5/5 Milo 3 months ago on Google • 242 reviews New
The
National
Gallery
was
such
an
inspiring
experience!
The
building
itself
is
majestic
set
in
the
oldest
garden
in
Cape
Town,
a
well-kept
garden
with
an
amazing
array
of
plants,
flowers
and
herbs
(and
not
one
piece
of
litter
in
sight
🙏🏽).
So
nice
here.
The
artworks
are
diverse
and
while
each
piece
has
the
artists
name
and
date
,
I
really
wish
they
had
added
information
on
each
piece
thus
offering
us
context
and/
or
glimpse
into
the
artist
themselves.
They
do
offer
us
time
periods
which
help
us
figure
out
some
context
for
ourselves
for
example
art
produced
in
the
midst
of
apartheid
protests
usually
indicate
a
stance
one
way
or
the
other
but
experiences
are
so
much
more
complex-
I
would
have
liked
to
have
known
who
the
artist
was
as
a
person,
their
ideas
on
the
political
climate,
their
thoughts
whilst
making
the
piece.
Adding
a
little
extra
would
have
turned
each
piece
into
its
own
adventure.
Besides
this,
the
art
is
amazing!
It’s
emotional
and
cathartic
to
see
all
these
people,
ordinary
people
fighting
for
freedom,
people
who
never
gained
recognition
nor
wanted
recognition
for
doing
the
right
thing-
standing
up
for
people
basic
human
rights.
I
especially
loved
the
Nelson
Mandela
inspired
works
and
the
photos
of
protests-
it
left
me
emotional.
The
green
room
was
my
favorite
for
sure!
The
burning
of
the
pass
books
was
truly
inspiring-
seeing
people
stop
playing
by
rules
that
were
designed
specifically
to
be
a
disservice
to
them.
The
dedication
to
gender
issues
also
really
spoke
to
me.
Im
so
glad
this
museum
provides
a
platform
to
discuss
the
complexities
of
gender
identity.
The
museum
felt
like
a
safe
space
to
explore
ideas
and
analyze
the
past.
The
pieces
are
outstanding
and
I
left
wishing
to
know
more
about
this
amazing
recent
history-
theres
just
so
much!
Finally
I
found
it
pleasantly
shocking
that
it
was
only
$5
for
3
people!
What
an
amazing
deal
:-)
I
hope
arts
funding
is
a
thing
here
because
Cape
Town
has
some
truly
exceptional
phenomenal
artists
💜
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