Set against the mountains in Tokai, Norval Foundation is a museum and sculpture garden dedicated to advancing 20th- and 21st-century art from South Africa and the wider continent, with a permanent collection, rotating exhibitions, and grounds built for slow walking rather than a quick pass-through.
It sits on a wetland reserve rather than a city block, so a visit is as much about the landscape as the work inside: a considered pairing of art and place that’s hard to find anywhere else in Cape Town.
Visit Norval Foundation’s official site →
“Art does not exist in isolation — it belongs in conversation with the land around it.”Norval Foundation
A slower way to see Cape Town
We wanted guests to have somewhere unhurried to spend an afternoon, not another ticketed stop on a checklist. Norval’s pace, gardens, and quiet galleries match exactly how we want a day at Riva One to feel.
Scholarship
A serious, growing collection of Southern African art.
Landscape
Sculpture gardens set into a working wetland reserve.
Unhurried
Built for a slow afternoon, not a quick stop.
Experience it during your stay
Exclusive entry, arranged through Riva One’s concierge.
Arrange through concierge