WORLD LARGEST MUSEUM OPENS IN CAPE TOWN

The museum which is dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora is expected to be officially open this Friday in cape town. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is the V&A Waterfront’s R500-million project aimed at transforming a nearly 100-year-old concrete grain silo into a cutting-edge museum.

V&A Waterfront CEO, David Green; ”The Zeitz MOCAA would be a magnet for South Africans as well as tourists. We recognise the importance art plays in society and the need to showcase the talents of Africa in Africa.”

London-based Heatherwick Studio founder, Thomas Heatherwick; “The idea of turning a giant disused concrete grain silo made from 116 vertical tubes into a new kind of public space was weird and compelling from the beginning. We were excited by the opportunity to unlock this formerly dead structure and transform it into somewhere for people to see and enjoy the most incredible artworks from the continent of Africa.”

Museum Executive Director and Chief Curator, Mark Coetzee; ”The museum would also serve to teach a new generation of young people the art of curation and museum management. Zeitz MOCAA will be working with 25 young curators a year. School learners and students are also expected to benefit greatly from the museum. Classrooms have been set up where communities around the Western Cape will be able to learn about art as well as make art themselves.”

The museum will be officially open on Friday of this week.