, the exhibition runs during the Art Museum’s opening hours, which are: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Where: Wits Art Museum, University of the Witwatersrand, Cnr Jorissen and Bertha St, Johannesburg