Delta Environmental Centre

http://deltaenviro.org.za

Delta Park, Road No. 3, Victory Park
Johannesburg, Gauteng
2195
SOUTH AFRICA
+011 888 4831

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The Delta Environmental Centre is housed within a converted sewage works building, situated in a municipal park (Delta Park) in Victory Park, a suburb in Johannesburg. The building had been abandoned for some 10 years before the decision was made by the Johannesburg municipality to demolish it. At this stage (1974), Norman Bloom, an antique dealer with a keen interest in conservation, realized the potential of the building as a museum and set about saving it for this purpose. Aided by an initial grant of R10 000 from a construction firm for the specific purpose of renovating the outside of the building, the project got underway. Further funds were obtained for the development of the interior into a series of exhibits/displays, workrooms and an Auditorium. A later grant of R500 000 provided a second storey which initially provided office space and a large conference room.

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