Together with the entire Namibian nation and beyond, it is with a heavy heart that the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN), mourns the passing of the Founding President of the Republic of Namibia and Founding Father of the Nation, His Excellency Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma. It goes without saying that Namibia has lost one of its greatest heroes whose impact on Namibia in his...
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...
Fraudulent Reference Letter Alert! The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) has discovered the circulation of a fraudulent reference letter, dated 2021, falsely attributed to a former MAN employee. We wish to notify our members, project partners, and stakeholders, both within Namibia and internationally, to remain vigilant regarding this matter. MAN is and always has been dedicated to excellence. Therefore,...
Call For Membership Dues 2024 Dear ICOM Namibia Members According to the ICOM Statutes (article 5, section 3), it’s ICOM Namibia’s responsibility to collect membership fees from our Members and remit them to ICOM. ICOM Namibia and the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) have entered into an agreement to co-facilitate the payment of ICOM Namibia membership fees. Download the fees, categories and...
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–...
📢 Dear MAN MembersDear Culture OfficersDear Stakeholders We've moved offices... but we're still in the same building! Our new office is atOffice No.8, Go WorkGround Floor, Maerua ParkCentaurus Road, Windhoek(The same building as the old office but on the ground floor, opposite the elevator). If you need further directions, please feel free to call the landline on +264 (0) 61 302230...
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...
From the entire MAN team,Happy 34th Independence Day, Namibia! 🇳🇦
