Durbanet: The best of Durban culture. Durban, South Africa

The BAT Centre
Visual arts, poetry, music, performances, exhibitions, courses, shops, café, Friday sundowners with jazz

African Art Centre
Great local art and crafts for the buying, regular exhibitions, and nobody treats creators more ethically or respectfully than this place
Durban Art Gallery
Artworks of many cultures
Images of Human Rights
Because human rights are never out of date
Phansi Museum
Art and artefacts, a wondrous private collection gone public
artSPACE Durban
Art is always being born
KZNSA Gallery
Frequently fascinating exhibitions, if only the shop would credit craftspeople by name

The Playhouse Company
Flying while learning to walk again post-apartheid
The Sneddon Theatre (University of UKZN)
Film festival, dance, music, plays, and generations of well-trained actors
Durban International Film Festival
Durban's celebrated annual film fest
Durban Film Office
Come make your movie in Durban. You know you want to
Durban Film Mart
Get your finance, get your film up

Local History Museums
Seven museums and counting, each with a different angle on Durban's history
The Phoenix Settlement
Gandhi's first Ashram, where Satyagraha (passive resistance) was born

Adams Bookshop
Survives and thrives with grace and great service while others come and go
University of KZN Press
Downloadable catalogues, link to seller