The Royal Portfolio, with a collection of hotels, resorts and safari lodges in South Africa, recently announced the appointment of a new art concierge and guest liaison at Cape Town’s The Silo Hotel: Michael Tsepo Jacobs.

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“Collecting art has always been a passion of mine,” said Liz Biden, co-owner, designer and art curator, The Silo, along with its sister properties in The Royal Portfolio. “And in Michael, I’m delighted to have found an Art Concierge who shares my love for contemporary African art, and who is fearlessly adding his own authentic voice to the conversation around how Africa is depicted.”

Tsepo Jacobs was formerly a member of the founding team of Zeitz MOCAA (Museum of Contemporary Art Africa), located beneath The Silo Hotel on the V&A Waterfront. He specialized in private museum tours, and has also been curator of a number of the city’s leading art and design spaces. Tsepo Jacobs additionally played a role in bringing local Cape Town fashion designers, including Adrian Kuiters and Jody Paulsen, to a global audience.

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As art concierge at The Silo, he will create art and retail experiences, and lead guests on custom tours of the city’s cutting-edge artist studios. Tsepo Jacobs aims to amplify African voices that revisit the continent’s ancient and modern narratives.