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Modern African art

In Cape Town, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (V&A Waterfront Silo District, S. Arm Road, Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa; phone +27 87 350 4777, zeitzmocaa.museum) opened on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront on Sept. 22. 

Spread across nine floors, more than 100 galleries are dedicated to 21st-century African art. The Zeitz MOCAA, built from a former grain silo, is the largest modern art facility in Africa. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Tuesday. ZAR180 (near $13.30); under 18 years old free.

HK art walking tours

Two guided, Hong Kong art walking tours can be booked online through the day-tour company Klook (phone +852 3462 6208, www.klook.com).

On the 2-hour “Soho Gallery Walk,” travelers visit a few of the city’s 200-plus art galleries. They also learn how to participate in art auctions. A tour in English is offered every Saturday at 11 a.m. for $33 per person.

“DISCOVERING THE FINE ART OF PORCELAIN”

9 days, 8 nights in GERMANY, Sept. 30-Oct. 8, 2017. By private coach. Highlights: In Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Royal Porcelain Factory, Charlottenburg Palace/in Potsdam, Dutch Quarter, Sanssouci Palace/in Dresden, Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace porcelain collection/Meissen Porcelain Factory/in Selb, Rosenthal Museum/in Munich, Baroque Nymphenburg Palace. $3,395-$4,495, ppdo. Single supp., $795. Academic Travel Abroad (Washington, DC; 800/556-7896, www.academic-travel.com).

Bristol Banksy tour

In Bristol, England, visitors can visit street art by local guerrilla artist Banksy on a 2-hour walking tour offered by Where the Wall (phone +44 7748 632 663, www.wherethe wall.com/tours). Participants will see Banksy art dating back to his beginnings, 30 years ago, plus the work of other graffiti artists.

The tours, which include lessons in Bristol history and architecture as well as entry to the Bristol Museum and M Shed, start at 2 p.m. and usually run every Mon., Wed. and Fri. £9.20 (near $11.50). Book online. 

Bust of El Greco, Heraklion, Crete (Greece)

The bust of the artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos (aka El Greco), pictured in our February mystery photo, is located in El Greco Park in Heraklion, the largest city on the island of Crete, Greece's largest island. Heraklion's claim to fame as El Greco's birthplace changed in 1934, when researchers visiting the small village of Fodele, 17 miles west of the city, informed the residents that the artist had actually been born and raised in their community.

Swarovski Kristallwelten Theme Park, Wattens, Austria

Apparently, our December mystery photo was so unmistakeable that every single answer we received was correct! The location of the green giant fountain is about 20 minutes northeast of Austria's Tyrolean capital, Innsbruck, in the town of Wattens.

Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal Worlds), a museum filled with unusual works of art that all center around the theme of crystal, was built in 1995 for the 100th anniversary of the crystal company Swarovski.

Hadrian’s Wall Exhibition

From April 8 to Sept. 10, 2017, along the entire 150-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, the “Hadrian’s Calvary” exhibition gives visitors a glimpse of the lives of Roman soldiers stationed in England. During the event, visitors will be able to see authentic Roman artifacts such as weapons and ornately decorated armor on loan from British museums. The highlight of the exhibition occurs July 1-2 in Bitts Park, Carlisle, when 30 Roman cavalry reenactors will perform traditional Roman training exercises and maneuvers as described by Hadrian, himself.

Hokusai art collection, Tokyo

The Hokusai Sumida Museum (2-7-2 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan; hokusai-museum.jp/?lang=en), opened on Nov. 22 in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, is now the home of works of the ukiyo-e (woodblock printing) master Katsushika Hokusai. 

Katsushika, born in Sumida Ward in 1760, is most well known for his print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” on permanent display in the museum. Open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tues.-Sun. Entry, ¥400 (near $4).

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