Thomas Heatherwick reveals Zeitz MOCAA art galleries carved out of Cape Town grain silo

Written By Daisy Hook

Thomas Heatherwick has created South Africa's biggest art museum – by hollowing out the inside of a historic grain silo building.

Described by the British designer as "the world's tubiest building", the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, or Zeitz MOCAA, is set to become the world's most important exhibition space for African art.

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Daisy Hook
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