List of museums in Namibia

This is a list of the museums in Namibia . National Museums are part of the management group of the national heritage of Namibia ( English Heritage Management Group ). Private and state museums can become members of the Museums Association of Namibia .

List of museums

The museums are sorted alphabetically by location.
The museums marked with * are members of the Museums Association of Namibia .

State museums

museum	founding	building	place	Area of ​​Expertise	image
National Maritime Museum * National Maritime Museum	under construction since 2016 (opening planned for mid-2019) replaces the previous private collection "Lüderitz Maritim"	Old power plant ( Lüderitz Waterfront )	Luderitz	seafaring
Okahandja Military Museum	Built in 2004, not yet opened		Okahandja	Military history
King Mandume Museum King Mandume Museum	Built in 2013		Omhedi	Life of Mandume yaNdemufayo
Uukwaluudhi Museum			Uukwaluudhi	history
Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo Cultural Village * Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo Cultural Village	1997		Tsumeb	Open air museum, culture
Geoscience National Museum * National Earth Science Museum			Windhoek	Minerals, fossils, stones
Namibian Museum of Fashion * Namibian Fashion Museum	planned (as of 2019)			Fashion history of Namibia
Namibian Museum of Music * The Museum of Namibian Music	under construction (as of 2019)		Omuthiya	Music history
National Archives of Namibia National Archives of Namibia	1939		Windhoek	literature
National Gallery of Namibia National Art Gallery of Namibia	1990		Windhoek	art
National Museum of Namibia (Alte Feste) * National Museum of Namibia		Old festivals	Windhoek	Colonial history
National Museum of Namibia (Owela Museum) * National Museum of Namibia (Owela Museum)			Windhoek	Natural history
TransNamib Museum *	1993	Windhoek Railway Station	Windhoek	Railway and traffic history
Independence Memorial Museum * Independence Memorial Museum	March 20, 2014 (originally for March 2012)		Windhoek	National history
Windhoek City Museum * Windhoek City Museum	originally planned for May 2012, but still under construction		Windhoek	City history
Tumaheke Cultural Village			?	Culture
Veterans' Outdoor Museum	Start of construction on June 7, 2016	Open-air museum (location recognized as a National Monument Monument of the Unknown PLAN Soldiers at Outapi since 2011.)	Outapi	History of the struggle for freedom
Zambezi Museum Zambezi Museum	under construction (as of 2019)		Katima Mulilo	Regional history

Private museums

museum	founding	building	place	Area of ​​Expertise	image
Arandis Mining Museum	planned for 2010, no significant progress in October 2011		Arandis	Mining history
Erfdeel (Heritage) Museum	2019		Windhoek	Boer story
ETANENO	1999 (closed since 2017)		at Otjiwarongo	African art
Gobabis Museum			Gobabis
Old Fort Museum *		Old fort	Grootfontein	History, regional
Living Museum of the Juǀ'Hoansi and Hunting Museum * ( LCFN )	July 2004 and 2010	open air museum	127 km northeast of Grootfontein	Ethnology of the Damara
Helmeringhausen Museum			Helmeringhausen	history
Agricultural Museum			Helmeringhausen	Agriculture
Living Museum of the Mafwe * (LCFN)	February 2008	open air museum	at Kongola	Ethnology of the Mafwe
Living Museum of the OvaHimba (LCFN)	October 2016	open air museum	at Opuwo	Ethnology of the Ovahimba
Keetmanshoop Museum *		Old church	Keetmanshoop
Kolmanskop Museum			Kolmanskop	History, ghost town
Cape Cross Museum *			Cape of cross	history
Lüderitz Museum *			Luderitz	City history, regional history
Midgard Historic Automobile Collection Midgard Vintage Automobile Collection			Midgard Country Estate	Automobiles
Möwebucht Museum Seagull Bay Museum			Seagull Bay	Nature, culture
Nakambale Museum *			Olukonda	Peoples ( Ovambo ), history (especially the ELCIN )
Omaruru Museum		House of the Rhein Mission	Omaruru	history
Onandjokwe Medical Museum *	March 2013	Onandjokwe Hospital	Oniipa	medicine
Jasper House Jasper House			Oranjemund	Local lore
To the Potjie Museum			Otavi	Farm history
Cheetah Conservation Fund *			at Otjiwarongo	Protection of cheetahs
Ombalantu baobab *			Outapi	Natural history
Outapi War Museum * Outapi War Museum	May 2010		Outapi	Namibian Liberation Struggle
Franke House Museum		Frankehaus	Outjo	City and regional history, wildlife
Rehoboth Museum *	1986	Old postmaster's house	Rehoboth
Mbangura Woodcarver's Co-operative			Rundu	Crafts, carvings, furniture
Living Museum of the Mbunza * (LCFN)	201	open air museum	at Rundu	Ethnology of the Mbunza
Sangwali Museum	1999		Sangwali
Kavango Museum * Kavango Museum	1985 by M. Mwengere		Rundu	History, regional
Crystal gallery			Swakopmund	Minerals, stones
Swakopmund Museum *	1951		Swakopmund	City history , natural and local history
Tsumeb Museum *	1975	German private school	Tsumeb	City history, mining
Living Museum of the Damara * (LCFN)	February 2010	open air museum	at Twyfelfontein	Ethnology of the Damara
Apartheid and Temporary Workers Museum Contract Labor and Apartheid Museum	planned for 2011, but postponed until further notice		Walvis Bay	history
Gobabeb *			at Walvis Bay	Desert research
Walvis Bay Museum *			Walvis Bay	City history
Warmbad Museum			Warm bath	Cultural history
National Motoring Museum to August 2019 Old Wheelers Museum	2019		Windhoek	Historic vehicles
Wika Museum			Windhoek	Windhoek Carnival

See also

• List of National Heritage of Namibia

literature

• Museums Association of Namibia (Ed.): Guide to Namibian Museums , Issue 1, August 2018, ISBN 9789991690254 . ( available online (PDF))
• Adelheid Wessler: Of live casts, local museums and cultural villages museums; Representation of the self and the other in the (de) colonization process of Namibia. Inaugural dissertation to obtain a doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Cologne, Institute for Ethnology University of Cologne, Cologne April 2007. ( available online )

Web links

• Museums Association of Namibia (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heritage Management Groups ( Memento from September 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ^ Maritime Museum. Leaflet. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
3. ↑ Lüderitz maritime museum draws closer to reality. The Namibian, September 28, 2018.
4. ^ Week Six: Northern Namibia. Harry Summers & Freddy Lindekugel, Center for Global Education, October 6, 2014 , accessed January 19, 2015.
5. ↑ Information on the Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo Cultural Village
6. ^ Two museums to be built at Omuthiya and Katima. Namibia Press Agency, November 28, 2017.
7. ↑ Windhoek museum project picks up steam. Travel News Namibia online, April 3, 2012 , accessed April 10, 2012.
8. ↑ Charles Tjatindi: Arandis Museum stuck in the starting blocks ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Namibian Sun, October 4, 2011, accessed January 5, 2012
9. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
10. ↑ Old Fort Museum.
11. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original dated March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ Official website of the Jagd-Museum ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
15. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ^ Official website of the Cape Cross Museum , accessed February 24, 2014.
17. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ Pictures of the Möwebucht Museum
19. ↑ Official website of the Nakambale Museum ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
20. ↑ Onandjokwe gets medical museum. Namibian Sun, March 25, 2013 ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 25, 2013. 
21. ↑ Information on Jasper House
22. ↑ Official website of the Potjie Museum
23. ^ Official website of the Outapi War Museum
24. ^ Official website of the Rehoboth Museum
25. ↑ Official Website of Mbangura Wood Carvers Cooperative
26. ↑ Official website of the museum
27. ↑ Information on the Sangwali Museum
28. ^ Official website of the Kristall Galerie
29. ^ Official website of the Swakopmund Museum
30. ↑ Official website of the museum ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
31. ↑ Information page about the Walvis Bay Museum
32. ↑ Information on the Warmbad Museum
33. ↑ Official website of the Wika Museum ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.