Zeitz MOCAA
Cape Town, western-cape
Address
Silo District, S Arm Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, western-cape, 8001
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Zeitz MOCAA celebrates the art of Africa and its diaspora – a gathering space for storytelling, creativity, and exchange.
Our collection tells a living story of Africa. It spans painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance – works that reflect the complexity and vitality of life across the continent and beyond.
Each exhibition builds conversation. We present art that questions, reveals, and celebrates. From renowned masters to emerging voices, Zeitz MOCAA offers artists a platform to be seen on their own terms, and audiences a chance to see Africa anew.
As a public, not-for-profit museum, Zeitz MOCAA exhibits, collects, preserves, and researches contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. We host international exhibitions, develop educational and enrichment programmes, encourage intercultural understanding, and strive for access for all.
Events at Zeitz MOCAA
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SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION
Ongoing exhibition featuring selections from Zeitz MOCAA's permanent collection.
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A Protea Is Not a Flower
Opening on 16 October 2025, A Protea Is Not a Flower at Zeitz MOCAA is a profound multigenerational dialogue exploring the complexities of the South African exilic experience. Curated by Khanyi Mawhayi, the exhibition features contemporary artists Lerato Shadi and Robin Rhode responding to the legacies of painter Gerard Sekoto and writers Bessie Head and Don Mattera. Through a mix of painting, film, and newly commissioned murals, the show uses the metaphor of the protea—a plant with deep roots capable of surviving harsh conditions—to examine themes of displacement, identity, and memory. By weaving together modernist history with contemporary installations, the exhibition questions what it means to belong and how art can transcend the physical and emotional borders of exile