As I pick the flowers, having you in mind.
As a mother to her children..
I water them, hold them tightly, close to my chest, until it reaches to you.
I give them to you.
What do you see besides the beauty?
The innocence.
The sympathy.
The purity.
Beautiful @kayabyinshii portrayed as “The Mother of The Flowers” shot by me :)
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Not everything traditional is talked about openly 👀
Kunyaza is one of those practices where culture, intimacy, and knowledge meet. 🌸 It highlights something rare: traditions that center understanding the woman’s body, with that knowledge intentionally passed down, even to young men!
The video also features the Igisabo, a traditional calabash used to make milk, often referenced for the shape of the Rwandan woman✨.
#Kunyaza #RwandanCulture #tradition #milelemuseum #rwanda
Meet Melissa Kurkut ✨🌍
Founder and Executive Director of Milele Museum.
A multidisciplinary artist, curator and researcher shaped by her Rwandan and Kurdish heritage, she is building a new kind of cultural future where African history is preserved, reimagined and shared through digital storytelling, immersive research and community rooted exhibitions 🤝📚🎨
Her work bridges continents and mediums, empowering voices often left out of the narrative and redefining how we experience heritage in the digital age.
#milele #milelemuseum #founder #ambassador #africa
Ever wondered what African history feels like when it’s told by us? 🌍
Step into the Milele Museum Virtual Experience and travel across powerful, living histories shaped by African voices.
👑 Explore Meroitic Kush, the Land of the Black Pharaohs in Sudan, developed in collaboration with creative strategist Hadia Eltom. @hadiaeltom
🌿 Journey through Kenya with the Agĩkũyũ and Luo in collaboration with Urban Gurus. @urban_guruz
⛰️ Walk the thousand hills of Rwanda, home of amata n’ubuki, curated by our founders Canda @canda.n.b and Melissa Kurkut. @meliibees
🗿 Enter the ancient Kingdom of Benin, developed in collaboration with Looty. @looty.art
This experience exists because of collective passion and a belief that our stories deserve to be documented and experienced on our own terms.
🎧📱💻 The experience is completely free and accessible via milelemuseum.com through the link in our bio.
Available on PCs or through VR.
Tag us when you visit and share your thoughts, we would love to hear what resonated with you.
Video by Xolelwa Malinga @xos.art
#milelemuseum #museum #artifacts #restitution #ambassador
2025 HIGHLIGHT: @milelemuseum worked with @savvycontemporary and local partners across Rwanda to document indigenous plants and the knowledge around them. Elders, children, artists, and students came together to share what they know and to learn new ways of preserving it, from storytelling to 3D scanning and sound mapping.
This short film follows the process, the people, and the questions behind OR4A.
What does it mean to archive living knowledge, and who gets to do it?
Watch the film.
Special thanks to our project leads:
@rechomusinguzi
Gilbert Mutaganzwa
@mugabekaziiii
Numwari Lilia
@pamizer2@darcy_2.0__@romeon_mugisha
#LivingArchives #AfricanFutures #IndigenousKnowledge #DigitalHeritage #MileleMuseum
#naturalhistory #plantsplantsplants
