MEDIA RELEASE
Zeitz MOCAA presents Heritage Day 2025 with FREE Access for All!
- – Free access complemented by multilingual architecture tours, guided exhibition tours, cultural performances, and outdoor food court.
- – Creative workshops for all ages such as tote bag design and windsock kite making.
- – Zeitz MOCAA members may join an exclusive conversation with Albie Sachs, alongside other membership benefits such as priority entry and access to the Members’ Lounge.
(Cape Town, Wednesday, 17 September 2025): This Heritage Day, Wednesday, 24 September 2025, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) invites the public to celebrate the richness of South Africa’s cultural heritage with free entry to the museum all day. From 10 am to 6 pm, visitors can enjoy a dynamic programme of art, culture, and community activities designed for all ages.
Throughout the day, guests will be able to explore the museum’s galleries through guided exhibition tours of its celebrated collection and the extraordinary works currently on view. Multilingual architecture tours, presented in Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, SiSwati and Tshivenda, will focus on the 101-year history of the Grain Silo and its remarkable transformation into the world-class museum we know today, offering unique insights into the heritage of this iconic building.
Families and individuals can participate in hands-on workshops that spark creativity and imagination. The Silo Tote Bag workshop invites teenagers, adults, and families to create personalised bags inspired by the museum’s distinctive silos, while the Soaring Silos Windsock Kite workshop gives children the chance to design and fly colourful kites in celebration of heritage and artistic freedom. These sessions, held throughout the day, ensure there is something for every age group to enjoy.
Zeitz MOCAA Members will enjoy special access with an exclusive conversation featuring Albie Sachs, who will reflect on his exhibition Spring is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs and share his thoughts on the importance of heritage and the arts. Members will also have the opportunity to purchase Spring Is Rebellious merchandise and get it autographed by Albie Sachs himself, access the Members’ Lounge, and enjoy additional benefits, including priority entry on the day. Those wishing to avoid queues and experience the museum all year round can sign up for membership, which offers unlimited access, family-friendly engagements, and other exclusive benefits.
The museum’s Atrium and Rooftop Terrace will be transformed into lively social spaces, with an outdoor food market serving local flavours and live musical performances that bring the spirit of Heritage Day to life. The day’s programme will also include a performance by Thanda Choir, a Khayelitsha-based ensemble that brings together young voices in a celebration of music and community.
“Heritage Day is a day of celebration but also of remembrance, acknowledging the sacrifices made by others so that we can enjoy our freedom and our diverse cultures side by side. At Zeitz MOCAA, a sanctuary for artists from all over Africa and its diaspora, we welcome South Africans home to celebrate with us, because the stories from Africa matter and our creativity, perspectives and visions can be shared with the world,” says Liesl Hartman, Head of the BMW Centre for Art Education at Zeitz MOCAA.
“Heritage Day at Zeitz MOCAA is more than a museum visit—it is an opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate together. Whether experiencing the museum for the first time or returning with friends and family, the day promises inspiration, creativity, and a shared sense of community at Africa’s leading museum of contemporary art,” adds Talia Naicker, Zeitz MOCAA Education Manager and Heritage Day project manager.
Heritage Day at Zeitz MOCAA is all about art, culture, and community—come celebrate, create, and connect!
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Please find the media toolkit with media release, images, video and photo credits recapping Heritage Day 2024. Let us know if you’ll join us on the day and bring your friends, colleagues and family.
For more on the exhibition, Spring Is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs, please find the media toolkit.
For media enquiries, contact:
Evaan Jason Ferreira, Communications Specialist, evaanjason.ferreira@zeitzmocaa.museum
Esther Henderson, Communications Manager, esther.henderson@zeitzmocaa.museum
Feel free to submit an interview request or visit our press room for the latest media releases & toolkits.
Issued by Zeitz MOCAA Communications.
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 ensures access for all. The museum’s galleries feature rotating temporary exhibitions with dedicated space 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, situated at the Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, is open Monday through Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm (last entry at 5.30 pm). zeitzmocaa.museum
About the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the United States’ largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence and freedom that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. mellon.org
About the BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2023, the BMW Group sold over 2.55 million passenger vehicles and more than 209,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the financial year 2023 was € 17.1 billion on revenues amounting to € 155.5 billion. As of 31 December 2023, the BMW Group had a workforce of 154,950 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. The company set the course for the future at an early stage and consistently makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction, from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products. www.bmwgroup.com