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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
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  • Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of contemporary art in South Africa
  • Also known as: “MOCAA”, “Zeitz MOCAA”, and “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town Stadium and Chavonnes Battery.

Stadium
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an association football and rugby union in , , that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa.

Museum
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a fortification protecting , South Africa, built in the early 18th century. It is now a museum and function venue. is situated 190 metres northwest of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa.

Public aquarium
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The dive site Two Oceans Aquariumis an inland confined water site in the V&A Waterfront area of the City Bowl, in in the province of . is situated 510 metres west of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include V&A Waterfront and Cape Town.

Suburb
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in , , featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major , a marina, and multiple large hotels.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Latitude
-33.90842° or 33° 54′ 30″ south
Longitude
18.423° or 18° 25′ 23″ east
Levels
6
Open location code
4FRW3CRF+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36852808
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q28003638
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Zeitz Museum van Kontemporêre Kuns Afrika”
  • Armenian: “Աֆրիկայի ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան”
  • Armenian: “Զեյթսի ժամանակակից արվեստի Աֆրիկայի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Zeitz d’Art Contemporani de l’Àfrica”
  • Czech: “Zeitzovo muzeum současného afrického umění”
  • Dutch: “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art”
  • French: “MOCAA”
  • French: “musée Zeitz d’art contemporain d’Afrique”
  • French: “Musée Zeitz d’art contemporain d’Afrique”
  • German: “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון זייץ לאמנות אפריקאית עכשווית”
  • Igbo: “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa”
  • Italian: “MOCAA”
  • Italian: “museo Zeitz d’arte contemporanea Africa”
  • Italian: “Zeitz MOCAA”
  • Persian: “زیتس موزه هنرهای معاصر آفریقا”
  • Russian: “Музей современного искусства (Кейптаун)”
  • Russian: “Музей современного искусства”
  • Slovenian: “MOCAA”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej Zeitz sodobne afriške umetnosti”
  • Slovenian: “Zeitz MOCAA”
  • Swedish: “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art”
  • “MOCAA”
  • “Zeitz MOCAA”
  • “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa”. Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.