Events

New research on the colonial aspects of the Finnish-Namibian historical relationship The Finnish Literature Society has recently published a peer-reviewed open-access edited collection Colonial Aspects of Finnish-Namibian Relations, 1870-1990: Cultural Change, Endurance and Resistance (SKS, Studia Fennica Historica 28, 2024, eds. Leila Koivunen and Raita Merivirta). This collection re-examines the long history of Finnish-Namibian relations through the lenses of both colonialism without colonies and anti-colonialism. The book...

The Basler Afrika Bibliographien and Dr Lovisa Tegelela Nampala (Ohangwena) invite you to the Book Launch and Round Table on Infrastructures of Migrant Labour in Colonial Ovamboland, 1915 to 1954. Speakers: Dr Nampala with discussant Dr Napandulwe Shiweda and panellists Dr Martha Akawa, Dr Mike Shirungu and Dr Michael Akuupa Master of Ceremony:  Dr Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja   ABOUT THE BOOKMost research on the migrant labour...

The French National Archive (INA - Institut National de l’Audiovisuel) is planning to hold a series of online training sessions in November 2024. INA has contracted Apricity Consulting and Roger Layton Associates to compile a list of interested institutions/individuals to receive training at no cost in audio-visual archiving. We are therefore contacting you with a very short set of questions to find out...

Once again, the Namibian Heritage Week Team has the pleasure of hosting Namibian Heritage Week! We also have the pleasure of inviting you to the following events: MEDIA LAUNCHMonday 09th September 2024 at 10h00Zoom LinkMeeting ID: 822 3869 7079Passcode: 206145 OFFICIAL OPENINGMonday 16th September 2024 at 17h30Windhoek City Museum, Windhoek, NamibiaLive Stream: Namibian Heritage Week Facebook Page and YouTube Channel This...

  The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is happy to announce the relaunch of the Happy Art Hour social event, featuring live art demonstrations by College of the Arts Alumni. This event promises to be a significant milestone in the NAGN's efforts to continuously engage with its audiences and maintain this repour.    Towards the aforementioned, kindly download the Happy Art...

The Namibia National Commission for UNESCO, together with the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO/ delegation will be hosting another conference this year, in August 2024. The goal of the conference is to motivate Namibian higher and vocational education institutions to incorporate digital skills and entrepreneurial capabilities rooted in cultural heritage into their curricula to enhance the educational experience. Theme: Creative Entrepreneurship...

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We are happy to announce the call for applications for Namibian Heritage Week 2024 grants, generously powered by the National Arts Council of Namibia. This funding opportunity is exclusively available to institutional members of MAN.   The theme for Namibian Heritage Week this year is “Kultuur is Gemeenskap, Germeenskap is Kultuur” in Afrikaans which translates to “Culture is Community, Community is Culture” in English, 16–...

                                 PRESS RELEASE International Jazz Day Namibia 2024 Jazz: for peace, dialogue, mutual understanding and freedom of expression   The world has celebrated International Jazz Day on 30 April annually, following its proclamation by the UNESCO General Conference of Member States in November 2011. The Day...

  Invitation to the official launch of a publication titled "Locating Namibian Cultural Heritage in Museums and Universities in German-Speaking Countries. A Finding Aid for Provenance Research" What kind of cultural heritage produced in Namibia can be found in German, Austrian and Swiss museums? And how did it get there? – These are two of the main questions behind the publication...