Olive Schreiner House Upgrade

Olive Schreiner House Museum to Undergo Renovations, Refurbishments, and Upgrades Nxuba – The Amazwi South African Museum of Literature is proud to announce a significant investment in the Olive Schreiner House Museum, a literary landmark and iconic heritage site in Nxuba. This renovation project, funded by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, aims to […]

New exhibition at Amazwi, ‘Dennis Brutus | 100’

28 November 2024 marked the centenary of the birth of South African poet, teacher, academic and human rights activist Dennis Brutus. Amazwi’s new exhibition ‘Dennis Brutus | 100’ honours Brutus’s memory with a selection of significant and interesting items from the museum’s collections of his work. As well as giving insight into his eventful and […]

The 7th Annual Amazwi Literature Heritage Ecology Conference

18 & 19 March 2025 | Makhanda Conference Theme | Symbiosis The annual Literature, Heritage and Ecology Conference hosted by Amazwi South African Museum of Literature aims to foster cooperation and interaction between the humanities and the sciences and so help mitigate the social-ecological crises we face today. The 2025 conference theme is ‘Symbiosis’. Symbiosis […]