A staple of any up-and-coming neighborhood is a good watering hole -- and in Maboneng they are embracing their heritage. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curiocitybackpackers.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Hideout at Curiocity Backpackers</a> is a lively establishment for a nightcap with the locals and legend has it the space was once used as refuge by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders during apartheid.
Drink in Mandela's old hideout —
A staple of any up-and-coming neighborhood is a good watering hole -- and in Maboneng they are embracing their heritage. The Hideout at Curiocity Backpackers is a lively establishment for a nightcap with the locals and legend has it the space was once used as refuge by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders during apartheid.
Courtesy Bheki Dube/Curiocity Backpackers
A former factory that fell into neglect, the space was reborn as the Museum of African Design -- <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F11%2F14%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Fafrica-first-design-museum-creative%2F" target="_blank">or MOAD -- in 2013</a>, becoming a space for pan-African creativity and innovation to flourish.
Get cultural —
A former factory that fell into neglect, the space was reborn as the Museum of African Design -- or MOAD -- in 2013, becoming a space for pan-African creativity and innovation to flourish.
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Want to grab a bite in a little garden in the sky? Then head on over to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Flivingroomjozi.co.za%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Living Room,</a> a cafe-cum-rooftop bar offering spectacular views to patrons.
Eat in an oasis —
Want to grab a bite in a little garden in the sky? Then head on over to The Living Room, a cafe-cum-rooftop bar offering spectacular views to patrons.
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Head on down Main street to catch a film at<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebioscope.co.za%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"> Johannesburg's first independent cinema, The Bioscope</a>. Offering a fantastic variety of local cinema and documentaries, the venue has also diversified to present gigs, festivals and workshops.
Catch a film —
Head on down Main street to catch a film at Johannesburg's first independent cinema, The Bioscope. Offering a fantastic variety of local cinema and documentaries, the venue has also diversified to present gigs, festivals and workshops.
Courtesy The bioscope
How many times have you wandered into a bookstore and found yourself perusing titles an hour later? Well, better leave plenty of time because if you are headed to the Collectors Treasury on Commissioner Street, you may be a while. The eight-storey buidling is the largest used and rare bookshop in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting an incredible 1,000,000 titles. Not in to books? Then check out their substantial vinyl collection or small antiques sections.
Get lost in a good book... store —
How many times have you wandered into a bookstore and found yourself perusing titles an hour later? Well, better leave plenty of time because if you are headed to the Collectors Treasury on Commissioner Street, you may be a while. The eight-storey buidling is the largest used and rare bookshop in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting an incredible 1,000,000 titles. Not in to books? Then check out their substantial vinyl collection or small antiques sections.
Courtesy Collectors Treasury
"The development of Maboneng has provided a platform for sustainability," says Bheki Dube. "There's over 20 restaurants in the neighborhood, galleries, public art. It's a platform for an individual to engage with Johannesburg at the grassroots level," he adds
Platform for creativity —
"The development of Maboneng has provided a platform for sustainability," says Bheki Dube. "There's over 20 restaurants in the neighborhood, galleries, public art. It's a platform for an individual to engage with Johannesburg at the grassroots level," he adds
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"There is an entrepreneurial spirit amongst the neighborhood so we collaborate a lot with other businesses," he continues. "On Monday we'll do a movie night at The Bioscope independent cinema -- those things help create an experience of the neighborhood."
Community feeling —
"There is an entrepreneurial spirit amongst the neighborhood so we collaborate a lot with other businesses," he continues. "On Monday we'll do a movie night at The Bioscope independent cinema -- those things help create an experience of the neighborhood."
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