So we know that Namibian Heritage Week is quickly approaching, but what does that mean during the COVID-19 pandemic? It means that the activities will be accessible to even more people than usual, no matter where you are, as they will be streamed on radio, social media platforms, YouTube, websites etc. Below, you will find what's happening near you and how...
INVITATION TO MAN MEMBERS Dear MAN MembersThe Annual General Meeting for the Museums Association on Namibia will be held on Wednesday 28th October 2020. All MAN members are herewith, formally invited to attend the AGM. Due to financial constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in relation to public gatherings, kindly be informed that the AGM will be held on an online...
1. What is Namibian Heritage Week?Heritage Week is an opportunity for Namibians to showcase our heritage. The week encourages all Namibians to celebrate and commit themselves to protect our wonderful natural and cultural resources. Namibia’s major heritage institutions have joined together as a team to organize Namibian Heritage Week. As an umbrella organisation for museums country wide, the Museums Association of...
ResiliArt Namibia, a collaborative partnership between the Directorate of Arts, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Turipamwe Design, Joe Vision Production, the EU and the UNESCO Windhoek Office will host the third of three Panels on the impact of COVID-19 on the heritage, arts and culture sector. The ResiliArt debates address pressing issues affecting the livelihoods of cultural professionals, including the...
ResiliArt Namibia, a collaborative partnership between the Directorate of Arts, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Turipamwe Design, Joe Vision Production, the EU and the UNESCO Windhoek Office will host the first of three Panels on the impact of COVID-19 on the heritage, arts and culture sector.
The ResiliArt debates address pressing issues affecting the livelihoods of cultural professionals, including the social and economic rights of artists, copyright protection, digitization of content and freedom of expression. The need to ensure that these issues are given the place they deserve in the political and social discussions that will shape the world after the crisis.
Please use the link below to join the debate and share your insights on a collaborative and resilient way forward!
You can join the session on Zoom with the following details Zoom Meeting Details Webinar ID: 935 7915 8548 Password: 317088
Session 2
Date: Tuesday 26th May 2020
Time: 14h00 -16h00
You can download the programme for all three sessions here ResiliArt Namibia Debate Programme
ResiliArt Namibia, a collaborative partnership between the Directorate of Arts, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Turipamwe Design, Joe Vision Production, the EU and the UNESCO Windhoek Office will host the first of three Panels on the impact of COVID-19 on the heritage, arts and culture sector. The ResiliArt debates address pressing issues affecting the livelihoods of cultural professionals, including the...
GOETHE INSTITUT MuseumFutures – AfricaCall for Expressions of Interest The MuseumFutures-project is a pan-African project for the conceptual development of museums on the African continent supported by the Goethe-Institut and developed collaboratively with a team of practitioners from the art and museum fields. It aims at enabling museum-driven processes of innovation, change, or adaptation. The central tenet is for museums to...
The exhibition will be at the Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo Cultural Village in Tsumeb from Friday 21st of February until Saturday the 04th of April 2020. The catalogues will also be available at the cultural village and available for download at https://www.museums.com.na/journal-and-publications. Opening Times: Monday – Friday 09h00 - 16h00Saturdays 09h00 - 13h00 Bookings for Guided Tours: +264811482391
On 3 March at 18 o’clock we invite you to a public screening of the new Namibian film “Baxu and the Giants” on rhino poaching followed by a public discussion with the director Florian Schott and Save the Rhino Trust. The entrance is free, donations welcome. All the donations will go to the Save the Rhino Trust Namibia. “Baxu and the...