Lweendo Hamukoma is a Master of Arts student in Global African Studies at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, specializing in Museum and Critical Heritage Studies. Born in South Africa, she explores the intersections of digital and analogue heritage, public engagement, and curatorial practice. Drawing on a background in sustainable development, arts administration, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Lweendo focuses on designing hybrid museum and cultural experiences that bridge physical and digital spaces. Her research emphasizes audience strategy, audience development, visual literacy, second-screen engagement, and the use of AI in cultural heritage, with the aim of shaping museums as civic infrastructures where fragmented digital knowledge is transformed into collective, critical experience.
“One of the things I enjoy about this program is interacting with people from across the continent. Being from Southern Africa, I’ve had limited exposure to peers from East and West Africa. Discussing our home countries provides first-person narratives of life across Africa, helping us understand our insider status while joining the diaspora. Although joining the diaspora can be intimidating, I gain confidence and new perspectives through these shared experiences.”
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