The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN), in collaboration with the Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures Project partners, the Museum of Namibian Fashion Advisory Board, and the Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture (DoEAC) in the Otjozondjupa Region, is excited to announce the opening of new exhibitions and a fashion show at the Museum of Namibian Fashion. The event, which is...
The Museums Association of Namibia, in collaboration with the Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures project and the Otjozondjupa Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture present the... Opening of the New Exhibitions and Fashion Show at the Museum of Namibian Fashion! Date: Tuesday 22nd October 2024Time: 15h00Venue: Museum of Namibian Fashion, Otjiwarongo, NamibiaDress Code: Namibian Fashion/Cultural AttireFREE ENTRY | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC...
PRESS RELEASE Re: Launch of ‘House of Connection’ a solo exhibition by Elisia NghidishangeOpening: 10 October 2024, 6pm Location: The National Art Gallery of NamibiaAddress: Corner of Robert Mugabe Avenue and John Meinert street, WindhoekDuration: 11 October - 02 November 2024 The National Art Gallery of Namibia and StArt Art Gallery are pleased to announce the launch of Namibian printmaker...
Details In 2024, Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo would have celebrated his 100th birthday that coincides with the 30 years of democracy in South Africa. During this coming heritage month, Robben Island Museum (RIM) will celebrate and honour the rich life of Andimba (Herman) Toivo ya Toivo, a father, husband, anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner and politician. ...
We are thrilled to announce that the 10th Annual Student Development Workshop (SDW) is set to take place from the 9th to 13th December 2024! 🎓✨ This year’s SDW provides the perfect opportunity to develop critical career skills, build your professional profile, and engage with early and mid-career professionals from across the SADC region. Expect interactive workshops, inspiring talks, and networking sessions that will equip you with the tools...
The Namibian Heritage Week Team is honoured to extend an invitation to you for the official opening of Namibian Heritage Week 2024, which will take place on Monday, 16th September 2024, at 17h30. The event will be graced by the Honourable Ester Anna Nghipondoka, Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, who will officially open the week at the Windhoek City Museum,...
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...