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Zeitz MOCAA (Cape Town)

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Zeitz MOCAA is a contemporary art museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. It occupies a converted historic grain silo complex, with galleries formed inside the original concrete elevator and a central atrium cut through the clustered silo tubes. The museum presents modern and contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, serving visitors who want to study art in an adaptive-reuse industrial setting.

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When did Zeitz MOCAA open to the public?

Zeitz MOCAA opened at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront on September 22, 2017. It was established as a museum focused on contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. [Zeitz MOCAA opening announcement](https://zeitzmocaa.museum/zeitz-mocaa-officially-opens-worlds-largest-museum-dedicated-contemporary-art-africa-diaspora/)

How was the old grain silo turned into Zeitz MOCAA?

Heatherwick Studio carved galleries and a central atrium from the cellular structure of 42 concrete silo tubes. The museum occupies about 9,500 square metres across nine floors, including roughly 100 galleries. [Zeitz MOCAA project details](https://zeitzmocaa.museum/zeitz-mocaa-opens-designed-by-heatherwick-studio/)

What kind of art does Zeitz MOCAA display?

Its collection concentrates on contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, rather than on European grain-industry history. The museum includes galleries, conservation facilities, a rooftop sculpture garden, a restaurant, and reading rooms.

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