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Tourism and InformationArts & Culture
INTRODUCTION:
The Eastern Cape offers a true ethnic mosaic of arts and culture typical of the inhabitants of the region. As a cultural venue, Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City boast many museums and art galleries, providing an insight into the past and present. Theatrical productions are staged at a number of venues, including the Guild Theatre, Opera House and the beautiful Feather Market Centre. Various concerts, performances, modern musicals, operettas and smaller productions by various theatre groups are staged at the different theatres and halls in the metro's and surrounding towns on a regular basis.
In Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City visitors can experience, amongst others, also the cultural heritage of the Xhosa nation; several quality art and craft objects, as well as cultural experiences, are on offer and different tours into the historically black townships are available. The heritage of the different European pioneers to the area can be witnessed and experienced in the many different monuments and buildings, the music, as well as in the food on offer throughout the region. Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City are today home to many cultural groups and nationalities such as the Xhosa, Afrikaner, English, German, Indian, Portuguese, Greek, Jewish and Chinese, as well as a significant number of colored people.
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