Amazwi houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of resources that relate to South African literature.
Amazwi’s collection mandate encompasses all of South Africa’s official languages. The museum collects literature in all official languages, and encourages donors to contribute to Amazwi’s collection drive.
The museum uses state-of-the-art environmental controls and monitoring procedures to preserve South Africa’s literary heritage.
The collection includes authors’ manuscripts, photographs, posters, theatre programmes, and published works, as well as comprehensive resources on South African literature, such as critical works, reviews and interviews published in books, journals and press-clippings, including digital material.
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature collects, preserves and celebrates South Africa’s literary heritage. We appeal to South African authors to deposit their literary papers with the museum.
Amazwi’s collections are stored at international conservation standards. Curators and librarians at the museum assist scholars of all levels and researchers from around the world and provide a reference service for those who can’t visit the museum in person.
Amazwi staff undertake research to make the collection accessible through talks, conference presentations, academic and popular articles, education programmes and exhibitions.
We encourage you to visit the museum’s website or social media pages to see more of the work that is being done.
Amazwi is a valuable national heritage resource, and you can ensure your legacy as an author and support the museum’s work by donating your archive. A brochure that contains further information is available – click the button below!
Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like to discuss the idea of donating your archive to Amazwi, or should you have any queries.
