A season of radical imagination, political memory, and bold storytelling at Zeitz MOCAA.
Spring Is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs
Opening 24 July 2025 – 31 August 2026
Level 2 Elevator Side
A powerful tribute to the life and legacy of Albie Sachs—freedom fighter, writer, and judge—this exhibition traces the shared artistic and political histories of South Africa and Mozambique. Read More
Zohra Opoku: Survey Exhibition
Opening 11 September 2025
The first museum survey of Ghanaian-German artist Zohra Opoku, reflecting on a decade of textured revolutions in cloth, memory, and identity.
A Protea Is Not a Flower
Opening 16 October 2025
A multigenerational dialogue between South African artists and writers exploring exile, memory, and return. Lerato Shadi and Robin Rhode will be responding to Gerard Sekoto, Bessie Head, and Don Mattera’s work.
Cauleen Smith: Survey Exhibition
Opening 13 November 2025
Experimental film, sculptural objects, drawings and text-based textiles meet in this expansive survey of African-American artist Cauleen Smith—where Black imagination, diasporic memory, real and speculative utopias unfold.
This is a season not to be missed.
As a groundbreaking institution dedicated to promoting and preserving contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, Spring Is Rebellious speaks to the museum’s vision to produce and present cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions and art historical knowledge, enhance the careers of Africa’s most talented artists in the 21st century and beyond, strengthen its education programmes, and ensure access for all.
Zeitz MOCAA’s exhibition and curatorial programming is generously supported by 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 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