There were only four exhibits on at the time of our visit but they were extensive and extremely interesting. More

Local and international art on display in cool surroundings. The quality of the art work would be hard to match in any gallery anywhere, just that not all of the artists are a "Gaugin or Veermeer") More

not very big, easy two hour stint. Certainly not on a par with the European and American galleries More

I'd never heard of Peter Clarke, so I was surprised and pleased to discover some of his works in the big temporary exhibition currently on (about to finish, I think.) Some good stuff in there, eye-opening too given the inevitable effects of apartheid on his career. It was striking to notice that there were virtually none of the "traditional" (i.e.... More

Recent exhibition of Peter Clarke is fantastic - an accomplished South African artist. During my visit large groups fom local school visited and were tutored on his work. Many of them copying his paintings or drawings or using them as subjects for their own interpretation of his work. It was great to see a lively place used to its capacity.... More

Good place to spend some time escpecially when a rainy day. More

The gallery is great, and well worth a trip despite being pretty small. The setting is beautiful, and it adds to an already unbelievable city. However, I've visited before and was frustrated that NONE of the old South African masterpieces I had seen before were on display! This was for a very good reason, they rotate the ENTIRE exhibit regularly... More

It is worth including the South African National Gallery in the bundle when visiting the Company gardens, the SA Museum, the Holocaust Museum and the South African library. Sometimes the SA National Gallery have excellent exhibitions. The current exhibition of the work of Peter Clarke, a well respected Cape Town artist, is highly recommended. More

I have often visited here usually with my children aged between 6 and 11. The exhibitions are only up for about 3 months, usually with two or three running concurrently. It is situated in the beautiful Companies Gardens nearby the South African Museum. More