To apply for the Zeitz MOCAA & University of the Western Cape (UWC) Museum Fellowship Programme, click here and complete the online application form. Be sure to include all the relevant documentation. 

The ideal fellow should have a bachelor’s degree in an art-related field or equivalent, knowledge of contemporary art and heritage from Africa and the Diaspora; excellent writing skills; interest in an art-related career; 1 – 2 years of relevant work experience; proficiency in English; and be a citizen of an African country. 

No, participants are required to physically travel to and stay in Cape Town in order to participate. 

Successful candidates will be contacted directly by the first week of August 2025. 

Applications close on Monday, 30 June 2025. No late applications will be accepted. Only the first 100 applications will be considered. 

No, there are no costs involved to apply. Simply click here to access the application. Successful candidates must note that they will be required to pay for their own visa and travel costs to Cape Town. 

The Museum Fellowship Programme will run for 12 months, from February 2026 to January 2027. 

Six participants will be accepted for the 2026 academic year. 

The programme will cover the costs of tuition, accommodation, basic health insurance and a monthly stipend. Travel and visa costs are not included. 

The Museum Fellowship Programme is a 12-month study programme that involves on-the-job experience at Zeitz MOCAA facilitated by expert leadership and staff, and underpinned by coursework and research taught and supervised by UWC’s Department of Historical Studies. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the teams in the museum’s Curatorial, Registrar & Collection Management, Exhibition Design, Art Education, and Institutional Advancement departments. Fellows will also receive a BA Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on the successful completion of the programme. 

Yes. As long as you are a citizen of an African country, you are welcome to apply. 

While a Bachelor’s degree is a minimum requirement, consideration will be give to applicants who do not have a degree but who have experience in art, heritage and/or museum fields that could be constituted as part of an application for recognition of prior learning.

Applicants with 1 – 2 years’ experience working in art and/or heritage fields are welcome to apply.

No, however, you must be a citizen of any one of the 55 African states. 

While there is no cut-off age, the fellowship is targeted at young and emerging professionals who have completed a degree qualification and are starting out in their careers.

Any form of arts, culture or heritage administration experience is great for this role. Additionally, if you have worked in a gallery or museum, or for a festival, biennale, art fair, auction house, heritage site, art publisher, cultural ministry, art fundraising, art marketing, art education or similar, you are well suited to apply.  

While a qualification specifically in art, heritage or museum is preferred but not essential, 1 – 2 years’ experience working in contemporary art and/or heritage is essential.

The Atrium is 33 metres high. A standard floor of a regular building is about 3 metres in height so the Atrium is about 10 floors high.

The Zeitz MOCAA School Education Programme is set to begin in the second South African school term of 2018. Updated information on the programme will be posted to our website and social media platforms.

Daily guided tours are complimentary as part of the admission price, and take place at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm every day. Non-scheduled tours are provided at an additional cost and must be pre-booked in advance. For more information on tours, click here.

Our phone line tends to get very busy and is unable to handle multiple calls at once. If you receive a busy tone or an out of service message, please try calling back at a later time or send us an email by clicking here.

Yes, Zeitz MOCAA provides wheelchair access across all floors of the museum. Wheelchairs are available on a first-come-first-served basis and may be requested at the Information Desk on arrival.

Zeitz MOCAA cannot guarantee that artworks on exhibition will not contain sensitive materials. All exhibits containing sensitive materials will be marked as such before entry and it is advised that parents of young children and sensitive viewers proceed with caution.

Please also note that we cannot accommodate prams in the museum.

While we do allow patrons to take photographs for personal use, all requests for commercial shoots need to be addressed to communications@zeitzmocaa.museum.

Yes, however, please note that no tripods or flash photography is allowed. Be sure to share your photographs with Zeitz MOCAA on social media using the following handles and hashtags:

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No, however, you may not leave and then return.

Underground paid parking is available in the Silo District. No complimentary parking is available from the museum as parking areas are managed and owned by the V&A Waterfront. The underground parking area near Zeitz MOCAA tends to fill up during the week, particularly on Wednesday mornings. Please note alternative parking areas are available throughout the V&A Waterfront and is approximately a 5-10-minute walk away from the museum.

This can vary depending on whether a new exhibition opens, access is free on that particular day, or if the day you are visiting is during South African school holidays or on a public holiday. To ensure you don’t stand in a long queue, purchase your ticket or membership online before you arrive.

‘African’ implies any person born in a country on the African continent, including South Africans, or any person who has permanent residency in any of the 54 African states.

As a Zeitz MOCAA member, you will have unlimited free admission to exhibitions, a preferential queue at the entrance on busy days and receive invitations to special member events such as tours, panel discussions, screenings and extended opening hours. To view all benefits across the various tiers of membership, click here.