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Zeitz MOCAA
SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION
Ongoing exhibition featuring selections from Zeitz MOCAA's permanent collection.
04 Apr 2024 - 04 Apr 2027
cape-town
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Norval Foundation
Norval Student Art Prize 2025
Norval Foundation is proud to present the Norval Student Art Prize 2025 exhibition, showcasing the 13 winning artworks selected from hundreds of entries submitted by learners across the Western Cape. These exceptional pieces respond to the theme TO BELONG, inspired by the museum's landmark exhibition, We, the People: 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa.
16 Jun 2025 - 22 Feb 2026
cape-town
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Rupert Museum
The Story of the Johannesburg Station Panels by JH Pierneef
Artist JH Pierneef's (1886-1957) most acclaimed public commission was completed between 1929 and 1932. The Johannesburg Station Panels have been characterised as the epitome of the South African landscape genre. The rehang of the Johannesburg Station Panels, now open for viewing, brings various opinions and theories to the fore.
28 May 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
cape-town
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Zeitz MOCAA
A Protea Is Not a Flower
Opening on 16 October 2025, A Protea Is Not a Flower at Zeitz MOCAA is a profound multigenerational dialogue exploring the complexities of the South African exilic experience. Curated by Khanyi Mawhayi, the exhibition features contemporary artists Lerato Shadi and Robin Rhode responding to the legacies of painter Gerard Sekoto and writers Bessie Head and Don Mattera. Through a mix of painting, film, and newly commissioned murals, the show uses the metaphor of the protea—a plant with deep roots capable of surviving harsh conditions—to examine themes of displacement, identity, and memory. By weaving together modernist history with contemporary installations, the exhibition questions what it means to belong and how art can transcend the physical and emotional borders of exile
16 Oct 2025 - 15 Nov 2026
cape-town
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Zeitz MOCAA
Afflict the Comfortable, Comfort the Afflicted
Zeitz MOCAA presents Afflict the Comfortable, Comfort the Afflicted, a major survey exhibition by Los Angeles–based artist Cauleen Smith, running from 20 November 2025 to 4 October 2026. Marking Smith’s first major presentation on the African continent, this immersive show combines short films, drawings, and colourful textile banners to explore themes of Black feminism, Afrofuturism, and the emancipatory power of the imagination. Curated by Thato Mogotsi, the exhibition invites visitors into atmospheric installations that blend jazz, spirituality, and experimental cinema, transforming the gallery into a space for creative resistance and collective care
20 Nov 2025 - 04 Oct 2026
cape-town
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Oliewenhuis Art Museum
BEYOND WALLS
Participating: Several artists Beyond Walls - Oliewenhuis Museum - Boemfontein Emerging Contemporary Voices. Curated from the Artbanksa Collection
04 Dec 2025 - 06 Apr 2026
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