Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Overview
The world's largest museum of contemporary African art, carved by Thomas Heatherwick from the 1920s grain silo on the V&A Waterfront. Its atrium scoops the concrete tubes into a cathedral of kernels. Collections from across the continent and diaspora, founded by Jochen Zeitz's holdings. Free entry for Africans year round.
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