Who we are

The Ditau Collection is a family collection based in Cape Town, South Africa. The collection started in 2007 and focuses on artists from across the African continent and its diaspora. It aims to share the collection with the public in a manner that offers educational opportunities, captivates new audiences, and ignites a passion for art in future generations.

The collection wants to build an enduring cultural legacy, by supporting and championing the invaluable artistic voices that emerge from Africa and its diaspora. It places a special emphasis on the celebration of black joy and the telling of stories that trace the family’s journey from its roots to its present, and ultimately, where the future leads.

The collection believes in the distinctive power of African art to consistently challenge conventional notions of what African art is expected to be. Africa, with its vast diversity and inherent contradictions, finds its reflection in the multifaceted expressions of its art.

Through endeavours to share the collection, The Ditau Collection has artworks that sit in museums, public collections and the offices of start-ups across Africa. It hopes that the artworks kindle the spirits of the viewers, inspiring them to forge a brighter and more promising future for Africa.