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AArt Africa in Johannesburg's leafy Parkview suburb is particularly popular with tourists looking for unique souvenirs to take home. Whether you are looking for beadwork, sculpture or curios created from recycled materials, Art Africa stocks it all, and they will ship it overseas for you too.
For almost 2 decades, Art Africa in Johannesburg has remained a legendary curio and craft shop and an extremely popular tourist destination. Many tour operators include the famous store in Parkview, close to the Zoo Lake's green lawns, on their Johannesburg itinerary and many independent travellers to Joburg try to stop by at least once on their trip to browse through or buy Art Africa’s crafts.
Art Africa specialises in handcrafted African curios, but in many cases the word ‘art’ is more applicable to describe the wonderful items on sale. The store is separated into 2 sections. The front section mostly contains contemporary southern African crafts and sells funky items such as beaded keyrings and hand-painted magnets.
If you’re looking for stunning hand-painted ceramics, lampshades, carved and painted figures, jewellery or picture frames, Art Africa is a great place to invest your energy and your money – there is no chance you’ll find better quality items than Art Africa’s curios. Other ethnic artefacts include beadwork, ritual masks, hand-painted fabrics, stone sculptures, woven raffia, Christmas tree decorations, ornamental traditional weapons and musical instruments.
The back section of the shop is aimed at collectors and is recommended for people with an interest in authentic African artefacts. The variety in this section is endless, but examples of some of the unique items on offer include Luba headrests, Ghanaian Kente cloths, Yoruba figurines and Xhosa pipes. There is a truly amazing selection of wooden games, head rests, wooden statues and sculptures, wooden and grass bowls and bright African fabrics.
Many of Art Africa’s crafts are very affordable, and the friendly staff will be happy to pack and ship items that are too big or too fragile to take with you on an airplane.
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Who to contact
Art Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 486 2052
Email: artafrica@yebo.co.za
How to get here
Art Africa is at 62 Tyrone Avenue – the main stret running through Parkview.
Best time to visit
Art Africa is open from 9am until 6pm, Mondays to Fridays, and from 9am until 4pm on Saturdays.
Length of stay
It is easy to spend an hour browsing through the rich diversity of art and curios on
display.
What to pack
Your credit card!
What to eat
Tyron Avenue has some charming coffee shops and a couple nice restaurants.
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