Walter Battiss Art Museum

26/03/2026

We had two groups of students from Gill College visit us. Lovely to see how Battiss’ ideas about being authentically yourself still has relevance today.

16/11/2025

Amazing talent in our small town! 🤩

15/11/2025

13/11/2025

🥁 …..Drumroll please….
Our lucky winner of a three pack of
Pink Valley Wines is Melanie Maritz!!!

Enjoy every sip! ✨🎉✨

13/11/2025

Tickets are available on Quicket
or at the Museum.
(Mon-Fri 10am-2pm 45 Paulet Street)

🚌 R300 for the Friday night Hop-on Hop-off Neon Safari

👩‍🎤 R100 for Magé’s concert (Saturday night)

🎟️ R50 raffle tickets

🎨 Workshops booked directly with the hosts.

11/11/2025

10/11/2025

✨ Book NOW for the Neon Safari hop-on-hop-off tour! ✨

It’s happening on Friday night and you can book on bit.ly/fookferries or at the museum between 10am and 2pm.

09/11/2025

3 Days only. 2 Artists. 1 Unmissable Exhibition.

Step into the present moment with Here & Now, an art exhibition by Drew Minter and Abigail Brown.

🗓️ Friday 14 – Sunday 16 November 2025

⏰ Time: 10am – 2pm daily

🎟️ Free entry

📍 Where: The Little Mill, next to the Battiss Art Museum, Paulet Street, Somerset East

Come explore their unique perspectives on time, place, and creativity — and don’t be shy! Drew and Abigail will be there to chat and answer your questions about their work.

Come for the art. Stay for the conversation.

09/11/2025

🤩🥳

The bold, playful art of legendary South African artist Walter Battiss will come to life in his birthplace of KwaNojoli (formerly Somerset East) at the Battiss Art Festival from 14 to 16 November.

08/11/2025

🎨 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭-𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 ✨𝟏𝟒–𝟏𝟔 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

From the vibrant strokes of 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at the Walter Battiss Art Museum to the evocative works of 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘄 at The Mill, the Battiss Arts Festival celebrates creativity in every form. Stroll through the 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 at the APK Pastorie, where art meets community over a comforting cup. ☕🖼️ And on Sunday, step deeper into Somerset East’s creative legacy with a 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿, exploring the stories and spirit of Battiss himself. (Pre-booking essential.)

🗓️ 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐔𝐩:
🎨 Tony Pietersen Exhibition — 10:00am–2:00pm daily | Walter Battiss Art Museum
🖌️ Local Artists Exhibition & Tea Room — 10:00am–2:00pm daily | APK Pastorie
🧵 Drew Minter & Abigail Brown: “Here and Now” — 10:00am–2:00pm daily | The Mill
🏛️ Guided Museum Tours with Rod Turner — Sunday, 16 November | 10:00am & 12:30pm | Walter Battiss Art Museum | Pre-booking essential