Exhibitions include rock paintings and engravings by the San people and 1000 year-old Iron Age figurines from Schroda in the Limpopo Province: described as ‘”the best known artifacts indicating ritual behaviour in the Early Iron Age”. Their art gallery also presents an overview of South African culture through time, using cultural objects, crafts, sculpture and paintings. An exhibition on Marabastad is thought to be a true example of a cosmopolitan and fully integrated rainbow nation before the time of apartheid.
The museum also hosts an annual Mampoer Festival, a fun event that includes liqueur tasting, traditional food stalls and a flea market.