The Namibian Heritage Week (NHW) Team would like to extend our deepest gratitude to every Namibian individual and organisation (private and public) who contributed to making NHW 2025 a resounding success. Every year, we say, “This is a week for every single Namibian to get involved in celebrating and learning about Namibia’s rich and diverse heritage. We will only be able...
Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) hosts a collection of around 542 historical cultural belongings from Namibia. If you are a Namibian heritage professional and happen to be on a stopover in Frankfurt, the museum can offer you 3–4 days of free accommodation to spend time engaging with the Frankfurt collection and the Weltkulturen Museum team. For a detailed overview...
COSMO-ART is proud to announce the international conference “Rock Art Site Management in Southern Africa: Towards a Cosmopolitan Approach” which will mark the conclusion of the research project. The conference will take place in Kimberley (South Africa), from 30/10 to 6/12 2025. Sessions: Session 1: “What is a ‘Rock Art Site’?” Session 2: “Documenting Rock Art” Session 3: “Conservation & Management...
About the Project As part of the Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures (CCP, ECF) Project (2018-2025), the project partner institutions in Namibia and Germany are in the process of developing a publication about the project. The CCP, ECF project is, to date, the largest collaborative research, exhibition and restitution project in which cultural belongings have been returned from Germany...
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–...
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...
The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) is a Non-Governmental Organisation representing museums and heritage institutions throughout Namibia. As a representative body, it supports museums in various ways such as in the field of training, funding and the networking of professionals. MAN invites qualified individuals to apply for the following internship position. Download the full call and read more about the positions...
The theme for Namibian Heritage Week this year is “Heritage and Culture: A Rock-Solid Foundation" in Namibian Sign Language. With funding provided by the National Arts Council of Namibia, we are pleased to announce that MAN can offer Namibian Heritage Week grants for 2023. The Heritage Week Fund is available for MAN’s institutional and associate members who are interested in creating...
