Mava Field Schools brings together researchers, creatives and educators to document, learn and share our African heritage. Mava Field Schools: Venda Edition took place in August 2025 in collaboration with the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History. 28 indigenous knowledge researchers, artists and crafters in and around Thohoyandou documented and learned ‘in situ’ from 4 Venda Crafts Masters.The knowledge they

documented was shared with a group of 16 predominantly artists and designers, who drew from this and the collection of Venda 'craft' at DNMCH, to inspire their own creative projects.