Rare collection finds a refuge in Oppenheimers’ Brenthurst Library.
A collection of rare and valuable Southern African artefacts has been moved from the Johannesburg Art Gallery to the Brenthurst Library in Parktown for safekeeping. The library is a private repository for Africana, built in 1984 with funding by mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer.
The collection was brought from the UK in the mid-1980s and entrusted to the Joburg gallery on permanent loan...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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