The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) is an umbrella organisation that represents all Namibian museums.
As a representative body it supports museums in various ways such as in the field of training, funding and the networking of professionals.
HERITΛGE (The Heritage Management Organization) employs a rolling admissions policy. Since applications are considered as long as space is available, HERITΛGE strongly encourages candidates to submit an early application. The application for consideration in the upcoming Executive Leadership workshop consists of these two parts: this application form and short personal statementyour curriculum vitae and a letter of reference To apply for the scholarship,...
The theme for Namibian Heritage Week this year is “!Hao wese g//e-//xae” which means “Unity in Diversity” in !Xung. The aim is for there to be a week dedicated to Namibian heritage each year which includes participation from the government, organisations and individuals from all fourteen regions so that the week can successfully become an annual and national event. The Heritage...
Dear MAN Members There has been a recent increase in serious e-mail fraud and specific spam e-mails that have been crafted in such a way that they bypass normal spam filtering techniques. We have received an email, which is fraudulent. At first glance, it appears like a legitimate email as it includes our website and a fake email address that ends like...
WHAT IS HERITAGE? Heritage is the word we use to describe the things that we feel are important to preserve and protect. It can be the objects, places and traditions that one generation wants to pass on to the next. WHAT IS NAMIBIAN HERITAGE WEEK AND ITS HISTORY? Namibian Heritage Week originated with an idea of the National Museum of Namibia...
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) have joined forces to develop a training workshop aimed at empowering museums to develop international partnerships and projects. The programme, supported by ICOM US, is aimed at African and US museum professionals, who are eligible according to the criteria below. The workshop will...
We invite students and scholars working in and on Namibia to participate in the 9th Namibia Research Day. The Namibia Research Day brings together graduate students and scholars of all levels and from all disciplines to share their research, experiences and expectations. It offers the possibility to discuss ongoing or recently completed research on Namibia in an interdisciplinary context. The Day...
Together with our project partners, the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN), the Gerda Henkel Foundation, and the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) would like to invite all Namibians and all citizens of the world, to attend the virtual launch of the Museum of Namibian Fashion on 01 June 2022. The physical Museum of Namibian Fashion in Otjiwarongo, Namibia...
