CNN reports:
It used to be an old factory churning out parts for the mining industry before slowly falling into neglect and turned into a garage for vehicle repairs.
But now, after a renovation process, the high-ceilinged warehouse has been reinvented as a modern art deco space intended to house Africa's most cutting-edge design ideas and exhibit them to the world.
Welcome to the Museum of African Design, or MOAD, a 2,500 square meter space which claims to be the first of its kind on the continent.
Situated inside Johannesburg's vibrant Maboneng precinct, a former crime hotspot that's undergoing an urban rejuvenation, MOAD opened its doors late last month with the vision to become a pan-African platform for contemporary creativity and innovation...[continue reading]
