The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

To raise funds for the new Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, 14 artists have donated works to be offered in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction on 8 March in London. Read more at One of the most exciting and momentous events of the 2017 art calendar is set to take place in September, with the opening of the eagerly-awaited Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town. The 100,000-square-foot space on the V&A waterfront will comprise 80 galleries spread over nine floors, and is the biggest museum to open on the continent for more than 100 years. Christie’s will play a major part in the establishment of the new institution when it offers donated works by 14 artists in its Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction on 8 March. Proceeds from the sale — including works by El Anatsui, Roger Ballen, Antony Gormley, Isaac Julien, Yinka Shonibare and Harland Miller — will go towards Zeit