Join our 2026 Curated Art Tour to Harare, Zimbabwe, an exciting moment to explore Harare’s rich cultural history and dynamic contemporary art scene through curated visits to artist studios, independent galleries and key institutions. This immersive experience offers meaningful insight into Zimbabwe’s influential artistic landscape, hosted by Michèle Sandoz, Dr Greer Valley, and Tiffany Andrews.

The Zeitz MOCAA Art Tour series was created by our late and beloved Executive Director and Chief Curator Koyo Kouoh. She believed it vital to closely and meaningfully connect the museum with art communities throughout the continent, and in the education of museum patrons and supporters about artistic practices on the continent. We continue this annual programme to forefront her goals and to build on the multiple trips she personally led to Dakar, Nairobi as well as Accra and Tamale.

Tiffany Andrews

Across three carefully structured days, participants are guided through a rare continuum of Zimbabwe’s creative landscape, beginning with direct access to artist-led spaces and studios. Highlights include visits to Village Unhu, founded by Georgina Maxim and Meshek Masamvu, and the rural-based Pamurove Foundation in Domboshava, offering a deeper understanding of how artists are building alternative infrastructures beyond the city. A dedicated welcome breakfast at CHEUKA Art Fair sets the tone for intimate engagement with key cultural actors shaping Harare’s contemporary scene.

The programme then moves into institutional and curatorial frameworks, with visits to the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and First Floor Gallery Harare, alongside tightly curated studio visits including Mbare Art Space, Animal Farm Artist Residency, and Wallen Mapondera’s studio—offering a concentrated view of Harare’s artistic production and visibility networks. A potential CIMAM-aligned moment adds an important international dialogue layer, situating Zimbabwe within broader global museum discourse. The experience concludes with a softer cultural landing at Chapungu Sculpture Park and a possible private collection visit, before departure from Amanzi Lodge, which serves as a serene and well-supported base throughout the trip.

* A full itinerary will be shared with you 3 weeks prior to departure.

19 November: Arrival in Harare, Zimbabwe, followed by a welcome dinner at Amanzi Lodge to begin an intimate journey into Zimbabwe’s creative landscape.

20 November: Curated art visits, artist engagements, and cultural experiences across Harare, ending with dinner at Wombles.

21 November: A deeper look into Zimbabwe’s contemporary art scene and institutions including special touch point at the CIMAM conference, followed by an intimate dinner with artists, curators, and invited guests.

22 November: Design-focused visits and informal exchanges before departure, offering a final experience of Harare’s creative spirit.

Zeitz MOCAA Participation fee: The $2000 participation contribution per person includes on the ground transport, meals, and experiences as part of the schedule, as well access to host expertise led by Zeitz MOCAA.

Guests are responsible for booking their own flights, accommodation and arrival and departure airport transfers, securing visas, travel insurance and personal activities outside of the schedule.

All participants are required to have adequate travel insurance cover, which must include the following as a minimum requirement:

• Emergency Medical Expenses including, amongst other costs: rescue, ambulance, medical charges and repatriation;
• Cancellation or curtailment of your trip should it become necessary (e.g, medical reasons);
• Personal Liability to include damage caused by your (or your party’s) negligence to the property in which you are staying;
• Travel and transfer delays which must include amongst other costs additional costs incurred in the event of a delay;
• The policy must cover the period from the date of booking to the last day of the tour, and may not include a clause allowing the insurer to cancel the policy nor vary the terms usually following medical reasons unless there has been individual underwriting with specific terms.

In the event that you fail to obtain suitable Travel Insurance, Zeitz MOCAA shall not be liable for any costs incurred or claims made against us for losses that would have been provided for under the insurance policy.

Step 1:

Complete the Sign-Up Form

Step 2:

Pay Your Participation Fee

Once your sign-up form has been received, an invoice will be issued for payment.

Full payment is required to secure your participation in the Zeitz MOCAA Curated Art Tour to Harare, Zimbabwe.

Kindly note that all registrations and final payments must be received by 30 August 2026.

A booking will only be confirmed once payment has been received and a formal booking confirmation has been issued.

Step 3:

Book Your Flights and Accommodation

Flights:

If you would like to make use of a  travel agent, Zeitz MOCAA's travel agent liaison is
Shuné Narodien at Thompsons: narodien@thompsons.co.za.

Please note that visas, international flights, travel insurance, personal expenses such as laundry, admin charges
and optional activities are not included in the tour price.

Accommodation:

For the duration of the tour, Amanzi Lodge has been exclusively reserved for our guests, offering an intimate
and private setting for the group experience.

Guests are kindly requested to email the Amanzi Lodge reservations team directly at reservations@amanzi.co.zw to redeem the preferential rate. Kindly do not book through the website.

Rooms Are Subject to Availability:

Amanzi Suite – USD 301 per night (5 rooms available)

Amanzi Standard Double/Twin Room – USD 245 per night (7 rooms available)

Kindly Note:

All scheduled ground transportation throughout the itinerary will depart from and return to Amanzi Lodge.

Please share your confirmed hotel and flight information once secured.

Contact:

For additional questions please contact Zeitz MOCAA's Patronage Manager, Tiffany Andrews
tiffany.andrews@zeitzmocaa.museum