"Art and craft" are one of the numerous ways of expressing our thoughts, interests, feelings, etc. Originated from Britain and in another report England, art and craft have vastly spread across all African states and now recognized as an essential characteristic of Africa and Africans and hence, the existence of numerous craft markets in Africa. Explore with me as I take you through the biggest craft market in the southern part of Africa.
The Rosebank art and craft market is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa housing many craft items ranging from beads, paintings, bracelets, figurines, fabrics, artifacts and so forth. It is Johannesburg's largest craft market with a ground floor and an entire floor downstairs in a basement setting.
Like other prominent markets, the Johannesburg's premier craft market is usually busy. It opens everyday and surprisingly, weekends and public holidays inclusive. It houses traders and their products from different African countries like Kenya, Zimabawe, Ghana, Nigeria, among others. To be a trader at the Rosebank art and craft market, your customer-relation skills must be top-notch because tourists have quite a huge number of buyers to choose to buy from. And as a tourist or buyer in the premier craft market, bartering skill is a must-have. Though beautiful, rare and collectable, traders always put up their price a little bit above the normal and hence, you must know how to bargain well.
The first floor welcomes you to an array of beautiful African craft items but the real deal is in the floor downstairs. You have many more beautiful items to explore and if you do mean to explore, you won't miss out on taking a look at the floor in the basement.
Rosebank art and craft market has an official website which has the "about", "contact us" "gallery-where you get to see the items being sold at the market and giving you an idea of what to see at the market", and amazingly, the "trader of the week icon too where traders are celebrated". The current trader celebrated is the Kenyan Mary Wangu who is acknowledged for her great customer-relation and according to the site, has been trading for over 15years at the market.
The market opens Monday to Thursday between 9:00am-6:30pm, Friday between 9:00am-7:00pm, and between 9:00am-5:00pm on weekends and public holidays. So you know the time to explore rightly. It's never a good time to go to a market few minutes to their closing period. Go early to explore and to trade, and most importantly barter.
During your visit to the Johannesburg's largest craft market, you can also visit the Rosebank mall, having restaurants and lovely views too. Thanks for exploring with us. We hope this is a guide to your next tour, especially lovers of craft and art.
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