Take a Virtual Tour of the Phansi Museum

Phansi Museum is a repository of artistic work with linkages to critical milestones in the spiritual and social development of indigenous communities in southern Africa. The displays in the museum are arranged across various rooms in the form of installations which highlight particular aspects of Ubuntu and indigenous art. Scroll on for immersive, 360 tours of the collections. 

This gallery leads to a patio and is set aside for a schedule of changing exhibitions including contemporary Ubuntu Art. It is also a popular venue for meetings, lectures and music events.

This installation focuses on traditional medicine, divination, healing and rites of passage.

This installation consists of twenty life-size marionettes dressed in regional attire which showcase the incredible inventiveness of the people of southern Africa. The musical instruments provide a backdrop of rhythm to this collection of body art. 

The Phansi Installations The lower-ground floor celebrates the abaPhansi [forefathers]. Exhibitions at this level present the evolution of various traditions and artifacts through time as they adapted to incorporate new materials, skills, ideas and philosophies.