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(Cape Town, Tuesday, 24 September 2024) Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) opens its architecture exhibition at the Silo Centenary Celebrations on Heritage Day, Tuesday, 24 September 2024. Titled Silo Through the Century: Into the Contemporary, this mobile and intermittent infographic exhibition expands on the rich history of the former grain silo and its transformation into a museum of contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora.
Built in 1924, the Cape Town grain silo was stationed as one of the tallest buildings in South Africa and represented a shift in economic modes of production from agricultural to industrial systems. Situated within the iconic Victoria and Alfred port, the Cape Town grain silo was eventually reformed into the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. The exhibition details this transformation through the decades, highlighting key moments of operations from the 1920s, to the ambitious proposal to repurpose it in the early 2000s. Being mobile, the exhibition looks at the dynamic ways this building has transformed through the years and offers visitors closer insight through the layering of archival images, video, and objects.
Zeitz MOCAA’s exhibition and curatorial programming is generously supported by Gucci, the Mellon Foundation, and BMW South Africa.
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About Zeitz MOCAA
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a public not-for-profit institution that collects, preserves, researches and exhibits contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora; conceives and hosts international exhibitions; develops supporting educational, discursive and enrichment programmes; encourages intercultural understanding; and strives towards access for all. The museum’s galleries feature rotating temporary exhibitions with dedicated spaces for the permanent collection. The institution also includes the BMW Centre for Art Education and The Atelier, a museum residency programme for artists living and working in Cape Town.
Zeitz MOCAA is situated at the Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, and is open Monday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm (last entry at 5.30 pm). www.zeitzmocaa.museum