MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF NAMIBIA
Making Namibian Museums Matter!
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Museums Association of Namibia

The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) is an umbrella organisation that represents all Namibian museums.

As a representative body it supports museums in various ways such as in the field of training, funding and the networking of professionals.

About MAN

 

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We Actually Need to Collect Everything

2020.02.11-Dag-Henrichsen2-01 We actually need to collect everything.

Host: Scientific Society Swakopmund/Swakopmund Museum Date: Tuesday, 11th February 2020Time: 18H00Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall, Swakopmund, NamibiaAbout: Dr. Dag Henrichsen will present in the Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall: “You actually need to collect Everything - African artefacts in colonial collections and resistance and restitution demands in Namibia before World War I”. The Silent Auction of books we have several copies of in...

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Stand Together” Mobile Exhibition and Catalogue Launch

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The Museums Association of Namibia, in collaboration with the Delegation for the European Union in Namibia, The Namibian San Council, Museum Africa and the National Arts Council of Namibia, hereby cordially invite you to the launch of the “Stand Together” Mobile Exhibition and Catalogue which feature images from the Fourie Collection at Museum Africa about San cultural heritage which will be...

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#MANTurns30

MANTurns30-Poster-Website #MANTurns30

MAN turns 30 in May 2020! Keep an eye on our website & social media pages to see the exciting activities throughout the year!   Also keep an eye out for exciting 30th Birthday gear which will be available for sale, soon.  

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Season Greetings 2019

Season Greetings 2019 Season Greetings 2019

Dear MAN Members, Please note that we will be closed for the festive season as from Friday, 13th December 2019 and we will reopen for the new year on Monday, 06th January 2020. We wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season and we look forwardf to working with you towards Making Museums Matter in the new...

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Answering a Global Call for Holocaust Education

Ndapewoshali Ashipala at the Museum during the 2017 International Conference on Education and the Holocaust. Ndapewoshali Ashipala at the Museum during the 2017 International Conference on Education and the Holocaust.

In a hyper-connected world where we are inundated with information, how do you ensure Holocaust history is taught and people understand its relevance today? How do you create a bulwark of truth against assaults on Holocaust memory? Solving these questions is one of the driving forces behind the Museum’s global outreach and investment in partnerships with leaders and institutions that can create sustainable impact.

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Fraud Alert !!!

It has come to the attention of the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) that an email has been sent to our members claiming to be from MAN.

Please note that this email is not from MAN and should be reported as spam. Please do not open the link.

As you are aware, a similar issue occurred with the report from the Past Present and Future of Namibia Conference, that was circulated and later published in a local newspaper as an official report from MAN, which it was not.

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Museums as Cultural Hubs

Some of the AGM participants enjoying a tour of the forthcoming National Maritime Museum Some of the AGM participants enjoying a tour of the forthcoming National Maritime Museum

The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) held its 29th Annual General Meeting in !Nami#Nus Constituency in the //Kharas Region on 6th-7th August. The meeting was attended by forty-two representatives of different museums and heritage institutions from all over Namibia who travelled south in a bus provided by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. Participants travelled to Lüderitz from as far...

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[CLOSED] Vacancy Announcements: Conservator and Documentalist

Conservator and Documentalist vacancy Conservator and Documentalist vacancy

The National Museum of Namibia (in partnership with the Museums Association of Namibia and University of Namibia) are participating in a project funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation entitled Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures. We invite applications for two contract posts of two years (with the possibility of extension):

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