This paper analyses the co-curatorial role in iNgqikithi yokuPhica/Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa, an exhibition launched at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe in November 2024. It examines how collaborative, dialogical, and multidisciplinary approaches foster engagement in exhibition design, focusing on South African telephone wire art from KwaMashu and Siyanda. The exhibition exemplifies New Museology by embracing collaborative curation and shifting authority to community participation. Its narrative is deeply rooted in Siyanda’s artistic legacy, tracing the evolution of telephone wire art from traditional forms to contemporary creations such as izimbenge (wire baskets).