MOCCA: A New Home for Contemporary Caribbean Art

The Museum of Contemporary Caribbean Art (MOCCA) is conceived as a cultural anchor for Kingston—an architecture of presence that signals a new era in Caribbean art, archiving, and curatorial expression. The building’s most visible feature is a vertically scaled, monolithic corner tower wrapped with MOCCA’s oversized identity—less a sign than a statement, marking the museum as both civic landmark and cultural amplifier.

Clad in a warm, modern material palette and framed by a gridded façade, the design draws from the Caribbean’s contemporary vernacular—elegant, elemental, and grounded. A multi-story glass curtain wall reveals the interior galleries to the street, transforming the museum into an ever-visible part of urban life. Below, a column-free, cantilevered canopy creates a clear and gracious entry threshold, inviting visitors into a new space for art, community, and diaspora memory.

Inside, the museum will house rotating exhibitions, artist archives, and major private collections from across the Caribbean. MOCCA is not just a container for art—it is a cultural and architectural catalyst, elevating Kingston as a creative capital for the region and the wider world.