Norval Foundation

02/06/2026

June at Norval Foundation ✨

From mindful mornings to creative school holiday fun, there’s something for everyone this month at Norval Foundation.

Spend your winter with art, creativity, movement, and community in one of Cape Town’s most inspiring spaces.

Book your tickets on Webtickets.

31/05/2026

Fragile, expressive, and unapologetically honest.

Githan Coopoo’s work reclaims clay as a medium of storytelling - one that speaks to love, loss, and the beauty of becoming. Through playful forms and powerful text, the exhibition opens up space for reflection, connection, and joy.

Come spend time with a practice that reshapes how we see art, material, and meaning.

28/05/2026

Discover Norval Foundation after hours for an intimate evening of art, wine, and conversation in collaboration with Beau Constantia

Throughout the experience, guests will enjoy exclusive curatorial insights into Brett Murray’s exhibition “WILD LIFE”, while the wine and canapé pairing is thoughtfully presented by Megan van der Merwe, Beau Constantia winemaker, creating a seamless dialogue between art, wine, and flavour.

📅 18 June at 7pm
🎟️ Tickets available via Webtickets: https://ow.ly/8LIS50Z350T

27/05/2026

Before recognition, there was resistance.

This exhibition explores Irma Stern’s early years in Berlin - a time of creative discovery shaped by war, displacement, and the search for artistic freedom. Her work, once rejected, would go on to redefine modern art in South Africa.

Step into the beginning of her story.

26/05/2026

School holidays = creative time at Norval Foundation's Learning Centre! 🎨

Join our Holiday Art Club from 29 June – 3 July for a week of hands-on artmaking and creative exploration.

🕙 10:00–12:30 daily
💰 R320 per child

Workshops include:
✨ Watercolour Galaxy
🖍️ Still Life with Oil Pastels
🌈 Watercolour & Wax Crayon
✏️ Scratchboard Making
🌿 Collage Landscapes

Spaces are limited - book now: https://ow.ly/p8KX50Z34yR

25/05/2026

Pilates at Norval Foundation Art Museum returns on 6 June from 9am – 10am in Portia Zvavahera’s exhibition “Tanda rima”.

This energising session will keep your body warm and moving this winter while allowing you to slow down, reset, and reconnect in a peaceful art-filled setting.

Tickets available via Webtickets - https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1595500188

25/05/2026

Discover art beyond the classroom through our education programmes at Norval Foundation’s Learning Centre.

Schools are invited to book a visit to our Learning Centre, where learners can engage with art in a fun, educational environment.

Reach out to [email protected] to find out more.

24/05/2026

What do your dreams look like?

Portia Zvavahera’s paintings begin in the subconscious - shaped by memory, motherhood, and spirituality - and unfold into layered, expressive worlds. Figures merge, colours shift, and meaning remains open, inviting your own interpretation.

Spend time with work that lingers beyond the gallery.

22/05/2026

Experience art in a more personal way.

Book a private tour at Norval Foundation and explore our exhibitions and sculpture garden with guided insight tailored to your group.

Whether you’re planning a corporate outing, special occasion, school visit, or intimate cultural experience, our private tours offer a deeper connection to the art, artists, and stories behind the works.

Enquire today to create your customised museum experience, reach out to [email protected].

22/05/2026

Stand a chance to win TWO tickets to the Masch AW’26 Runway Show at Norval Foundation on 30 May 2026 from 10AM – 12PM - where art, fashion, and winter textures come together for a morning to remember.

Your prize includes:
– 2 General Admission tickets
– A welcome glass of MCC on arrival
– A curated MASCH gift valued at R1500

To enter:
✨ Follow Norval Foundation and Masch
✨ Like this post
✨ Tag your fashion bestie in the comments

Winner will be contacted on 27 May 2026.

20/05/2026

20/05/2026

In Wild Life, Brett Murray transforms familiar animal forms into reflective characters — playful at first glance, yet layered with tension, vulnerability, and satire.

These sculptural figures invite us to consider power, innocence, identity, and the human condition through Murray’s distinctive visual language.

Experience “Wild Life” at Norval Foundation.

18/05/2026

Calling all young artists 🎨✨

Entries for the Norval Student Art Prize 2026 are closing soon, and we can’t wait to see all the incredible artworks you’ve been creating.

If you’re in Grade 1–12, this is your opportunity to share your imagination and creativity for the chance to have your work exhibited at Norval Foundation art museum and sculpture garden.

For more information, visit: https://www.norvalfoundation.org/learn/norval-student-art-prize-2026/

17/05/2026

Playful, unexpected, and full of character.

“The Last Villas” brings together the final series of sculptures by Edoardo Villa - lighter in spirit, yet just as considered. These steel forms shift between birds, guardians, and imagined creatures, inviting you to look closer and decide what you see.

There’s a sense of freedom in these works — a reminder that even at the end of a long career, curiosity can remain.

Now on view at Norval Foundation.

14/05/2026

Join us for a Wine & Art experience in collaboration with Beau Constantia!

🍷 21 May 2026 at 7pm
✨ R500 per person

Be guided through an evening where art and wine converge, led by Megan van der Merwe and Tayla Hollamby. Enjoy a curated journey through the work of Portia Zvavahera, paired with exceptional Beau Constantia wines and canapés by Porium.

More information & tickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1594284350

13/05/2026

Step into a world where softness, vulnerability, and strength exist all at once.

In “Tears Now but Heaven Tomorrow”, Githan Coopoo transforms clay into powerful symbols of identity, q***rness, and care. From sculptural vessels to reimagined luxury objects, each piece holds layers of humour, emotion, and meaning.

Experience a body of work that invites you in and stays with you.

Now on view at Norval Foundation.

10/05/2026

A story of movement, resilience, and artistic becoming.

“A Life of Displacement: The Berlin Years” traces Irma Stern’s formative time in Europe, where she encountered Expressionism and began shaping her artistic voice. Through paintings and archival material, the exhibition reveals a period of experimentation, ambition, and transformation.
Discover the foundations of a pioneering career.

Now on view at Norval Foundation.

08/05/2026

Celebrate Museum Day weekend at Norval Foundation with 50% off museum entry 🎨✨

Spend the weekend exploring four world-class exhibitions, strolling through our peaceful sculpture garden, and enjoying the perfect mix of art, nature, and culture. Plus, The Pizza Guy CpT will be serving up delicious pizzas all weekend long 🍕

16 – 17 May
Tickets available on arrival.

06/05/2026

Enter a space shaped by dreams, memory, and quiet reflection.

In “Tanda rima” (“chase away the darkness”), Portia Zvavahera draws from her dream world to create immersive paintings that move between fear, protection, and healing. Layered with colour, pattern, and symbolism, each work invites a deeply personal encounter.

Come experience a body of work that asks you to feel as much as you see.

Now on view at Norval Foundation

04/05/2026

Kids from Grade 1–12, this is your chance to let your imagination shine.

Enter the Norval Student Art Prize for the opportunity to have your work exhibited at the Norval Foundation art museum and sculpture garden.

Follow the link to find out more and submit your entry: https://www.norvalfoundation.org/learn/norval-student-art-prize-2026/

03/05/2026

In “Wild Life”, Brett Murray uses animals as stand-ins for human behaviour reflecting power, absurdity, and the tensions of the present. Spanning four decades, the exhibition brings together works that are sharp, humorous, and deeply observant.

Look closer. There’s always more beneath the surface.

Now on view at Norval Foundation.

02/05/2026

Sip, savour, and see art differently 🍷✨

Join us for an intimate Wine & Art evening at Norval Foundation, in collaboration with Beau Constantia. Set against the backdrop of “Tanda rima” by Portia Zvavahera, this after-hours experience invites you to explore art through taste, conversation, and atmosphere.

Enjoy a curated wine tasting by Beau Constantia, thoughtfully paired with artisanal canapés, and experience the museum after dark.

21 May, 7pm, Gallery 1

Limited tickets available: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1594284350

01/05/2026

What’s on at Norval Foundation this May

Ease into your morning with Pilates in the Museum on 9 May at 9am. Bring your mat and enjoy a session surrounded by art.

On 16 May, step into the world of Irma Stern with a hands-on workshop from 10am – 1pm. Bring a photograph of yourself and create your own portrait using oil pastels, with a live demonstration and exhibition introduction included.

Celebrate International Museum Day with us from 16 – 17 May and enjoy half-price entry to explore the museum and sculpture garden.

On 21 May, join us for an intimate after-hours Wine & Art experience in collaboration with Beau Constantia. Set in Gallery 1 alongside ‘Tanda rima’ by Portia Zvavahera, the evening begins at 19:00 with a private exhibition tour, followed by a curated wine tasting by Beau Constantia winemaker, Megan van der Merwe, paired with artisanal canapés. A rare opportunity to experience the museum after dark.

Book now: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1527951998

29/04/2026

Playful, bright and full of imagination.

“The Last Villas” presents the final series of sculptures created by Edoardo Villa before his passing in 2011. Smaller and lighter in spirit than his monumental works, these steel forms resemble birds, guardians and whimsical creatures — almost like three-dimensional emojis.

Installed against the curves of the garden and architecture, they invite you to walk around them, discovering new silhouettes from every angle.

Experience these joyful sculptures at Norval Foundation’s Sculpture Garden.

25/04/2026

Vases. Handbags. Talismans.
Githan Coopoo’s sculptures blur fashion, craft and fine art — challenging hierarchies and reclaiming space for q***r presence within history.

His layered inscriptions — poetic, playful, sometimes biting — invite viewers to feel “in on the joke,” while confronting deeper questions of identity, vulnerability and belonging.

This exhibition honours a powerful legacy and continues the conversations he began.