The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum consist of two buildings flanking the main entrance into St Georges Park. In the foyer of the right hand building the figure of Thobeka welcomes visitors to the gallery. Thobeka is a work of art by artist Willie Bester and consist of welded recycled metal. She was purchased by the museum in 2002 and has been on permanent display in the foyer.
Like these rain drops I haven't been hanging around much lately. Not because I've been lazy but because I've been away for about a week and didn't have time to prepost anything. But I'm back. Hope you missed me.
A different view of the giant South African flag on the Donkin Reserve. This time seen through the Donkin River memorial piece.
Summer may be packing her bags to head up north but the days are still nice and warm and people are still going to beach for a swim.
Is it just me or does this look like a couple of 1950's gang members trying to look very inconspicuous
The old Fisher's building in the Port Elizabeth city centre may have close links to Fischer's Jewellers in the city, but isn't used as a jewellery shop anymore. The old jewellery showroom has been revamped by the owners and is used as a gallery and shop for art, ceramics and glass ware.
Fischer's Jewellers in Port Elizabeth are one of those businesses that has been around for just about forever. In 1858 Edward Preiss from London advertised in the "Eastern Province Herald" that he has taken premises next door to the newspaper's office in Main Street and started business as a watchmaker and jeweller. In 1859 Alwin Fischer and his brother Theodore, both watchmakers, came to the Cape Colony from Saxony. Theodore opened a business in Cradock while Alwin came to Port Elizabeth and started to…
The residents of Nelson Mandela Bay is very fortunate to have a place like the Groendal Wilderness Area right outside our "back door". (Hopefully I don't insult any of Uitenhage's residents by saying it that way) The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water catchment area of the Swartkops River with the Groendal Dam in its centre. All of this falls within the Groot Winterhoek Mountain range and these days form part of the Greater Baviaanskloof Wilderness area. Groendal's rugged terrain…
Today is Human Rights Day in South Africa. A day for us to remember all the wrongs of the past and to celebrate setting it on the right course into the future. Note how I'm not just saying setting it right as this country still has a very long way to go before it will be right. At least we are heading in the right direction. But as we celebrate Human Rights Day we also shouldn't forget the animals. I'm…
One of the new art pieces that has been installed on Route 67 is a freeze by artist Mpumzeni Ezra Gwazela. The freeze represents the proud history of creativity in Nelson Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape and is located just outside the entrance of the Campanile which is also the start of Route 67.