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Happy International Workers’ Day!

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The Museums Association of Namibia celebrates all workers and acknowledges the sacrifices and contributions made by each worker towards the development of Namibia. We look forward to continuing to work together with you, to Make Namibian Museums Matter. Happy International Workers’ Day!

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TWO FRAGMENTS OF THE KINGDOM OF ONDONGA’S POWER STONE RETURN TO NAMIBIA

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THE ONDONGA TRADITIONAL AUTHORITYin collaboration with:THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAMIBIATHE DIRECTORATE OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAMMESIN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURETHE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF NAMIBIATHE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION (NAMIBIA)THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINLANDTHE FINNISH EMBASSY IN NAMIBIATHE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FINLAND PDF Version - TWO FRAGMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ONDONGA'S POWER STONE RETURN...

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Celebrate World Heritage Day 2023: Preserving the world's most outstanding places

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The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles. Click here to see UNESCO's list of the world's most remarkable places is yours to discover!  

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Happy 33rd Independence Day Namibia!

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Celebrations at the Onandjokwe Medical Museum on 21 March 2023

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THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF NAMIBIA AND THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO NAMIBIA DONATE SAN CULTURAL HERITAGE CATALOGUES TO LIBRARIES IN NAMIBIA

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The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) has donated 200 copies of the //Ha//xae (!Xung), Ma/aos (Hai//om), Gǁa ǁKae (Ju’/hoansi), Tȇȇ /xai (Khwe), Dea /Xae (Naro), Stand Together (English) Catalogue/Mobile Exhibition Guide to the Directorate of Namibia Libraries and Archives Service (NLAS), in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. The exhibition and catalogue are part of a project titled “Museum Development...

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Research Colloquium: Namibian and Southern African Studies

Research Colloquium: Namibian and Southern African Studies

The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and international scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies, with particular reference to Namibian Studies. It is jointly offered with the School of Humanities, Society and Development, University of Namibia in online sessions and is open to all levels. Guests are welcome!

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MEASURES OF MEN/ DER VERMESSENE MENSCH

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MEASURES OF MEN/ DER VERMESSENE MENSCH is a fictional film about the Ovaherero genocide and a cooperation between Namibia and Germany featuring Namibian actress Girley Charlene Jazama. Watch the trailer here 

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World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture

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Celebrated every 24 January, the World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture marks the African Union's adoption of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance on this date in 2006. In its preamble, the Charter says, "the African peoples were able to find in African culture the necessary strength for resistance and the liberation of the continent".  On this World Day, it is...

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Obliterate: Call for Abstracts

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Download here: Obliterate Call for Abstracts   Obliterate  Call for Abstracts  “it is about time that we questioned the fundamental basis of the situation and ‘killed’ - I repeat, killed – the Western model of the museum in Africa in order for new methods for the conservation and promotion of our heritage to flourish.”  (Alpha Oumar Konaré, former president of ICOM)  Between academics,...

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