Life under lockdown: An interview with Usha Seejarim
Artist Usha Seejarim is best known for her reinterpretation of ordinary and domestic objects. Making use of common materials such as safety pins, wooden pegs, irons and brooms, her compositions
Life under lockdown: An interview with Nduduzo Makhathini
Award-winning jazz musician Nduduzo Makhathini has been making life under lockdown a little bit more bearable through livestream performances on his social media channels. His highly anticipated Blue Note debut Modes of
GFC to livestream a series of Audiovisual Masterclasses for Africa Month 2020
The Gauteng Film Commission’s (GFC) Africa Month Commemorative celebration aims to create a platform for the creative industries, communities and the continent at large to develop and showcase their creative
Kruger Museum
The Kruger Museum and its contents bear witness to the forceful personality of the man who lived there as leader of a small republic in southern Africa, at a stormy
Life under lockdown: An interview with Rucera Seethal
With the National Arts Festival (NAF) moving into the virtual space for 2020, the NAF team has been working tirelessly to figure out what a Virtual National Arts Festival (vNAF)
Life under lockdown: An interview with Shane Cooper
Bassist, composer and producer Shane Cooper (also known as Card on Spokes) is part of the new wave of South African jazz artists pushing the music forward, and is also
Life under lockdown: An interview with Thenjiwe Nkosi
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the world has changed irrevocably. Creative Feel caught up with artist Thenjiwe Nkosi to find out what life under lockdown means to her. Creative Feel:
Life under lockdown: An interview with Alan Webster
With the National Arts Festival (NAF) moving from its home in Makhanda to the virtual space in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Creative Feel spoke to Alan Webster, Festival
Life under lockdown: An interview with Kim Berman
Lockdown in South Africa has brought many changes to daily life for all of us. Creative Feel spoke to Kim Berman, Founding Director of Artist Proof Studio, a professor in
The gladius in the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History collection
The gladius is a short sword which narrows near the base of the blade. This shape makes the sword effective at cutting as well as thrusting. The gladius is best
Chinese Paired Swords in the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History
In the Curator’s Choice display of edged weaponry at the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History, are Chinese double or paired swords from the early 19th century. The swords are decorated
DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History
The DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History, formerly known as the Transvaal Museum, was founded as the Staatsmuseum of the ZAR on the 1st of December 1892. DITSONG: National Museum
Tswaing Meteorite Crater
Creative Feel interviewed Mr Fumani Simon Nyalungu, the Education Officer at DITSONG: Tswaing Meteorite Crater, to find out a bit more about the crater, it’s history & cultural background, and
DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History
The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History explores South Africa’s cultural diversity in various permanent and temporary exhibitions. DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Exterior and Interior Exhibitions include rock
Vibrant Colours and Abstract Patterns from Africa
An unusual tea set designed in 1997 by Peter Mthombeni A teapot will always be a teapot because of its functionality, but a teapot can be more than a mere teapot
DITSONG: National Museum of Military History
During the First World War (1914 – 1918), no formal showcase was made of South Africa’s involvement in that war. In 1940, Captain J Agar-Hamilton was appointed official historian of
Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
The Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum preserves and presents South African agricultural history in a unique manner. The Museum showcases the history of the development of agriculture in South Africa from
Pioneer Museum
While enjoying a cup of coffee and homemade bread, visitors can experience a way of life that has irrevocably passed. The stories of the Pioneer Museum and 1848 house, and
Sammy Marks Museum
Sammy Marks arrived in South Africa with a case of silver knives as his only valuable possession, and became one of the first entrepreneurs, playing a significant role in mining,
Life under lockdown: An interview with Lehlogonolo Mashaba
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown in South Africa have had significant impacts on the creative economy and the daily lives of creatives. Creative Feel spoke to artist Lehlogonolo Mashaba
Life under lockdown: an interview with Monica Newton
Shortly before South Africa went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Arts Festival team announced that they had made the decision to take the Festival virtual for
Life under lockdown: an interview with Tim Greene
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in South Africa, creatives have continued to produce works for the digital space, using tools like Zoom to collaborate virtually. One such project
A brief history of South African Swords
Swords first came into use in the region of modern-day South Africa with the arrival of European settlers. Before then, the spear had been prominent and the battle-axe was becoming