The 89th South African Museums Association (SAMA) 2025 National Conference is currently taking place in The City of Tshwane, under the theme, "𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆." The theme places emphasis on three important pillars: Cultural Preservation, Digital Innovation and Environmental Sustainability, and how harmonising these key pillars will aid museums and heritage sites to adapt to rapid technological advancements and environmental challenges, revitalising their relevance and accessibility to the public.
This year, the KwaZulu-Natal Museum is represented by Dr Ghilraen Laue, Matabaro Ziganira, Thando Malevu, Anele Bhengu, Mudzunga Munzhedzi, and Dr Justine Winjtes (Online participant). During the first day of the conference, Mudzunga Munzhedzi, Collections Technician at the Museum's Human Sciences Department, gave a presentation titled, "𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎𝒔: 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒘𝒂𝒁𝒖𝒍𝒖-𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎." The presentation outlined the benefits of institutional collaborations, citing a recent collaboration between the KZN Museum and the Eswatini National Museum, where the Museum's Human Sciences Department provided curatorial, collections care and conservation training to a museum curator and conservator from the Eswatini National Museum.
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