The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa will open the doors for first time in September 22nd, 2017. The museum will have its home in the ambitiously reimagined historic Grain Silo complex at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The partnership between V&A Waterfront and Jochen Zeitz focused on collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibiting cutting edge contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora. The museum was named Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in honor of the renowned Zeitz Collection, which will form the museum's founding collection. Jochen Zeitz was working with Mark Coetzee, who was named Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeits MOCAA, to build a world class collection of contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora. The museum will feature 80 different galleries, over 9 floors, of which of which 6000 square meters will be dedicated exhibition space. On show will be works from the Zeitz Collection plus the museum's permanent collection as well as different loans and travelling exhibitions. Jochen Zeitz said: "Over the last two decades, Africa has played an important role in both my professional and private life. My collection has been strategically built over many years specifically with the goal to create an internationally relevant public contemporary art museum in Africa. After considering many cities across Africa, I am excited to partner with the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. It is an iconic location in an iconic city, and will be situated in a historic landmark building. This will make my collection accessible to a local, national, continental and international audience." The new Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA, Mark Coetzee, who has earned an international reputation and track record for directing cultural institutions that define best practice.