Modern art museum open to all for free on Freedom Day

ZEITZ MOCAA will open its doors free of charge to the public on Freedom Day tomorrow from 10am to 6pm.

This is in line with the museum’s mission of “access for all” and the encouragement of inter-cultural understanding, as well as to commemorate the first post-apartheid elections held on this day in 1994.

However, to avoid overcrowding, visitors will still be required to present a ticket for entry to the museum. Tickets will be available, at no cost, at the door on Freedom Day.

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a public not-for-profit contemporary art museum that collects, preserves, researches and exhibits 21st-century art from Africa and its diaspora, hosts international exhibitions, develops supporting educational and enrichment programmes, encourages intercultural understanding and guarantees access for all.

More than 100 galleries, spread over nine floors, are dedicated to a large cutting-edge permanent collection; temporary exhibitions; and Centres for Art Education, Curatorial Excellence, Performative Practice, Photography, the Moving Image, and the Costume Institute.

Zeitz MOCAA was established through a partnership between the V&A Waterfront – led by chief executive David Green, acting on behalf of Growthpoint Properties Limited and the Government Employees’ Pension Fund (GEPF), represented by the Public Investment Corporation Limited (PIC) – and collector Jochen Zeitz.

The building was re-imagined through a design by the acclaimed London-based Heatherwick Studio. Mark Coetzee serves as the executive director and chief curator.

Friday April 27, 10am to 6pm at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront. Tickets are available at no cost at the door.